"Modernizing" Our 345 Interior

[swebster]

Well, time to admit that I've been moonlighting on my interior for the last few weeks. While it's still not done, most of the major fabrication and cabinetry is completed so I thought I would share what I've been up to lately. I have a few more weeks to complete everything before we head east in August so I'll keep this thread updated as we make progress.

A little background: when we purchased our 345 motorhome we knew the original interior would need to go. Nothing was really wrong with it beyond normal wear and tear, but it didn't suit our tastes and was setup more for a camping couple rather than a traveling family.

While we've experimented with different interior style changes (CCD, etc.) we’ve been basically using it "as is" for two years. I'm glad we did because it helped us develop this design. Using the 345 on road trips with the kids helped us "invent" some of the features in this design. Like, adding an open storage "trough" behind the couch for snacks, books, GameBoys and the like so Mom doesn't need to get out of her chair four gazillion times on a single trip. Since we’re also are closet modern architecture fans (who live in an old brick colonial) this project represented a chance to indulge our "Dwell/IKEA" tendencies.

We also realized we didn’t want to make major floor plan changes and for sanity and budgetary reasons, we needed to do this project in phases. This is phase one, which encompasses the main section of the RV (couch, entertainment, dinette, kitchen, overhead lockers, flooring and wall coverings). Phase two will be convert the rear queen to opposing jackknife sofas (doubling our traveling capacity and adding a "lounge" while retaining a large sleeping area), then the bathroom (still in development) followed by the cockpit area; captain's chairs, and dashboard.

In any case here are a few pictures of phase one: