A Nifty Little Idea

even if I do say so myself. 
I wanted some way to be able to hang up a few pictures and notes in the van, but the interior is covered in fabric and I am loathe to stick pins in it.  Yes, that will probably change, but I haven't gotten to that point yet.  Freedom is still too new (to me) and I just can't bring myself to stick pins in her.  At this time...

What I came up with as I was lying in bed waiting for the sand man to visit and dreaming about heading out on the "Big Adventure"  was fabric-covered sheet metal attached to the little hidey-hole cupboard doors on either side of the on-board television which, by the way, is analog and useless in this digital age; but I digress.  The idea blossomed into a plan and here's how it all went down.  It has a good ending.

I called the local lumber/steel/recycling place and asked if they carried sheet metal and if so, could they cut it to size for me....and they could.  And I was happy. 

The cuts were a little rough, but I used a heavy duty nail file to smooth them up a bit. Next step was to drill small holes in the metal so I could attach the sheets to the doors. I decided to use small nails.  Only time will tell if that was a mistake.  If it was I will have to remove the nails and use screws. 

 The next step was to add double-faced carpet tape to the sheet metal, then cut my chosen material to size leaving a hefty border around all sides, remove the backing to expose the top side of the tape and "wrap" like a present.

 

Before taking my little wonders out to install on the doors, I took a pair of needle nose scissors and poked a hole in the fabric where the holes were drilled into the metal.  They were easy to find by feel.  I probably could have skipped this step because I used nails, but if I ever need to use screws instead, I don't want the fabric to wrap around the screw and I think that's exactly what they would do and possibly pull the material out of shape or pull it away from the carpet tape on the back.                                                            

 

 Here's the sheet metal, wrapped and nailed to the cupboard door.  All ready for magnets and pictures of that new grand baby!  ;-)

 

On the To-Do List will be fixing, covering, doing SOMETHING with that gaping hole left by the TV.

 

Thanks for stopping by Two Dogs today.  Hugs, Shawna