Nicer cabinets than in my house…

This is what we’ve been hearing every time we show anyone either photos, or the cabinets in real life.  Well, newsflash:  THEY’RE FAR NICER CABINETS  THAN WE’VE EVER HAD IN ANY OF OUR HOUSES TOO!

The wood is old growth mahogany which was harvested over 10 years ago.  It dried outside in large square cut pieces for three or four years, and was then milled into boards and dried inside for another six or seven years.  Friends have had it sitting in their garage for all this time, and when they saw what we were doing with our camper project, offered it to us, and we jumped on it.  Our Moonracer neighbors, Todd Klippenstein of Kliffstone Creations, along with his right and left hands Angel Alvarado and William Godoy, have produced a number of beautiful kitchens, so we didn’t have to look far to see where we could get this excellent work done.

These cabinets are not done; they still need to be finished, and more hardware needs to be put in place. But what we see so far is stunning, and we can’t wait to see the finished product.  

Cabinets over the stove, looking into the bedroom cabinets in the cabover. 

The cabinet over the dinette window, which will contain electrical system components, looking into the other side of the bedroom cabover. 

Side view of the bedroom cabinets. 

All doors on bedroom cabinets open towards the windows.  Flush door pulls will be added, as well as latches on the vertical doors so they don’t fall open when we are moving.  These hinges snap shut, but aren’t strong enough to hold the doors shut if something inside falls against them.

The electrical cabinet has doors on the front as well as the side for easy access to the electrical components.  There will be a small lower door on either side for storage easily accessible from the main living space of the camper.