Creative wall design in a different way: Put small decorative miniatures in the limelight - in these great self-designed shelf houses in a set of 2 the small accessories make a big impact!
Lovingly painted, pasted and decorated, the boxes "Living Home" are a nice decoration idea for your home. Whether standing or mounted on the wall - in the boxes you can present decorative figures or pendants in a particularly beautiful way. The house shelf boxes are made of plywood and can therefore be painted or glued. In our handicraft instructions we use vintage paint for the primer and Straw silk paper with different motifs for gluing. The best is to make it right away!
Handicraft instructions for shelf boxes "houses":
What do I need to rebuild the shelf boxes? The most important material for this handicraft idea are two shelf boxes made of wood, such as the shelf house set "Box Living Home". You will also need paint to prime the boxes and Decoration material such as fabric, flower ribbon or Straw silk paper. Basic materials such as scissors, brushes, tape-Ribbon, hot glue, Napkin varnish and napkin brushes are required. How do I make the big shelf box?
Prime the large shelf box inside light and outside grey with Chalky Vintage paint or another Acrylic-colour. Measure the width of the house and transfer this measurement to the fabric. Then cut it to size and stick it to the outside of the house with tape-Ribbon or Handicraft glue . Now select a motif on Straw silk paper and cut it out. Apply some Napkin varnish to the inside of the back wall and carefully position Straw silk paper . For further fixing, brush Napkin varnish onto Straw silk paper and let it dry through. You can decorate the inside edges of the shelf box with some flower ribbon: apply double-sided Adhesive tape along the edge and position and fix the previously cut flower ribbon (length = circumference of the inside of the box) on this Adhesive tape . As a special eye-catcher you can fix another motif of Straw silk paper on the roof of the shelf box with Napkin varnish . The shelf box was decorated with a mushroom and a heart pendant How do I make the small shelf box?
For the small shelf box please prime the inside and outside with light Chalky Vintage paint. Transfer the width of the house to your Decoration fabric . Cut the fabric accordingly and glue it to the entire outside of the house. You can cut out the back wall.
Using Napkin varnish , glue the back wall and the roof of the box, each with a motif from Straw silk paper. Fix the flower band on the inside with tape-Ribbon. Also decorate the front outer edge of the shelf box with Lace ribbon in this way. Finally, fix the desired pendant or decorative figure to the house with some hot-melt adhesive
Extra tip: For fixing the shelf boxes to the wall we recommend hanging loops. You can decorate the shelf boxes according to season or occasion. They are also a great gift idea.
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