Again, the original upholstery had to go, so I was starting at ground zero. Next on the agenda, was the part that had me scratching my head. It will make for easy loading and unloading, and of course it will stay a bit more organized! Camper Dinette/ Benches Easy peasy! All of that storage makes my heart happy. I found some magnets in the craft section and used Rapid Fuse to glue them to the back of my cover panel and also to the support/legs of my sofa. Again, my brain went straight to different mechanisms that I could use to make this work, but again I rested to my “simple is best” (in this case).
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The last thing I needed to factor in, was how to keep it in place. I just used some Rapid Fuse and it was done in 20 mins, start to finish! This was such a simple fix and yet SO effective. “It doesn’t always have to be time consuming to be effective!” So, I just ripped a piece of paneling to fit, and attached a small board that would serve as a stabilizer to the panel. I had considered hinges and glide and many other contraptions, but then my inner voice of reason chimed in. I was racking my brain trying to figure out a super impressive way to make this work. NICE! So I have my platform, and it is functional, but now I want to make it look like it was a built-in. It fit plenty of storage, and should we ever choose to, it would accommodate another twin size foam mattress. Again, the goal here is to just elevate it without adding too much weight. By doing this it would still be lightweight and create plenty of space for storage underneath! I built very simple legs out of 3/4″ plywood. To do that I built it up so that it would appear to be on a platform. Instead of just putting this couch in a place and somehow anchoring, I decided to take a more labor intensive route that I hoped would be worth the work! (Spoiler Alert: It was!) I wanted to make this look like a built-inland not like an after-thought. There was one other sofa ( Karlstad), similar in size and was cheaper but I loved the dark color of the “ Landskrona“.
I am happy to report I did end up finding this couch that would more or less fit the bill. IKEA by nature seems to accommodate all of those requirements. I needed something as light as possible, somewhat small in size, and if possible budget friendly. By the next day our gag reflexes were kicking in when we walked anywhere near it was then the idea of keeping the original sofa went out the window.) So the couch went to the dump and I went to IKEA. ( I don’t know how on earth the “gentleman” that sold us the camper masked the smell while we checked it out, but I HAVE got to find out what he used, because it smelled just fine. Well, if you have been reading along you know that those plans quickly changed. When we gutted the camper I had originally planned on reupholstering the original couch myself. Bathroom Makeover”, then you are pretty much caught up! Today I am sharing how I took a gutted R.V., and then built my own custom furniture to outfit it. Paint Makeover” then I suggest you start there and work your way towards the “R.V. If you haven’t already checked out the initial “ R.V. I have teamed up with the great folks at DAP and many of their awesome products to make this project possible. Hey all! Thanks for sticking with me on this crazy little makeover journey, and hey if you are just joining us, WELCOME! As most of you know I have been working on this project around the clock.
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