Opposite the kitchen units, I set about making a long storage bench with top opening lids. By making the lids open at the top, it is not necessary to fit child locks to keep them shut when the van is moving. The bench will cover the second wheel arch and also house two lots of electrics. Firstly, a couple of 12v sockets and the wiring to the rear light at the back of the van, and secondly, a double mains plug socket which makes use of the space in front of the wheel arch.
The construction and finish of storage units will remain constant throughout the build. Ply is used to house a frame made from wooden batons and screwed together. The ply is glued on with PVA wood glue so that no screws are visible from the outside.
Most people constructing furniture for inside their campervan tend to use a veneer finished board but I decided to stain and varnish the units instead (cheaper, but much more time consuming). All the units had 3 coats of Ronseal Deep Mahogany Wood Stain followed by 2 coats of Ronseal Clear Gloss Outdoor Varnish. The resulting units looked great and I am really happy with them. I fitted roller catches to match the kitchen units and even went back to B&Q to pick up some more of the same handles.
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