When mother lets us make paper box furniture

Chapter 47: CANDLE STICKS.

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A practical craft manual for children and supervising adults gives step-by-step instructions for turning discarded boxes into toy furniture, covering materials, tools, measuring, scoring, cutting and fastening with brass fasteners, plus safety tips. It presents illustrated, proportioned patterns and detailed construction for room-by-room pieces—parlor, bedroom, dining room, kitchen and hall—including beds, tables, chairs, stoves, pianos and storage units—along with variations, decorative finishes and assembly details. Introductory notes suggest suitable box sizes, ways to adapt designs, age-appropriate tasks, and community uses such as gifts, club projects or hospital donations, encouraging creativity and practical skill development.

CHIFFONIER.

Use the same sort of box and cover as suggested for the dresser.

1. Cut the cover the right height for the back.

2. Slide the box up or down as in making the dresser. Make the part containing the “drawers” higher, and the “mirror” shorter than in the dresser.

3. Make the “drawers” and “mirror” as in the dresser; also shape the legs.

4. Paint to match the rest of your bedroom furniture.

CANDLE STICKS.

A simple scarf upon the top

Is all you really need,

Unless you make some candle sticks,

And these are cute indeed.

Just take a spool and paper firm,

Red worsted use for light;

The paper ’round it smoothly roll,

Till in the hole it’s tight.

Chiffonier.