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    Posted: 03 Jul 2011 at 6:14pm
I like your containers for trash and recycling. We usually have plastic bags that get stashed in the back of the truck. Your shelves look neat. I just completed a couple of things - need to get photos out...
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My recent additions:

Half-way through installing a rear shelf, as Outbound did here.  I used strips of plywood for supports.  They look a little crooked here but the top edges are basically level.

Here with the shelf in place.  My goal was "functional" and not "pretty" yet, since I have two trips in the next two weeks.  Pretty will have to come later with some trim on the front and stain.

I notched the inside corner, there is an outlet at the edge of the bed and this will let me run an extension cord directly up to the shelf.

I also added a shelf up front.

I have an old entertainment center that I was going to trash soon, by chance the finish on it almost perfectly matches the 'pod, and also by chance one of the shelves fit this spot without modification.  I cut pieces off another shelf to make the supports.

I had curtains made a month or so ago, the mini blinds that came with the 'pod didn't block much light and made lots of noise when I kicked them in the middle of the night.  So they were gone after the first trip.  I found material that went well with the existing material on the header.  I also purchased black vinyl material which I had incorporated as a middle layer to make them completely light-proof.  It is now very, very dark no matter how bright it is outside.  We like to sleep in!

A final addition, three tubs.  One for shoes, one for trash, one for recyclables.  For a while we allowed shoes inside but there was always a huge pile in front of the door.  So we banished them outside but didn't have a good solution if it rained.  Now we do.  We also used to tie a trash bag to the door stop outside and put a collapsible container next to it for recyclables.  This should be neater.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Snowbound Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2011 at 11:27am
Originally posted by Hodge-PODge

Snowbound, where did you find that beautiful "backsplash?"
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The backsplash is from Home Depot and is mounted with Command strips so it can be exchanged for a new one someday. I was going to use a tin foil oven liner but we could not get them to stick and this looks far nicer even though it was more expensive.
I found I could peel off the warnings and placed them on the back wall instead.
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pineview - can we get a picture?
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Snowbound, where did you find that beautiful "backsplash?"
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Originally posted by pineview

I wanted to make a stove cover like other podders have done but I came upon an easier solution when walking through WalMart.  I purchased a wooden 16x20 galley tray with 2" sides, flipped it over to cover the stove and added a cutting board.   Works for me.
 
Actually, that was very clever of you!  And you saved yourself a whole lot of time and work.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Snowbound Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 11:52am
Sounds like a nice simple solution. Counter space, however you get it, is really a useful addition to the Pod.  
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Post Options Post Options   Quote pineview Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 11:42am
I wanted to make a stove cover like other podders have done but I came upon an easier solution when walking through WalMart.  I purchased a wooden 16x20 galley tray with 2" sides, flipped it over to cover the stove and added a cutting board.   Works for me.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote techntrek Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2011 at 3:32pm
You can go into the "Post Options" to the upper-right of your post and edit it if you want.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Snowbound Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2011 at 1:04am
I don't know what happened. I was resizing the picture and suddenly it posted.
I made corrections as you suggested.  Thanks.
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