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Learn to make a Chair out Of Custom Pizza Boxes

Instead of wasting your Pizza Boxes, you can put them to creative use and make a brilliant chair out of them used for different purposes.

Cardboard boxes have the properties of being modified into different shapes. They are often used by school children for different activities. They learn to make different items through them. It is a common misconception that cardboard boxes have no strength. It is true that they are not the sturdiest of all materials available, but they can still hold some weight.

For instance, an average cardboard chair can hold 250 pounds of weight. This is significant strength and can be used to hold certain items that are not very heavy. Since Pizza Packagingis also made out of cardboard, you can use them to build a chair.

There are specific steps you need to follow in order build a chair.

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Step 1

The very first step is to collect all the materials you will need. These include:

  • A pizza cardboard box ruler
  • A ruler
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • Paint
  • Decorating materials

Step 2

When you take the box, spread glue on all of its corners. Then flip those corners inside to give extra strength to the boxes. Flaps turned inside double down on strength. After gluing the flaps, let it dry for at least 2 hours. Letting it dry makes the box suitable for usage.

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Step 3

Flip the box over so that the bottom part is now on top. Now measure the dimension of the box using your scale. Measure the length and width accurately. You need to draw a square from the cardboard box. So cut it properly. Only one box would not be enough. You need to make at least six such boxes.

Make sure the dimensions of every box are the same in order to design a perfectly balanced chair. It is always better to make more than 6 boxes so that even if one of them gets damaged during the process of making the chair, you have spare boxes at your disposal.

Step 4

Now spread glue on the base of one of the boxes. When you have spread the glue thoroughly on the base place one of the boxes on it and press firmly for effective sticking. Repeat process with other Custom Printed Pizza Boxes too and place them on top of each other. Do not forget to use enough glue. Save one of the boxes for making the back.

Once you have pressed all the boxes, wipe out all the excess glue that could be oozing out with any cloth. The cloth should be neat to avoid any stains.

Step 5

To build the back, you need to use on the bottom edge of the box you are using for the back. The ideal frame of spreading glue is inch in width. Now that you have spread the glue on the bottom edge, press it firmly against the rest of the stacked structure you created using other 5 boxes.

After pressing firmly and pasting the back, let the whole chair dry for at least 2 hours.

Step 6

After building the basic structure of the chair using Custom Pizza Boxes Wholesale, it is time to paint and decorate it. You can use either tempera or acrylic paints. It all depends upon your choice. Do three or four coats of paint. Make sure that every coat is as thick as the previous ones.

Do not paint every coat abruptly and without any time period in between. Let the first coat dry before you apply a fresh one. The ideal time for a coat to dry is 2 to 3 hours.

The advantage of letting the previous layer dry is that the next layer sits well on it. Moreover, the paint will look rushed and fudged if you do not dry the previous layer properly.

Step 7

After you have painted the chair and have let it dry, you need to apply clear finish on it. Make sure the clear coat you have chosen does not damage the paint. Also, it should be completely transparent and does not obscure the paint in any way. Also, clean the surface properly before you apply the coating on it. This should only be done by an adult. Or, an adult must be present when it is done. It requires great care to be properly applied.

The advantage of applying clear coat is that it gives extra shine to the surface. Modern coats also have ultraviolet protection that protects them from harmful sunrays. They are hard and do not have any color, ideally. They are not very prone to fading hence great for protecting and beautifying your chair.

Step 8

After you have let everything from paint to clean coat dry, embellishment comes next. You can get hundreds of different stickers at very reasonable prices from your nearby stores. If you are making it for children, which is highly likely, buy some cartoon stickers that are bright and colorful. The best cardboard material for pasting stickers is provided by Custom Pizza Boxes USA.

This is how you make a well decorated, sturdy, colorful, and most importantly, useful, chair from pizza boxes that you might otherwise throw away. So, do not throw them away and make use of them.

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