While beautifying my RV and making it suit my personality is a perk of renovating it, I’m not decorating for the sake of decorating.
Most motorhomes, unlike fifth wheels, do not have a layout suited to a full-timing lifestyle. As my friend Donna pointed when she gave me the tour of her place, her fiver has an entrance closet!
I’ve been living in Miranda almost a year and a half now and I’ve clearly identified not only what my layout is lacking, but also how I aim to remedy those deficiencies.
By the time I’m done with the first phase of the renos I hope to have:
1) an entrance area with space for a coat or shawl and footwear;
2) functional storage place for clothing and all the related accoutrements;
3) a more efficient way of dealing with dirty laundry;
4) a way of counter-acting the dampness in the loft and against the far wall of the study;
5) a home office that I don’t have to completely take apart when I drive;
6) a bathroom that I don’t have to partially take apart when I drive;
Those are the big ones. I’ll link back to this post as I cross the items off the list… or add to it. 🙂
If you still have a dinette, I haven’t seen pictures of the inside of your rig, here is an idea for a permanent computer desk:
http://www.rv-boondocking-the-good-life.com/rvdesk.html
Happy Trails, Penny, TX
Not to brag, Penny, but my home office set up is the best I’ve seen except for Andy Baird (who inspired mine!). http://travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca/?p=3199 (and check out the page about the study–click on ‘about Miranda’ and scroll down to the link). 😀 I LOVE having a whole room with a *door* for my home office!
My problem is that I use a desktop computer as my primary computer, so achieving a working office when that machine is packed up isn’t obvious. I’m going to work at making it faster to hook up by taming the cable monster and also make it easier to synch with my laptop by providing easier access to my external hard drive.