Cardboard Stool

Inspired by the many 'nomad furniture' designs out there I have made a very simple stool out of cardboard. They are super easy and cheap to build.


And, having some cardboard handy (for emergency projects!) is useful.

• Lots of clean cardboard (no cockroaches!)
• utility knife
• bungie cord
• saw (optional)

If you have children in the house, you may want shorter stools. I took an existing stool and marked the height directly to the cardboard.

Use a pen/pencil, whatever, to mark and then cut the cardboard.

Once you have a few sheets, go ahead and roll them.

I made a stool for a taller person but found it wasn't being used as much so I measured again and cut it down to a more comfortable height with a wood saw.

You'll want to try and wrap the cardboard as tight as you can or as my grandfather says you'll get too much air conditioning! But, don't worry too much about the gaps in the cardboard. Wrap with a wire or string but I like to use bungie cords(elastic strap with hooks) as I can add or remove more cardboard as needs be.

You can throw paint or color it or put a cushion on top. It's cardboard after all.

Now, give it a sit!