The Great Book of Cardboard Furniture

Author: Kiki Carton
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764341519
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Strong, durable, economical, easy to work with, and lightweight, cardboard boxes have all the qualities needed to create functional, and environmentally friendly, furniture for your home and/or office. Packed with 320+ color images and patterns, this guide provides detailed step-by-step techniques for building nine furniture designs, including chic chairs, a giraffe-shaped chest of drawers for a child's room, and an ultra-modern coffee table. Everything from lists of materials and tools to laying out, assembling, and finishing the furniture with a variety of paints and materials is included here. And after acquring the basic techniques, use the gallery section to develop your own furniture designs. This is an ideal home decor how-to book for anyone looking to repurpose cardboard and easily build functional and stylish furniture.

Cardboard Book

Author: Narelle Yabuka
Publisher: Gingko Press Editions
ISBN: 9781584233718
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Did you ever think you'd comme across a cardboard bridge, farm, office, bed, lignt, phone case, surfboard, computer, necklace, or toy gorilla ?

Make Cardboard Furniture

Author: R. Agostini
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781731315212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
You have an original book in your hands.In addition to the technical explanations, more than 100 images will allow you to remember all the construction phases from the very beginning until you finish your piece of furniture.Please start reading, follow my advice and you will build beautiful cardboard and paper mâché furniture, with just 20 steps.

Creative Cardboard

Author: Linda Ragsdale
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
ISBN: 9781579902193
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
“Offers one of the most imaginative takes on paper crafts yet. Filled with groan-worthy puns, sharp color photographs, and detailed directions, this how-to tome also provides 20 patterns with upscale designs few could resist. The basics are explained up front, including materials, tools, and techniques.”—Booklist.

Cardboard Creatures

Author: Claude Jeantet
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1446366324
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Repurpose your cardboard boxes to make ingenious and amusing animal objects and furniture—from a moose head wall trophy to a hedgehog pencil pot. Cardboard has never been so much fun—just look what you can make with it! So before you bin that box, take a look at the clever ideas in this exciting new book of cardboard animal projects. Light yet durable, cardboard is ideal to create on-trend animal-themed ornaments and decorative furniture that will delight both children and adults alike. Projects include mouse and tortoise storage boxes, a wolf pencil case, an elephant plant pot, even a Noah’s Ark clock, an owl lampshade, a zoo chess set, cat storage drawers, a penguin side table, a lion doll’s bed and more! All of the cardboard craft techniques are explained, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and templates.

Guerilla Furniture Design

Author: Will Holman
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 161212304X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you’ll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment.

Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

DIY Furniture 2

Author: Christopher Stuart
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1780675100
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 505

Book Description
Featuring 30 new designs by leading designer-makers from around the world, DIY Furniture 2 builds on the international success of the previous title, showing you step-by-step how to make unique designer furniture. Including both conceptual objects and modern designs, the book showcases innovative processes using readily available materials commonly found at the local hardware store. Each project features diagrams with short, easy-to-follow instructions on how to build the piece. The projects range from novice to experienced, allowing the reader to start where they are comfortable and work towards more difficult projects as they gain knowledge, familiarity with tools and confidence. The designs in this book will have you thinking about common materials in a whole new way!

Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture

Author: Robert W. Lang
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 9781565238121
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Here is a complete sourcebook of working shop drawings for 57 classic pieces of American furniture. Whether you know it as Craftsman, Arts & Crafts, or Mission, these sturdy, straightforward and immensely popular designs have graced our homes for more than 100 years.

New Rural

Author: Ingrid Weir
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
ISBN: 9781743797297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
An interiors book for lovers of down-to-earth, beautiful and authentic rural aesthetics.