Hi Nancy,
Can you give us more information on how you added the extension to the
sofa
to make it king size??
George
New '88 Excella owner
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> From: NGrothe@aol.com
> To: airstream@airstream.net
> Subject: Re: [a/s] New owner 76 Caravaner need floor plan
> Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 11:39 PM
>
> We just finished last year redoing our '86 Sovereign. We gutted it
basically
> and rebuilt it from the floor up. We absolutely love it now! (It
wasn't bad
> before but it's so cool now!). One of the best things we did was
to get rid
> of the carpet and put down a vinyl/wood flooring product made by
Congoleum.
> It's now just a dream to keep clean and it always looks so nice.
>
> We replaced all the cabinets with the same basic lay-out, with several
> modifications. They were expensive to build because of the curvature
patterns
> of the trailer. But they allowed us to make things a little bigger,
narrower,
> change lay-outs, etc. End result is just fabulous and I would love
to share
> the entire thing with everyone if they are interested.
>
> I am a real "space-aholic" so I used the opportunity to squeeze maximum
> utilization out of all the space wherever I could. Ex: we raised
the twin
> beds in the back about 4" which allowed us to build a bank of 6 drawers
under
> each bed--lots of accessible storage now. We redesigned the cabinet
over the
> refrig to make it deeper by stealing space from the refrig vent....now
have a
> wonderful space and still have breathing space for the refrig. Made
the
> cabinets over the sink & stove just a bit deeper and longer,
thereby making
> them much more useable. Tucked all the plumbing in very tightly so
the space
> is much more useable. Made the space under the toilet accessible
to store
> excess paper products, etc. Got rid of those nonsense tambour doors
that ate
> up all the space and never worked by replacing them with flip-up
doors that
> can also serve as bookshelves in long-term parking spots. Added flip-up
> counters where possible to add add'l working space. Got rid of the
pull-out
> pantry and put in pull-out drawers and a microwave space. Another
great space
> maker was when we rebuilt the under-sofa area--we had the drawers
made to the
> curvature of the trailer front with one on each side of the battery.
They are
> on full-extension glides and wheels so we can get clear into the
back area.
> In between we have two long drawers that hold lots of goodies as
well. And
> the bed itself, we added a fold-up extension so that it actually
folds out now
> to a king-sized bed.
>
> Obviously, I could go on and on....but will spare everyone for now.
If you
> want more ideas, I'd be glad to share---just let me know!
>
> One thing for sure though--you are in a great position to do some
wonderful
> things to the trailer. While you might not be able to do them all
at once, you
> can definitely improve upon the original design and quality by doing
some very
> little things. Good luck and have fun!
>
> nancy