Flip the boxes on their sides and stack them to make the base of the fake fireplace and tape the sides and back seams together like this.
Make a fireplace out of cardboard boxes.
Reinforce your seams by scoring cardboard to create a right angle.
The width of the cardboard forms the height base and top of the box.
Using cardboard babies crib box 3 boxes that i asked a nice employee from walmart in flo.
In this video you will see how i diy faux cardboard fireplace.
It s beginning to look a lot like christmas especially now that my apartment has a fireplace.
For example if you want to make a 3 x 3 box out of a 12 x 9 piece of cardboard you ll use 3 of the width to form the base and top and the remaining 6 will form the height of the box.
Cut cardboard rectangles to fit the sides of the fireplace opening.
You might want to make the bricks match up with the sides or create a decorative pattern.
Roll out 130 of the craft paper and start sponge painting your faux bricks.
All you need is a large cardboard box a box cutter scissors tape hot glue brown wrapping paper and a sharpie.
Cut a piece of cardboard for the front center piece of the fireplace.
For example a 12 inch long piece of cardboard will make a 3 x 3 box.
Start with four cardboard display boards the kind students use for science projects.
You can find them at hobby or office supply stores and home centers.
Cover the piece of cardboard you just cut with moving paper and use your sponge to paint a brick pattern on the paper.
Tape into place with packing tape.
Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.
If your image of christmas includes stockings hanging on a fireplace but your home doesn t have one you can make a surprisingly realistic version from cardboard.
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Nov 30 2017 diy fireplace made out of cardboard boxes and painted contact paper using a sponge to press out the bricks.