the akitabus

[Shadoll]

Originally Posted by Accordion

Very nice work on the tiled sink area. That looks like some tricky work. How did you cut those angles on the tile pieces?

Yeah, and did you use a special Caulk/grout? (thinking about constant water if I used in my proposed all in one). My sister used these glass tiles on her kitchen walls under cabinets. They had some on the clearance isle at the Home Depot here and I almost bought them, should have now that I see this.

And is that map wallpaper? Cute.

[dogfinn]

some one has gone way back..... the tile was a clearance item at lowes, they come in 1 square foot sheets and they are glass, so I made a little holder out of plywood that would hold one tile at a time and cut the angles that way with a glass cutter, had a lot that didn't work out, but on one sheet there are probably 80 + pieces to choose from. I don't know if I ever posted a pic with the grouted tile so I will try to find one and get it on here.

The maps on the wall covering was my better half's (Nancy's) idea... we just cut up maps and decoupage(sp) them to the wall with a clear sealer... they are all so on the bathroom door so when you are sitting on the head with door closed you can see where you have been or where you want to go.


We used standard white grout, non-sanded, and then sealed with a product called SLX 100 made by Prosoco not cheap but I was able to get a sample from where I work and it was plenty. The bowl for the sink in the bathroom as well as the kitchen
where just SS bowls that I deformed and cut a hole for the drain... the one in the kitchen was a bigger SS serving pan that we got a restaurant supply store and we cut a hole deformed the edges of said hole and installed the drain.

[dogfinn]

and to think that this is how it looked to begin with.

[Shadoll]

Absolutely stunning. Thank you.

[eyedeal.ink]

Love the maps on the wall idea, countertop looks great too!

[JakeC]

Same. I am kicking myself for all the national geographic maps I hung onto for YEARS (actually, decades since I got them when I was a kid) that I finally got rid of a while ago.

[dogfinn]

Thank you very much Shadoll, Eyedeal.ink and Jake C, its a labor of love and hate, its my therapy.





Mr. & Mrs Dogfinn

[inkblots84]

dogfinn your bus is looking beautiful! Love the tile, and the map idea is a good one!

[syke]

Love the tile work. Nice job.

I dig the maps idea also.... I might borrow that.

[Diesel Dan]

That is a beautiful kitchen cabinet. I don't remember if I made this comment to you before or not, but of course you don't have a backsplash there, and it is, after all, a kitchen counter, and they have backsplashes for a reason. I understand your dilemma with the window being so low, or the counter being so high, however you want to look at it. I think at the very least, I would put a nice thick bead of caulk along that back seam where the cabinet meets the wall/window. Better yet would be some sort of bead material that gets caulked in. Just something to keep the water from seeping down through that crack and rotting out the wood and forming mold.

[lornaschinske]

Easier would be to get either solid PVC molding or Tile chair rail and caulk the stuff to the top of the countertop. Low profile and will keep liquids from running down the backside of the cabintery.



For maps... try used book stores or thrift stores.

[Shadoll]

I think I'll have the same splash board problem as I don't want to cover up too many windows *sighs* so low profile as well.

[dogfinn]

Well that picture goes way back in time. I really can't have a back splash as the window is kinda in the way.... but rest assured that the crack between the wall and the counter has been caulked. In hindsight we should have put in a smaller window but you can never have enough natural light.

Thanks for the kind words and great advice.

[dogfinn]

Hello to all,
Still working on the entrainment center above the drivers seat, we have installed 32 inch TV and am now working on the other components to tie it all together, ie surround sound, play station and direct TV satellite receiver. Its all wood and hand built of course as I don't think that you could buy anything that would fit in such an awkward space.

[dogfinn]

The cabinet space is about 5 inches deeper at the top then it is at the bottom, so we are going to add wood protruding out from the cabinet and put a door on it (at least on the drivers side)






Not really sure what we are going to do on the passenger side at this point as the cabinet above the door is going impede on the front cabinet drawer closing, but we will figure something out once we decide what we are going to use that side for.

[dogfinn]

That's all we got for now, it is time to start removing all the tools and junk from the bus and get the house batteries installed and prepare it for its maiden voyage to somewhere.....

dogfinn

[bansil]

[PDBreske]

What kind of latch are you using to hold that door up? I can only imagine how much that would hurt to have it come open while driving and get hit on the top of the head with it at the bottom of its swing. Not to mention how disorienting that would be....

[ol trunt]

No worries. If you scroll down a bit on the pic you can see that the driver is wearing a hard hat!

[dogfinn]

That cabinet has a fool proof latch when driving, kinda like a locking caribiner, when parked it has a magnetic latch that you push the cabinet closed and the door pops open for easy access.....but thanks for thinking about my hairless head as I am sure it would most likely crease it (my head that is).