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Sea-worn Beach House - Distressed Cardboard House

January 31, 2017 by Lucy 13 Comments

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Sea-Worn Beach House Front

Front view of the Sea-Worn Beach house showing the distressing and the "not-to-code" stairs.

This is my most recent cardboard house - the Sea-worn Beach House. The goals with this little house were to make a wraparound porch, add the siding BEFORE cutting out the windows and doors, add dormers, and use different colors. I did pretty well for the most part.

Update - The free pattern to make this house is available at this post - The Sea-Worn Beach House - Free Putz House Pattern - it's in the May 2019 section of the library.

The pattern is available as a printable PDF and in SVG form so you can use it with an automatic cutting machine like a Cricut or a Silhouette.

Sea-Worn Beach House angled view

Angled view of the Sea-Worn Beach house

Details about Making the Sea-Worn Beach House

I added dormers to the roof which was a serious pain trying to get them to stick on with regular glue because they kept sliding up or down depending on how I was pushing on them while waiting for the glue to hold.

And I did ok with the colors. I chose blues primarily because I wanted to enter this month's Frilly and Funkie challenge "Winter Hues". I think these colors can have a spooky vibe without being out and out Halloweeny.

I did glue the siding on the house before cutting out the windows (an idea I learned from watching one of Tim Holtz' videos on making the Village Manor - great idea!) but I didn't do it for the tiny dormers. The dormers would have looked much better if I had done it like I did the house. It was so much easier than my "glue each tiny piece in place" technique after windows, etc. are already cut out.

Rusted roof close-up on Sea worn beach house

Close-up of rusted roof on Sea Worn beach house with texture paste to add more rust-like texture

But the wraparound porch?? I just couldn't get the angles right and my lopsided prototype looked funny with such a tall, narrow house with a steep roof. The front porch was the best I could do.

Sea-Worn Beach House overview

Overview of the Sea-Worn Beach House

Not to Code Stairs

My brother, the cabinet maker, helped me by cutting the stairs from scrap wood in his shop. Cutting tiny pieces of wood is probably more dangerous than cutting large sheets because your fingers are closer to the saw blade. We were debating about the steps being too tall and he said,  "Nobody is going to use them. We don't have to build to code." I laughed.

Side View of the Sea-Worn Beach House

Side view of the Sea-Worn Beach house showing how thin it is. I make them this way sometimes so I can get a full house out of one A4 piece of cardboard.

I noticed on this view that I didn't add a chimney. That will just have to be on the house punch list and done later. I just plain forgot. The painters need to do some touching up as well.

Lights on in the Sea-Worn Beach House

LED tea lights shining in the Beach house. This paper house is lined inside with some aluminum tape to help reflect more light since it is so tall.

Two LED tea lights make this house light up nicely. I made the base with a space for the two lights. I also lined the inside of the house with metallic tape to reflect the light better. It might actually be too much. What do you think?

It's more winter-like weather here again this week. I hope everybody is staying warm. Thank you for reading my blog.

Here are links to 3 additional Putz Seaside Beach Houses:

  • Sea-Worn Beach House No. 2
  • Little Putz House by the Sea
  • The Sea Shack

Sea Worn Beach House cardboard Putz house

Side view of the Sea-Worn Beach House

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Sea-Worn Beach House Paper House

Sea-Worn Beach Paper House angled view

Rusted Tin Roof of Sea-Worn Beach House

Tutorial for the Rusted Tin Roof may be found here

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  1. Redanne

    January 31, 2017 at 2:28 pm

    I do love sea themed projects and this reminds me of time-worn houses in New England and Nova Scotia that have been aged by salty winds from the ocean. I love the way you did the porch and the roof looks amazing! This one might just be my new favourite... Anne x

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  2. Kathy

    January 31, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    I love this one too, Lucy! (and, as always, John cracks me up) 😉

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  3. Kathy/NorthCarolina

    February 01, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    Wow! This is an amazing 3-D project! You captured the weather-worn look of an old Cape Cod home perfectly here. The details are fantastic...right down to your "not built to code" stairs. I can't even imagine how long it took you to do this. I can almost hear the winter surf crashing on the icy shore at this cottage by the sea! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Frilly and Funkie Winter Hues Challenge!

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  4. Anita Houston

    February 01, 2017 at 4:57 pm

    I saw this on pinterest and loved it. Great to double story it, and I so want to live there right by the beach!

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  5. Zoe Hillman

    February 02, 2017 at 1:58 am

    This is absolutely incredible! Would it be okay for me to spend the summer there? Thanks for joining us for the "Winter Hues" challenge over at Frilly & Funkie.

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  6. Sara Barker

    February 03, 2017 at 11:06 am

    Love this version, and I had a good laugh at your post, too! I've lived in a few beach houses and none of them had a fireplace, so you should be good! So happy to see you joining the challenge at Frilly and Funkie!

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  7. Team Clark

    February 06, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    Oh Lucy! How happy I am to see your name among the top 3 at Frilly & Funkie! So well deserved! Hugs, Autumn

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  8. Jane

    February 06, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    Well done with your Top 3 over at F+F...such a cool beach house ;0)

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  9. Lisa H

    February 08, 2017 at 7:09 am

    Wow, this is such a cool house! Congrats on being one of the winners at Frilly & Funkie. =)

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  10. Myrna

    January 30, 2019 at 8:08 am

    I really like the house the way it is.

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    • Lucy

      January 30, 2019 at 6:12 pm

      Sometimes I just make little changes trying to make it easier to build. The Sea-Worn Beach house is pretty easy to build as it is. The only hard part was trying to get the dormers stick to the roof. Well, porches are a bit of a challenge, too. Thank you, Myrna.

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  11. Peggy Reed

    April 29, 2019 at 7:26 pm

    Ohhhh I think this one is my all - time favorite of yours! I'm going to have to try one for my kids who LOVE LOVE LOVE the beach!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

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    • Lucy

      April 29, 2019 at 8:48 pm

      Peggy, I don't quite have the pattern ready. Still tweaking a few things> But it will be ready soon.
      Lucy

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