DIY HUGE TWO SIDE CARBOARD PLAYHOUSE
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DIY HUGE TWO SIDE CARBOARD PLAYHOUSE



wanted to create something huge or wanted to do something with small materials here I present to all the 2 sided cardboard playhouse which is 6 foot tall. This was a playhouse which I reconstructed from an old playhouse. The assumption that, to make a huge craft you need huge and expensive materials is wrong, I have made this playhouse with small boxes laying around my house. So what the concept is that the Front side of the playhouse is a house and when you turn it you get the Back side which is a shop or what ever you can imagine it as.
Supplies
- CARDBOARD (small or huge boxes)
- CARDSTOCK or OLD MAGZINE or OLD BOOK COVERING
- LOTS OF ZIP TIES
- TAPE (small and big of an kind)
- HOT GLUE
- STAPLER
- PAINTS (colors of your choice)
- TRANSPERENT SHEET or TRANSLUCENT BOOK BIND
- SCISSORS
- PAPER CUTTER
- NEWSPAPER or OLD PAPER
- PLASTIC PIPES (not compulsory)
- DECORATIONS OF YOUR CHOICE
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS DONE
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The current playhouse was a new version of old playhouses. The red and brown playhouse seen is the playhouse I built long back, this red & brown playhouse was first renovated to the white and grey playhouse you see. And then I dismantled the entire thing and constructed the playhouse you see now from scratch.
IN DETAIL EXPLANATION OF THE PLAYHOUSE






# The entire thing is in the theme of black and white
# All the cardboard I used are small piece
# The entire roof is only made up of old magazine paper and cardstock
# The Front Side :
The theme is a house
All the windows, door and balcony are painted black to enhance them
The doors and windows are covered in plastic to replicate glass and give a modern feeling
The is a big box on the left side is where you can add things life a fake tree, bird house or any thing
Then on the right side is the balcony, the bottom one is where we can go in and the top one if for dolls
The pots along the edge of the dolls balcony is for fake plants which adds on to the look
# The Bake Side :
The theme is shop or anything you can imagine to play like hospital, supermarket, pet store, etc.
Here also the long window is covered with plastic to give the feel of glass
The are 2 doors and and a canopy to add to the theme
there is a large rectangular hole in the left side where you can keep your laptop or any other gadget to add a digital screen where you can display whatever you want for your play
There is a board on the top which I used the same paint as the rest but using it as a black board
I add a small piece of cardboard to one of the windows to add on a counter top which adds on to the theme
# The Inside :
I have add a counter with 3 divisions which can be used as a multipurpose table for anything you play
Then there is a shelf on the top for more storage
The top most floor is for the dolls or can be used as anything else
There are 4 doors from the inside one for the front, another for the back, one for the doll balcony and the last for the big balcony
Also the window near the multipurpose table is covered with net so that there is enough ventilation
BASIC TECHNIQUE I USED FOR BUILDING , Part 1

Take a box of any size which you have available
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Remove the tape covering the box
cut it open on one side
lay it down flat
and remove any excess tape on it
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Decide on what piece fits the best on the cardboard piece you have opened
measure and mark it on the cardboard
Cut it out
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After cutting the piece if any hole or gapes then cut piece of cardboard which fit the hole or gape correctly
Also there will be gaps between any two flaps of the box, remember to fill it with cardboard
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Cut a piece of paper into small sheets
and then role each sheet into small role as shown above
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Take one of the paper role and find an edge where two pieces of cardboard are attached
(in my case it is between two flaps of the cardboard
put one edge of the paper role into the gap of one piece and then insert the other edge to the gap of the other piece
this gives a more stronger connection between the two piece
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Now you can tape down the parts where the paper roles are inserted
and also tape down any other parts which have been added on
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Now is the fun part!!!! it is painting time.
make sure you know where the piece belongs and paint the color you want
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Add on the piece done to your project
and if any gaps, repeat the same process with a box or extra piece
and now fill the gap with your new piece
USE THE EXTRA PIECES






Use the (usually) small extra piece which are left out after using the cardboard boxes.
The extra pieces I was left out with after making the piece I demonstrated to you were used as the support beams of the dolls balcony
I used zip ties to connect the pieces to the main playhouse
IF ANY BENDING PROBLEMS ARE FOUND



If you find any bends of folding in you project
just role news paper up into long piece and use them or just use plastic pipes
YOU DON'T ALWAYS NEED BIG PIECES
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you can use small left out piece to make pieces which require detail
in the above image I have used long piece to make a balcony panel
USE LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIAL


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Use cardstock for some part of the project
I have use old book covers.
I have removed the from the books and then marked, scored and fixed them at the dolls balcony
and also used brown color paper. I have cut, crumbled and used it as soil
THE PROCESS OF BUILDING MY PLAYHOUSE








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First I dismantled the old house
Then I change the back part by cut out two doors and also added a new layer to make it taller
Than I made the balcony more stable and painted the new part
Next I add the dolls balcony and the one of the roof
Then I added in the next roof. The second roof I added was not the old one. The old one was made up of cardboard and the new one was made up of cardstock charts
Later I painted the old and new roof black because the old one was grey the cardstock roof was white & pink.
Later I decided to add a new part to the shop side and I built it
Then I painted completed the balconies and painted both the front and the back
Next I added plastic book bind to the windows and door
At last I added small add ones like the window pattern, canopy & the counter on the shop side, the fake soil in the dolls balcony and wrote with chalk on the shop side board
DECORATIVES
At last is my favorite step adding on decorative items like lots of fairy lights, tassels, fake plants & trees, motivational boards, etc.
This part is completely up to you because this part shows how creative a person can get and also this what makes your playhouse yours.
Step 10: Let the Adventures Begin! Your Playhouse Is Ready for Endless Fun
I hopes these tips and tricks were helpful. By following these tips and getting inspired by my playhouse, you can build your own PLAYHOUSE TOOO. Not only a playhouse you can build anything out of cardboard by following these tricks.
Enter the kingdom of imagination! Enjoy your amazing cardboard creation!
//- Thank You -\\