suggestions for trailer with walk around bed?

SoundGuy wrote:

My wife seems to sleep in fine without a curtain even when I'm banging around making my early morning coffee but I still think it would be an improvement so if you have any pics I wouldn't mind seeing them! :)

Ha! We all make our adaptations, don't we? Glad your sweetheart can endure your coffee making!

So after seeing your request, I took a quick stroll from the house out to the rig in our woods to grab a few shots. Captioned below . . .

Here is the view of the sleeping area with the drapes pulled back and kept in place by the fabric hold backs that came with the original curtains (which my wife replaced with some she made). They can be out of the way and never interfere with our movements inside.



Here are two views on each side showing how they remain in place when moved to each side.





We installed a low profile ceiling channel to support these drapes. The key was to get the geometry correct so that the drapes would fully enclose the full size queen bed from wall to wall and yet have adequate support in the very thin ceiling material. So we curved the normally straight channel by starting with mounting points in the ceiling in the middle - where there happens to be a wood truss above the aft side of the ceiling vent. Once we were able to mount with the three screws secured in that wood truss, we were able to gently bend the channel in an arc on both sides to a termination point at each wall. It was a little tedious, but after about a year of running around the country, it all has stayed secure.





Here is a view from the opposite end of the interior with the drapes closed.



And just for fun, I crawled in bed and took this view as if I were sleeping in and my wife might be on the sofa either watching TV or reading early in the morning. Very little sound is attenuated, but enough light is blocked so that you actually can snooze away while your spouse is already up and around. For this shot I left on the LED lights above the galley sink and over the sofa. Hard to tell the effect, but it actually works for us.



We bought these drapes at Hobby Lobby and my wife hemmed them to allow for a custom fit. They are necessarily light weight since we knew that supporting much more than this might present a challenge to the integrity of the ceiling.

At any rate, we've enjoyed them when we've used them. I'm quite sure that lots of you folks out there are a lot smarter than me and could do a much better job and/or be more creative. If so, let us know, because there's not a lot of pride of authorship in this little project!