The foam was done, the Dacron glued and some quick slipcovers made from some random Ikea fabric that I had laying around. Actually, three different fabrics but that is another tale; just enough to get the banquette up and rolling so we could spend a week in heaven.
Oct
14
2009
14
2009
Aug
14
2009
14
2009
The Banquette: Coming along nicely
When last we visited the Great Banquette Conversion of 2009 Chris was making himself stupid by curve-fitting with a belt sander. Mercifully for all concerned, he went back to the tried and true Compass Method that we used so successfully before. We completed both seats and the table top then added some Ikea drawers, which are going to work just fine. There is quite a bit of clearance at the back of an Ikea cabinet, even though we cut away part to fit, the drawers fit perfectly.
May
24
2009
24
2009
The Banquette
This current mod allows us to seat 4 small people who are very good friends for dinner; it is snug. As an added bonus we get some very nice storage underneath. Since this is based on Ikea cabinets, there are drawers that will fit. This was important because the gauchos (couches) had 4 bins for underneath storage that we used. We get a decent bed for 1 or 2 people and a great place to work and eat. You can tell from the drawing that we shaped the backs of the cabinets to fit the trailer, but that was very simple; we just cut diagonal edges. We weren’t worried about how it looked because it will be topped with a sheet of very nice birch veneer plywood.
