Converting twin beds to one queen...

[TinRoof]

Hi!

We have recently purchased a '74 Ambassador rear bath twin bed model. Ours appears to be very original, and we'd like to keep it that way, but the small twin beds just aren't cutting it!! We have the double front couch model, one of which folds out to a nice sized bed, but we'll be living in ours for about a year while we build our house, and would rather put in a queen bed.

Has anyone else converted the twins to a queen? We thought about removing the driver's side bed (saving the tambor doors to fix the other side!!!) and then extending the curb-side frame out (keep it looking original looking) to accommodate a queen bed. In looking at it, is seems that a queen bed would still allow for adequate passage through both doors, especially with the drivers side bed removed. (obviously we need to measure....)

Any suggestion for what to do with the space on the driver's side once we remove that bed? We have to leave it pretty wide for passage through to the bath, but some type of storage/chest of drawers would be nice...

Thanks for your help!!!

TR

P.S. if we do make the change, should we save the original parts for potential future sale??