Items for home decoration in a retro style have been very relevant lately. Artificially aged photo frames, clocks, dressers can be found on the pages of interior magazines. In order not to spend a tidy sum on them, you can try to create such an accessory with your own hands. A chest will become a feasible task for novice craftsmen.
Instructions
Step 1
Find the right cardboard for your craft. For a box, it is better to take the most rigid, dense, able to maintain its shape and withstand the load of things folded into it. On the other hand, flexible cardboard is ideal for a lid. To compensate for its insufficient thickness, you can take two or three sheets and, after cutting out, glue them together.
Step 2
Draw a pattern of the future chest directly on the cardboard. Its base is a flat pattern of a rectangular parallelepiped without an upper part. Draw one large rectangle and divide it into three equal parts - these are the front and back walls of the chest, as well as its bottom.
Step 3
On the sides of the central rectangle, draw a square, the side of which is equal to the height of the chest. Provide flaps to each of the squares to help connect them to the front and back walls during assembly.
Step 4
The lid of the product should be 1.5-2 times longer than the bottom of the chest - this rectangle will need to be bent during gluing. By drawing the sides of the lid (each of them is a semicircle), you lay down the shape of the lid and the degree of bulge. On the flaps of the sides, make notches to their base and remove every second resulting fragment.
Step 5
Cut out the details with a breadboard knife. You don't have to try to cut through the entire thickness of the cardboard in one go. With a ruler attached, trace the point along the same line three to four times effortlessly.
Step 6
Using a cardboard pattern, cut out the fabric "upholstery" for the inside of the chest. You can use any opaque material that suits your texture and pattern.
Step 7
Make ornate sides around the perimeter of each side of the chest, using paper glue for this. Leave the workpiece to dry for at least 12 hours.
Step 8
Color in all the paper parts. If they are large, use a roller or spray paint, otherwise a regular stiff brush (bristle or synthetic) will work. Apply base coat with light brown (first coat) and dark brown acrylic. Then apply a golden color to the raised sides using a dry foam sponge. Use it to lightly touch both the paint surface and the chest to make the gilding appear frayed or frayed.
Step 9
Cover the entire area with craquelure varnish. It will form small cracks, which will give the item an aged look.
Step 10
Attach a cloth backing to the inside of the parts, leaving unadhesive areas where the valves will be located. Then collect the entire chest and finally attach the pieces of material inside.
