Big Plans for the future

To make this a home we need space. There seems to be a lot of storage in the newer RV's but this old RV is lacking or was modified by the old owner that used it as a fish camp office. So last night my husband and I talked a long time about remodeling (or I talked and he listened). We came up with some good ideas. The first I've talked about before and now we have it planned out. We want to reconfigure the kitchen and the back bedroom since no one will ever sleep in there.

In the kitchen we don't have to even rip anything out except some upper cabinets on one side. The plan is to buy an old dresser or buffet and place it along the wall on one side of the kitchen where the table and benches are suppose to be. Then we plan to put a counter top over the dresser and shelving above that, where the cabinets are now. This will allow us to store both in the dresser and on the shelves. Since we don't plan to move the RV this is fine but if we do move the RV then things on the shelves will have to be moved but this will more then double our storage area.

As of right now we only have a foldable table there with plastic shelves under the table. The cabinets above house unneeded control panels and ill fitting cabinets the were designed wrong for long term use. The update will be done in the red area in the picture (not drawn to size or scale)

The next update will be the largest and will be put to use. This RV had two bedrooms and as of now the back bedroom is a dumping zone. We would like to remodel this for storage us and closet area. RV's were not designed for long term use or at least not in the case of this RV. In the back room there is a set of bunk beds with no mattresses. These are no a dumping ground for everything without a home. It's horrible for me because I'm short and there is no ladder so anything one the top bunk stays there until me husband can get it for me. My idea for this area is to just remove the top bunk all together. Then we can install a closet rod and make more space for clothes. We are by no means clothing hogs but in the case of my husband he has his work clothes and then nice clothes and our Sunday clothes. That little cracker box in the bathroom just isn't large enough. We have to leave the bottle bunk because of the water and electrical below but this isn't a problem because storage boxes can be placed below the clothing.

The next plan is to remove the cabinet beside the bunks. This was a design error in the first place due to the slanted wall. There isn't a hanger made that will hang in the cabinet and let the door close. Plus the cabinet is so narrow it's not of much use.

Then we will be removing the benches and table. As of now these are also not of use since no one sleeps in the back room. Plus the table is in such disrepair it would have to be replaced anyway. Above the table and benches is another set of cabinet and there are no flaws with these but they are in the way. My husband is in maintenance and needs room for his toolbox that won't fit under them. For now they house my shorts and sweats anyway so it's not a problem if they go because I've redesigned another area for clothing.

Once all off this is gone we will move in my husband's tool box and bolt in place encase we ever move the RV. Then in the other open area we will be installing floor to ceiling shelving. To will allow us to move most of our stuff from storage and sell the rest of rent a very small storage unit instead.

This is a picture I drew of the before and after of the back room. It is not to scale.

As for the closet in the bathroom since I moved the clothes, we will be installing shelving in there as well for our sheets, towels and foldable clothing. I also plan to make one more change to the bathroom which is to fix another design flaw. Under the bathroom sink there is only one cabinet door although the cabinet continues along side the toilet. You can't even open the cabinet door the whole way because of the toilet. The plan here is to remove the whole front facing of the cabinet so that all the area becomes usable. To hide the things stored there I plan to hang a tension rod and curtain over the front. Now I can store the extra toiletries and waste basket out of sight.

This is just the remodeling to add space. This still doesn't include repairs we still need to make that I listed in the last post.