Build A Fake Fireplace Out Of Cardboard

No fireplace in your apartment.

Build a fake fireplace out of cardboard.

Make a christmas fireplace from cardboard santa claus sitting right on top of the fireplace along with the tree on its side sets in the perfect christmas mood. I used duct tape to secure the corners of a large cardboard box. The tv came with a little foam and cardboard pedestal that worked perfectly as a base for my faux fireplace. Cut out a rectangle to leave space for the fire.

See the crafty lumbe. Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this. Cardboard faux fireplace step 1. Advertisement then i did a rough sketch of how i wanted my fireplace to look and took the cardboard back down and cut it out with an exacto knife and then cut a few attachable rectangles for swinging doors.

A hot glue gun glue sticks and or tape paint. Several large sheets of sturdy cardboard probably at least 4 ft by 2 ft in size depending on your design. How to make a cardboard fireplace you can cut out a big triangle to attach a chimney to your fireplace just like the one shown in the picture below. Paint brushes a.

Use a box cutter to cut out a rectangle from one side of the. Tape up the corners of a large cardboard box. Today karen shows us how to make a faux fireplace out of cardboard for the coziest christmas setup ever. Flip the boxes on their sides and stack them to make the base of the fake fireplace and tape the sides and back.

Depending on the look you re going for you may need brick red white brown for the mantelpiece gray for the.