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.
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.
Cardboard faux fireplace step 1.
Depending on the look you re going for you may need brick red white brown for the mantelpiece gray for the.
No fireplace in your apartment.
Use a box cutter to cut out a rectangle from one side of the.
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.
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Cut out a rectangle to leave space for the fire.
Cut the box in half.
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A hot glue gun glue sticks and or tape paint.
Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.
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Tape up the corners of a large cardboard box.
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.
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.