How I Turned my Plain Bathroom Door into a "Porthole Door"...for $1

[Fly at Night]

I posted this in The Breakfast Show, but thought I'd put it here too because I think I like it, and others may want to try it.

Have always loved those kewl porthole windows on the higher-end loo doors.

So, decided to try to make one of my own. I found this metal charger plate at the dollar store. Then I found a subtle sky image on the net, printed it out, and stuck it in the middle.

Total cost: $1 and change.

I wonder what Airstream charges for the real thing???

[martin300662]

There is another option (although costs more than a faux window).....

We have a $40 recovered pothole from a marine salvage site on Ebay, still massively cheaper than Airstream

[masseyfarm]

Storm clouds might be a more appropriate photo for that?

Dave

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

I posted this in The Breakfast Show, but thought I'd put it here too because I think I like it, and others may want to try it.

Have always loved those kewl porthole windows on the higher-end loo doors.

So, decided to try to make one of my own. I found this metal charger plate at the dollar store. Then I found a subtle sky image on the net, printed it out, and stuck it in the middle.

Total cost: $1 and change.

I wonder what Airstream charges for the real thing???

[Lily&Me]

Very creative, FaN.


Maggie

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by masseyfarm

Storm clouds might be a more appropriate photo for that?

Dave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo

[silver.villa]

Very clever. I like it!

[fly2fsh]

Hi how did you mount the charger to door

[Roll-on]

What is "The Breakfast Show"?

[BScott]

I like your option. We will be in CA next month and I will look for one.

[Ted S.]

Side tracking but I like the door knob, looks solid, mine is 1/2 plastic...

[lindaebrewer]

We have that door knob in our new 2015 FC. On 1st trip latch would not retract all the way. Almost got locked in the bathroom. Had to tape it open.

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by fly2fsh

Hi how did you mount the charger to door

Hi, just folded over some of that shipping-carton tape that comes on a roll gun, but will getting some Command strips next time I'm at the hardware store. The shipping tape will eventually give.

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by Roll-on

What is "The Breakfast Show"?

Not sure how to cut and paste thread titles, but "The Breakfast Show" is my ramble under the "On the Road" forum section.

I'll bump it to the top for you.

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by Ted S.

Side tracking but I like the door knob, looks solid, mine is 1/2 plastic...

Mine is all metal. I'm surprised they down-graded the hardware on your model!

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by BScott

I like your option. We will be in CA next month and I will look for one.

Scout out the dollar stores for the metal charger plate. The plastic faux-metal ones would work too. You usually see a lot of them at Christmas.

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by martin300662

There is another option (although costs more than a faux window).....

We have a $40 recovered pothole from a marine salvage site on Ebay, still massively cheaper than Airstream

That's really sharp!