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OH! Did I forget to tell you that this platform also becomes a dog bed with the putting of the cushion on it?
I have two of these cushions. I also put one on the engine cover. Emma likes that one during the day as it affords her a view out the driver's window.
Also I don't put the platform down during the day as I could not open the front door. The outside handle on the back door is broken so I can't use that as egress.
I have two of these cushions. I also put one on the engine cover. Emma likes that one during the day as it affords her a view out the driver's window.
Also I don't put the platform down during the day as I could not open the front door. The outside handle on the back door is broken so I can't use that as egress.
Last edited by Rudy on Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:15 pm, edited 2 times in total.
It's such a pretty piece, let's look at it some more.
Oh yeah, It's time to talk about the staining process. For the light color, I used Minwax Polyshades. It is a stain and polyurethane all in one can. It is called Pecan Satin. A quart is about $13.
I used foam brushes and let the first coat dry for a few hours and then did a second coat. That REALLY brought out the grain.
On the cabinet doors, I used Minwax English Chestnut. They didn't have that color with the built in polyurethane. The lady at Home Depot was an ace at matching wood samples of the bus that I had brought in.
I brought her some light stained stuff that we had removed, as well as a section of flooring. She has been matching paints and stains for 15 years. I actually "painted" the dark stain on the cabinet doors to emulate the finish in the flooring. Then in order to get the satin finish, I used the light stain as the second coat.
Oh yeah, It's time to talk about the staining process. For the light color, I used Minwax Polyshades. It is a stain and polyurethane all in one can. It is called Pecan Satin. A quart is about $13.
I used foam brushes and let the first coat dry for a few hours and then did a second coat. That REALLY brought out the grain.
On the cabinet doors, I used Minwax English Chestnut. They didn't have that color with the built in polyurethane. The lady at Home Depot was an ace at matching wood samples of the bus that I had brought in.
I brought her some light stained stuff that we had removed, as well as a section of flooring. She has been matching paints and stains for 15 years. I actually "painted" the dark stain on the cabinet doors to emulate the finish in the flooring. Then in order to get the satin finish, I used the light stain as the second coat.
Last edited by Rudy on Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:16 pm, edited 2 times in total.
As long as we are headed towards the couch, we might as well have a look at it as well as the walnut wall. Under the couch and between the booth bottoms, I made a face frame and door. The door opens downward. Inside that compartment, I have 16, one gallon water jugs. HEY, do you see that ghost in here again? I think it is trying to give me the peace sign.
Last edited by Rudy on Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:49 am, edited 3 times in total.
Here is the walnut wall. It is made from solid walnut cabinet doors.
They were given to me and I was determined to use them in a creative way.
The first three days after I put them up, I did not want to look at this ostentatious presence in my bus. What is this, a lawyer's office? It just is not my style.
Perfect teeth are never pretty, and this wall is one damn set of perfect teeth.
Coupled with the leather couch, I feel as though I should charge a hundred dollars an hour just for you to look at it. It is still scary. Perhaps , after time, I will get used to that area of my bus.
Maybe I could become a psychiatrist and charge you lots of money to lay on my couch and babble. HA HA.
They were given to me and I was determined to use them in a creative way.
The first three days after I put them up, I did not want to look at this ostentatious presence in my bus. What is this, a lawyer's office? It just is not my style.
Perfect teeth are never pretty, and this wall is one damn set of perfect teeth.
Coupled with the leather couch, I feel as though I should charge a hundred dollars an hour just for you to look at it. It is still scary. Perhaps , after time, I will get used to that area of my bus.
Maybe I could become a psychiatrist and charge you lots of money to lay on my couch and babble. HA HA.
Last edited by Rudy on Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:18 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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