Hello crafters,
Entering this challenge, wasn't planned, initially, since had no idea where to begin from. So, opted a start with few little drawers to put my DS's toys inside. But as the Christmas was just over, we had an abundance of cardboard boxes in our house, so with the little addition of used cardboards I ended up making 3 drawers and an Almirah on the top of the drawers. I must admit, that though it was not my plan to make a huge storage almirah and drawers but at the end I am so happy as this thing is, indeed a huge space saver and much needed in the house.
Entering this challenge, wasn't planned, initially, since had no idea where to begin from. So, opted a start with few little drawers to put my DS's toys inside. But as the Christmas was just over, we had an abundance of cardboard boxes in our house, so with the little addition of used cardboards I ended up making 3 drawers and an Almirah on the top of the drawers. I must admit, that though it was not my plan to make a huge storage almirah and drawers but at the end I am so happy as this thing is, indeed a huge space saver and much needed in the house.
About the size and measurement :- I had a little space near my couch in sitting room so opted to utilise that hence, in my case, I decided the width, depth and height according to the space available in the corner of my house.
Things I used :-
Cardboards
knife
Glue
cable tie
Duct tape
Brown paper
I Made 2 set of Almirha ( mirror image) to put them together.
First things first, Like my every other cardboard project first you have to make sure that cardboard is hard enough to hold the weight. Make your cardboard sheet strong, for that I always stick 3 cardboard together to make a hard strong sheet . Each and every wall of my drawers are made up of 3 sheets of cardboards as shown in the picture down.
Make 8 cardboard sheet for the cardboard base.
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Thickness is about 1.5" |
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8 Sheets |
Now make 8 (1.5" thick) strips of cardboard and stick them on the wall with the help of Glue and Cable tie like the picture shown below.
On theses stripes you are going to put your Drawer base. I also cover the edge with the brown paper to give them a nice finishing look. Now your base is ready for six drawers.
Now drawer base is ready, time to make some drawers, for drawers, just remember one thing that you have to stick 2-3 sheets to make it strong and after that cover/ decorate them with the paper of your choice.
For base I used wall paper and some decorative papers. Again every wall of my drawers and the base of drawers are made of 2-3 layers of cardboards.
As you can see the depth is really good of these drawers so again I did a little experiment with the last drawer. as shown in the picture below, I made 2 section in one drawer, A secret treasure place for my DS.
Well thats the fun part, my DS always enjoy making these things with me.
I used drawer magnet for the door of almirah. So that way every thing is hidden here.
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made a little base for cardboard tube for hangers |
Just cover everything with final sheet of cardboard to give it a nice neat finish look.
With its multiple dividers and drawers, this almirah is a great space saver to put away your stationery, accessories, clothes, toys and so on. It’s easy to make and you can be rest assured that everything will be organised and rule out the hush hush timings.. You can use your favourite wrapping paper or anything to create your own style, I used duct tape here.
I made this Almirah in september 2014, so it is now almost 2years old. In between we moved to another house and this almirha was again a BIG hit, we used it just like a cardboard carton and wrapped it in cling film. I am adding the recent picture of this Almirah working and in excellent condition.
Thanks for looking my little projects, don't forget to check my other cardboard make as well.
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