Tuesday, September 4, 2018

A New Look for Kini

Kini's my vintage travel trailer.  (The name means "Tin Can" in Hawaiian.)

The upholstery was starting to look a bit shabby and faded, and besides, I wanted a different bed arrangement. Having a couch is all well and good, but when I travel alone, I rarely sit on it, and it's a pain having to convert it into a bed every night, so I widened the seat to twin-bed size and reduced the backrest.

Here's how it used to look:


And here's the new look:


 In the event a double bed is needed, the twin bed will pull out and the back rests will drop into the space.




I split the backrest into two pieces that can be easily stashed out of the way. I'll leave the twin bed made up all the time unless I'm at a show or rally and feel I need to be tidy.


The house got a little out of control during the process...



Carefully posed candid selfie

Since I was redoing the bed, I needed to re-do the dinette as well, and for these cushions, decided to put piping around the edges.  Didn't bother with that on the bed, because... it's a bed.

30 yards of homemade "piping"


The "Guest Bed."

Getting ready to take a little road trip, so the New Look will get a good test.



4 comments:

  1. luv it! looks like a professional job. maybe you should change the curtains too. at least a color that would mesh with furniture. just a thought.

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    1. Good idea. The curtains are getting pretty faded too. I'll put that on the project list!☺

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  2. What a fabulous job you did. As always, very tasteful. Have a wonderful trip.

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    1. Thanks! The fabric was the best I could find of what was on sale.😆

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