So our Queen bed is in our rear slide. No night stands on either side. Nowhere for DW to put bottle of water, reading glasses or wine glass. DW's side of the bed was right next to her wardrobe. So we made a shelf, cut a hole in the side of the wardrobe and sunk a shelf in the opening. She lost a little room in the closet but still enough room to hang shirts on the side over the new recessed shelf.The finished product

Now that is clever, thanks for the idea.

Nice idea, got me to thinking about doing the same.

well done. I have seen several RVs built like that.bumpy

Great idea and a job well done.

Terrific Job. From an old Trim Carpenter. Now get some matching paneling (from your local building supply), cut the four sides and back to fit, turn the cut inserts to match the grain of the wood, but come corner molded trim pieces for the inside cuts, and wah-lah it will look like it came from the factory that way. Well done. :) Bugs53

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houstonstroker
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
8 inches is the interior height. Standard water bottle or small wine glass. For a bigger glass she might have to use stemless.
0rion
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
looks very familiar.....just like our kz spree. I've been threatening to put some type of shelf or something there for a while. A shelf worries me back there because I'm a "flopper". Matter of time before I would rip that down. Your idea though is about perfect. I say about because it would be nice to have power in there to charge my phone so I didn't have to put it on the counter.
houstonstroker
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
Since it is in the slide no 120 volt. However there is a 12 volt light over the bed. I may tap into that. I found a 12 volt outlet with 2 built in USB ports at Walmart that would be perfect.
3oaks
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
wannavolunteerFT wrote:
did you height check for her wine glasses? beautiful job, I always wonder why manufacturers don't put in side tables that are usable.

Some do and some don't.

In my search for what I would consider to be the perfect RV, in my case a TT, there is no such thing as perfect. Different manufacturers have different standard and optional features, but none offer the combination that I would prefer.
0rion
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
houstonstroker wrote:
Since it is in the slide no 120 volt. However there is a 12 volt light over the bed. I may tap into that. I found a 12 volt outlet with 2 built in USB ports at Walmart that would be perfect.

yep....now that would be perfect. I'd looked at rigging something up to run a cord under the bed then plug it into the outlet on the back wall there under the window but I'm liking your idea better. Wonder what would be involved in running wires from that closet to the light fixture above the bed. I may pull that fixture and look at it.
houstonstroker
Explorer
Mar 02, 2015
This is what the inside of the wardrobe looks like after the mod.
Kit_Carson
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Just curious....what is that with the "X" taped on it? The mod looks great and with the 12V USB charger it will be very good. Good work.
houstonstroker
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
Ribbon material in the headboard.
0rion
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
what's the height from the bar down to the top of your box on the inside of the closet? Still have room there to hang shirts? That's my wife's closet in ours.....I use the one at the foot of the bed.
Kit_Carson
Explorer
Mar 03, 2015
houstonstroker wrote:
Ribbon material in the headboard.
Thanks, I should have been able to figure that out!!

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