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One of the best modern inventions, chipboard is a material that is hugely versatile, easy to work with, and will work well with both glue and traditional fixings like nails and screws.
Whether you want to create a practical invention with chipboard, or an aesthetic addition to your home, here are five ways you can use it to enhance your decor.
- Wall Art
Unleash your creative side with wall art that will entertain and fascinate your visitors. Whether you’re a fan of classical art and want to take inspiration from Munch or Van Gogh, or fancy yourself as more of an edgy contemporary fan, you can create wall art with chipboard that is cheap to make, but has a deceptively stunning effect.
To do this, use pieces of chipboard to create 3D text, or shapes that can be painted to add extra dimension to your art. - Christmas Decorations and Ornaments
Get ahead for next Christmas by making your decorations and ornaments early. Whether you’re a fan of baubles, festive signs or a wreath for your front door, decorations made with chipboard are lightweight and perfect for hanging.
By using festive colours like green, red and gold to name a few, you can make effortless decorations that will remain precious to your family for years to come.
However, your home decorations aren’t limited to the Christmas season! You can also create decorations for Easter, Halloween, and every other significant occasion you can think of! - Lightweight Jewellery
If you love statement jewellery, chipboard is a fantastic material for making your own designs come to life.
As chipboard is so lightweight and an easy and non-reactive material to work with, there are few things you won’t be able to create.
Whether you’re a fan of statement earrings, a bold necklace, or a brooch for your favourite coat, you’ll soon find that even the most complex designs are made simple by using a versatile material like chipboard to make them. - Coasters
If you’ve recently finished installing a kitchen from high quality chipboard suppliers like Lawcris, and have leftover offcuts, why not create some matching coasters? These will match your new kitchen and will help to protect your new countertops from heat damage and pesky coffee rings!
If you have even more extra material, you could even fashion some trivets for pans and hot plates to match. - Picture Frames
Do you need some more picture frames for your home, but don’t want to shell out money for expensive frames that will gather dust? You can make your own! Chipboard is a great material for photo frames; it can be painted, covered with vinyl, cut into patterns and much more to create a design that will fit perfectly with your home’s aesthetic.
You could also paint your chipboard frames with metallic paint, or cover in gold leaf for a luxurious touch that will fool your visitors into thinking your creations are a high end masterpiece!
If you need photos printed to stand in your frames, you can use printing services from websites like Photobox for easy high quality prints.
Do you have any tips for crafting with chipboard? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
