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05-22-2010, 08:31 AM
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Shelving, blinds and TV stands
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05-22-2010, 02:06 PM
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Very nice!! I may try some of these ideas myself!
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05-22-2010, 04:20 PM
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Looks very good. Thank you for the tips!
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05-22-2010, 09:43 PM
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I had thought of trying something similar with the shelving myself, but seeing it done definitely gives me more motivation!
Nice work. I definitely like the idea of using the tension rod for the TV -- elegant solution, and something I may just have to use myself...
Thanks!
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05-23-2010, 05:24 AM
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Blinds
Somehow the image never made it to my original post. Can't seem to make it work.
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06-18-2010, 10:03 PM
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Used your basic idea on the "kitchen" side of the wardrobe, modifying things a bit to make a deeper shelf for the microwave (pics posted elsewhere). So Thank You very much for the idea
I was going to use your idea for the TV, when I stumbled onto something else entirely: folding shelves that are "over-the-door". They fit perfectly on the bathroom wall, and with two shelf heights I plan to watch TV with the set on the lower shelf (upper shelf folded) and then either move it to the upper or put it away when going to sleep, and leaving the upper shelf available for a clock or whatever else.
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06-19-2010, 05:12 AM
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Like the folding shelf
Your idea looks very cool. For us however that folding shelf would interfere with our sleeping arrangement. We sleep with our heads behind the bathroom wall because we built a portable ramp for our dog to be able to come onto the bed. This way when she jumps up she lands on the foot of the bed. If we turned around she would be jumping on our chests. Hence, my husband would sit up in bed and hit the shelf. You did however provide a new thought for our microwave. We are rethinking making a deeper shelf as you did.
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06-19-2010, 06:41 AM
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TrailManor Master
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Makes sense. For our dog, we found a nice ottoman (can't recall who's suggestion that was) that he uses to get up onto the bed. Otherwise we sleep in the "usual" arrangement.
I think there's enough of a lip on the shelves I got that they might be able to hang off the wardrobe; I'll check for others who sleep the same way you do.
The deeper shelf works great, just takes a little work with a hack saw to cut the shelf and horizontal bar down to size.
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06-19-2010, 11:08 AM
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We got rid of our curtains this year. They faded-turning an odd pink color. My wife found bug nests behind in the folds and that was the end of that! The valences faded too. What we did was purchase some inexpensive matchstick type shades and cut them to fit the window span. We took all the the hardware off the window, filled and then painted the million holes from all the screws they put in. We used keyhole hangers which fit very flat on the wall above the window and then just use a mated screw on the shade. We store the shades in a bag and it only takes a couple minutes to take them down.
A couple of lessons learned:
1. There are a lot of holes that have to be filled so you need pretty good matching paint. We found a good match in a small quantity sampler container from ace hardware. It's a glossy latex. We used an almond colored latex caulk to fill the holes and tried to flatten the metal out the best we could.
2. the shades we bought let more light in than the curtains did so we'll probably end up lining the ones in the sleeping area.
3. The really long windows on the side are impossible to find shades that will cover the molding on the window completely. I think 48" was the longest width we found and it leaves about 3/8" of the white molding visible. You don't notice it unless your looking right at it.
Would I do it again? Yep. I think the removeable shade idea is much better for this kind of trailer.
Phil
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06-19-2010, 11:18 AM
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do you have any pictures of the installed shades, during installation and how they mount on the wall for quick removal?
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