I continue with the smaller details of the kitchen cabinet in preparation of the water supply & drain and several electrical cables. Continue reading Kitchen Cabinet Details
Building a box into the kitchen cabinet, that will hold the induction cooktop. Finishing it off with some Formica.
I’m continuing with the kitchen cabinet assembly in the RV. It’s mostly gluing the separate parts together, but I sometimes use screws, allowing me to access hidden parts of the kitchen cabinet. After another fit in the cargo van, I outline the location for the induction cooktop, but that’s for next time. Continue reading Kitchen Cabinet Assembly
Now that the Murphy bed is installed, I continue with the kitchen area. It’s basically one cabinet, flanked by two narrow sliders. It will hold the sink, water heater and ‘Shower-in-a-Drawer’. Because it’s only a small cabinet and to Continue reading RV Ceiling & Kitchen Setup
I just installed a general purpose extinguisher next to the driver’s seat and will add another one at a later time, either in the kitchen or at the sliding side door of my Ford Transit. But these are not the only safety precautions I’ll take; I’ll add a seat belt cutter/window breaker and fire/carbon monoxide alarm. Continue reading Thinking About Safety & More
The legs of the fold down bed have to be secured in two places. When the bed is pulled down, the legs should be extended and held in a 90 degree position and not over-extend. Continue reading Neodymium Magnets In The Murphy Bed Legs
The wardrobe side wall also got a Formica finish. In addition, I started on a long-term project: a small oil painting of a Mondriaan piece for the Murphy bed. As the oil paint needs to dry completely between applications, this will take a couple of months to accomplish. Next week, the main push is to apply Formica to the Murphy bed.
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I use a similar pivot mechanism on both legs and some magnets to keep the legs in place when the bed is folded up. The dark Formica on the legs, will hide them from view. After finishing up the legs, I will continue to apply Formica on most of the remainder of the Murphy bed and then install the upper cabinets above the bed.
Continue reading Murphy Bed Legs