Build A Fake Fireplace Out Of Cardboard

The tv came with a little foam and cardboard pedestal that worked perfectly as a base for my faux fireplace.

Build a fake fireplace out of cardboard.

Cut out a rectangle to leave space for the fire. 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. See the crafty lumbe. Cut the box in half.

Cardboard faux fireplace step 1. No fireplace in your apartment. Use a box cutter to cut out a rectangle from one side of the. We found if your.

Flip the boxes on their sides and stack them to make the base of the fake fireplace and tape the sides and back. Tape up the corners of a large cardboard box. Paint brushes a. Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.

Several large sheets of sturdy cardboard probably at least 4 ft by 2 ft in size depending on your design. I used duct tape to secure the corners of a large cardboard box. Depending on the look you re going for you may need brick red white brown for the mantelpiece gray for the. Roll out 130 of the craft paper and start sponge painting your faux bricks.

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.