We have been spending more time working on our little pumpkin… turning her into a princess ready for our big holiday adventure for Christmas.
sneak peak of her transformation…………….
Hubby has worked like a boss on the van … we were missing the stone guard/window cover … Checker-plate… yes please! A perfect match for the checker-plate on the lower stone guard.
The addition of a towel rail on the front makes it that much more family friendly.
He then added checker-plate along the sides and curved it around the back to give the van some nice lines! And that fancy flash back window! perfect perspex.
Potentially more exciting is what is happening inside!
To the left of the day bed we now have a cupboard that houses the batteries and the solar panels which should give us power to run our little set up for a week… well for however long the sun dictates really! We also have the undressed basic ply that will form the skin front on the day bed base..
Whilst the ‘seat’ lifts up on hinges we will be adding a door on the left side of the under bed that will hinge left and a drawer on the right. The whole unit will be framed… like the ones below.
ok so maybe not in this picture.
Like above the bed here lifts up and the two solid sections life up towards the sides of the van. This will in essence give us a bed that is 203cm long (standard king length) and 246cms wide – not standard… good thing I can sew a set of sheets!
As you can see we have made two drawers on the front of the bed for our frequently accessed items. I can’t imagine I’m going to want to lift the bed every time I want something from under there.
As you can see in the following image the framing starts to make things that more schmick! (not yet complete)
The plan is to keep working on the framing and finishing …. once the kitchen is made.. the painting will start!
Stay tuned…
S&A
oh … and just as a reminder… where she came from…
Pumpkin to Princess 