I often use the words paper boards and cardboards to mean the same thing. With any piece of cardboard furniture you need to start with a sketch. You don't need to be precise with the drawing. It's only to help you plan the construction so the furniture fits where you want it to fit. I write notes on my sketch to help me remember measurements too. For this piece I did a sketch of an overhead view to remind myself that it should have an area underneath for a person's legs just like a table would.
Next I did a sketch of what the front will look like.... maybe. The outside decoration (finish) may change once the bones of the furniture is completed. For now, on this piece, I've simply drawn a square around the outside edges to represent a raised area design.
This is what I want for the inside of the breakfast bar. Shelves to hold kitchen appliances or whatever. As I'm constructing the sections I can make changes if I want.
On the sketch I write the size of paper boards I need for the main construction. This helps me decide the size boxes I will use to make this piece. I get the nicest boxes from a friend's husband who brings them to me. What large furniture pieces I make will be dependant on what he brings me. In future posts I will show smaller things made from everyday household boxes.
Don't be tempted to start cutting out all your pieces before starting to put it together. You will find out along the way that some sizes may change.... ever so slightly. Cardboard may look smooth and even but in reality there are dips and valleys not seen with the naked eye. Your cutting may not be as precise as you think either. The way I construct a piece is to cut the outside pieces first and cut individual pieces for construction as they are needed.
For this breakfast bar I know I want it in 4 sections. There are three seating area sections and one connecting section between the bar and the existing cabinets. All four sections will be held together by the top and bottom. I already know I will not have enough cardboard to complete the whole furniture piece. Looking at what cardboard I have here, it looks like I can complete only one section for now. I'll do as much as I can and wait for the man who supplies me with cardboard to bring more. I'm told it may be a while as he doesn't get boxes all that often. It's worth the waiting though because the boxes are good quality.
Are you ready to get started?
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