Modifications to T2499

[kathyh]

Here are some modifications we made to our T2499 (with pix finally)

1. Spice storage and plastic bags - glued long strips of velcro to inside of pantry door then glued small pieces of velcro to plastic spice bottles and boxes of plastic bags.




2. Found that behind the radio is completely wasted open space so we added a drawer on either side. The stain got a little too dark but the drawer space is great.







3. Did not like the slippery bed cover so I cut it up and made shoe storage for the bottom of the bed and pockets for inside the wardrobe doors.






4. Took down the TV flip shelf in bedroom (used it in my sewing room at home) and put smaller flip shelf in kitchen so refrig door could still be opened.




5. Used suction cup hooks in shower to hang jackets, backpack, etc. We just pile them on the bed when using the shower.



6. My husband put a sliding drawer in the cabinet under the frig for a place to store pans and lids.




7. We also added an over-the-door double hook coat rack on the sliding door in the bedroom (don't seem to have a pix of this).

[Sunline Fan]

Kathy,

I just tried to edit your post to make them show up. I can't. When I got the raw pic, the only way it will open is when it asks if I want to save or open it, which the forum won't accept to show it here. Your mods look great though!

Jon

[Steve Collins]

Originally Posted by Sunline Fan

Kathy,

I just tried to edit your post to make them show up. I can't. When I got the raw pic, the only way it will open is when it asks if I want to save or open it, which the forum won't accept to show it here. Your mods look great though!

Jon

Kathy, you need to hit the img button at the end of the url. If you look closely, the [img] starts one url, and then [/img] starts the next. Each one should start with [img] and end with [/img].

When you are editing a message, it should look like this:

[img]location of the pic[/img]

Kathy: Great mods! I wish I had your talent with a sewing machine as there are a lot of projects I'd take on.

[mbart5fan]

Kathy,

Those are great ideas. I especially like the suction cup hook idea. We had bought several but most surfaces are textured so the wouldn't work. When my wife sees your pictures I'll have more projects to do.

Mike

[Poppy & Nana]

OK more things to add to Leo's "honey do" list......I especially like the sliding "shelf" under the refrigerator and really like the fold down shelf by the sink - across from the refrigerator!!!

My problem is, we have finally gotten the addition on the house, to a point that needs "finishing" and of course we've just ordered a new kitchen....and guess who is doing the work!

We need a longer spring/summer period to get everything done!

[Hematite]

Wow, some great ideas, there!

I guess I have some work to do this Spring!

[JohnB]

KathyH

Very nice upgrades and thanks for sharing. May use one of them.

I can see there are those in your family very handy. Looking good.

Happy camping

John

[Tweety]

Thanks for posting. I just LOVE looking at mods The drawers really addoed alot of storage. Now a question....I see pegboard in the pantry. You must have mounted that. (& we have some laying around the garage What do you use that for?

[emam]

Great ideas and thanks for sharing!

[kathyh]

Pam and Steve,

Yes we did add the pegboard to the pantry. Had to remove the pantry pullout first. We use is to store long things like umbrellas, Swiffer, fly swatter (with bag around business end!) and broom, although the broom kept swinging out and knocking the pantry door open during travel so we ended up moving it to a corner by the bedroom door.



My husband wants me to tell anyone working on the plumbing that Sharks Tooth solderless connectors work great. We added a water filter behind the kitchen drawers and did not have the $100 tool needed to crimp those hard rubber pipes. Found the Shark Teeth at either Home Depot or Lowes and they worked perfectly the first time with absolutely no leaks. They just slide on; there is a special tool that came with them that is used to take the connectors off so we just stapled it in a bag to the board where the filter is attached.

Kathy

[rich2500]

great job on all the mods,they all look very useful

[Trailblazer]

Kathy,

I really liked the mods. Thanks for sharing them. I especially like the suction cups in the shower for hanging coats. I was looking at adding a spring loaded shower curtain bar in the shower stall in order to hand coats on, but I like your suction cup idea better. Would you mind telling me where you foudn them?

[kathyh]

I found them at Altmeyers - a bed and bath type of place. Bed Bath and Beyond might also have them.

The cups work pretty good. I wet them before I put them up. Occasionally one falls down but we only hang unbreakable things on them - like jackets.

[GhettoMedic]

Originally Posted by kathyh

I found them at Altmeyers - a bed and bath type of place. Bed Bath and Beyond might also have them.

The cups work pretty good. I wet them before I put them up. Occasionally one falls down but we only hang unbreakable things on them - like jackets.

Per my wife (Former Bed Bath and Beyond manager) Bed Bath and Beyond does have these she thinks they are appox. $10.00 for 3