The Dinette Set
One chair down - studded with 2x4s (and 2x3s). Something the kids won't break.
Figuring out the dimensions of this thing was time consuming, man! Four pieces of 4in. foam that will fit together when the table is down to sleep a 6ft. person/people. Tall enough to sit in with a good distance between the seats and the table. How tall are chairs anyway? And how deep?Should the back slant back slightly for comfort? No, then you lose sleeping length! Ergh.
For the geekier readers:
Chair Depth + Chair Depth + Table Width must = length of all 4 foam pieces
2 (23-1/2) + 28 = 2(14) + 2(23-1/2)
...which must equal something you would actually WANT to sit in or sleep in, plus we only had so many inches to work with overall (stairwell to wheel well).
We finally came up with an accurate sketch and cut list!
Our friend and upholsterer, Kathy Richards, is ordering and cutting the foam for us! Thanks, Kathy!
One chair down - studded with 2x4s (and 2x3s). Something the kids won't break.
Figuring out the dimensions of this thing was time consuming, man! Four pieces of 4in. foam that will fit together when the table is down to sleep a 6ft. person/people. Tall enough to sit in with a good distance between the seats and the table. How tall are chairs anyway? And how deep?Should the back slant back slightly for comfort? No, then you lose sleeping length! Ergh.
For the geekier readers:
Chair Depth + Chair Depth + Table Width must = length of all 4 foam pieces
2 (23-1/2) + 28 = 2(14) + 2(23-1/2)
...which must equal something you would actually WANT to sit in or sleep in, plus we only had so many inches to work with overall (stairwell to wheel well).
We finally came up with an accurate sketch and cut list!
Our friend and upholsterer, Kathy Richards, is ordering and cutting the foam for us! Thanks, Kathy!
1 comment:
I came across your blog, and this is exactly what I'm looking for! We bought a camper and, long story short, we need to rebuild the dinette. We have the table and the cushions, so all I need to build is the booth part. Question: what did you use to create your ledge that the table rests on when it's in bed position? And how did you anchor the benches to the floor? We just laid laminate last year and I hope I don't have to rip that up. I'd love to surprise my husband by building this booth before our first camping trip of the season.
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