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Explorer II
Oct 18, 2016

How we added a whiteboard to our fridge

A whiteboard? If you know us, you'll also know organization and planning aren't our strong suit. We struggle with keeping organized when on the road and that includes having notes scrawled on random scraps of paper tucked in corners throughout the truck and trailer. Well, to combat this weakness we decided to make a central place to keep notes while camping. And to accomplish this menial task I wanted to use power tools to do it.

The idea is simple. Our RV refrigerator has removable front panels that we've already removed and painted to match the walls. So, we removed the panels (the only thing holding them in is some plastic trim and double sided tape) and replaced them with whiteboard paneling that we picked up at Home Depot for $10. All you need to do is remove the original panels, cut replacements the same size and slide them back in. I used a table saw to make all the cuts, but you can use a circular saw, jig saw, hand saw, razor knife or any other sharp tool capable of cutting paneling.

To see how we did it take a look at the below video.

https://youtu.be/sqqKHOVrbv8
  • Bucky Badger wrote:
    Nice easy mod

    turbojimmy wrote:
    Nice. I peeled the cheesy wallpaper off of my fridge door and was wondering what to do with it next. Problem solved! Thanks!

    ScottG wrote:
    Great idea!
    We've had one on the wall next to our fridge since the TT was new. Mkaes a great place to make notes, shopping lists, etc.


    Thank you! It was a quick and easy project other than my measuring blunder. I'm hoping this works well for us and it has to be better than our scrap paper shopping lists:D

    Merrykalia wrote:
    I will add to this that before heading to the store, I take a pic of the whiteboard with my cell phone and erase what was written there. The list starts again when I return from the store and I have a quick and easy reminder of what is on the whiteboard and no "but, I wrote it on there" when I get back and don't have something the family wanted. I do the same at the S&B, but with a chalk board that is in the kitchen.


    Great tip, thanks for sharing! My wife regularly forgets her list and I end up sending her a picture of it, so that's right up our alley.
  • I will add to this that before heading to the store, I take a pic of the whiteboard with my cell phone and erase what was written there. The list starts again when I return from the store and I have a quick and easy reminder of what is on the whiteboard and no "but, I wrote it on there" when I get back and don't have something the family wanted. I do the same at the S&B, but with a chalk board that is in the kitchen.
  • Great idea!
    We've had one on the wall next to our fridge since the TT was new. Mkaes a great place to make notes, shopping lists, etc.
  • Nice. I peeled the cheesy wallpaper off of my fridge door and was wondering what to do with it next. Problem solved! Thanks!

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