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Ines Kröger

Top cabinet with lighting in DIY Campervan
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Top cabinet with lighting in DIY Campervan

More cabinets means more storage! With a top cabinet in the kitchen we us all space available to make the most of the tiny house. We built the top cabinet pretty much like we built the washbasin in the bathroom. The body of the top cabinet, just like most of our furniture, is made of Banova plywood with white HPL covering. Up first we made templates of poplar plywood. Using the transfer scribe we ...
Backsplash with TicTacTiles in DIY Camper Kitchen
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Backsplash with TicTacTiles in DIY Camper Kitchen

Tiles in a Campervan - we add self-adhesive TicTacTiles looking like subway tiles to the wall behind our kitchenette! For the backsplash behind the kitchen unit, we use self-adhesive wall tiles from TicTacTiles. The wall tiles with a realistic tile effect and 3D-texture are great for a DIY vanbuild because they are lightweight.

Bonus-tip: They are also great for e.g. improving a ...
Sink and faucet in Camper kitchen
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Sink and faucet in Camper kitchen

Mounting and installation of standard sink and faucet in the camper - what you need to know when it comes to the connection and the water system! We ordered and returned so many sinks and faucets from specialized camping stores which we all disliked so much that we finally decided to search for „regular“ sinks & faucets until we found what we really liked!

You need to know ...
Installation of Webasto Dieselcooker X100 in Camper Kitchen
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Installation of Webasto Dieselcooker X100 in Camper Kitchen

To be as self-sufficient as possible with the Camper, we spare ourselves the gas cooker and opt for the energy sources electricity (sun) and Diesel - that’s why we use a Diesel based camping cooker from Webasto! Because of our planned destination we want to be as self-sufficient as possible and therefore want to have as few energy sources as possible. We will generate electricity from our solar panels, ...
Kitchen Countertop in DIY Camper Kitchen
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Kitchen Countertop in DIY Camper Kitchen

A nice, big kitchen has lots of workspace. Of course this is also possible in a minimalist mobile home or camper including all devices just like cooker, sink and faucet! Our oakwood countertop measures 128,0 x 50,0 x 2,6 cm. We got it from the hardware store where we had it cut to our custom size. For a consistent visual appearance and material we chose the same wood as for the shelf of the ...
Kitchen block in DIY Camper Kitchen
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Kitchen block in DIY Camper Kitchen

Our self-built kitchen in the camper has everything you need in a kitchen: Cooker, sink, fridge and running water. Let’s check out the details of planning and building the kitchen cabinets! The base of our camper kitchen is a kitchen block which is made of white HPL coated Banova plywood. Banova is a very light plywood which unfortunately our lumber yard removed from their range. So instead of using ...
DIY Camper Kitchen
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DIY Camper Kitchen

Self-built kitchen in our Mercedes Sprinter Campervan with everything you need: cooker, sink, fridge, storage and fresh running water! The most difficult thing about a self-built campervan is the planning prior to the building. You have to know beforehand which device, cable, wire or water hose goes where so you can build the furniture accordingly. The measurements and dimensions of most elements are ...
Washbasin & Shower in Camper Bathroom
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Washbasin & Shower in Camper Bathroom

Our tiny house on wheels also has a washbasin and a shower in its bathroom! The extendable shower is a faucet and shower head at the same time - for inside as well as outside! We already introduced you to all elements of our bathroom in the Camper, now we want to give some detailed information about how we built the washbasin! The body of the washbasin or the base cabinet is made of HPL coated Banova ...
DIY teakwood Shower Grid for Campervan Shower
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DIY teakwood Shower Grid for Campervan Shower

Upcycling furniture - how we transformed our balcony table into a shower grid for the wetroom of our offroad Camper. Making new from old - that what’s upcycling is about; upgrading old furniture and transform it into new products. By reusing already existing material the usage of resources is reduced. That’s why we upcycle our balcony table into a shower grid for the bathroom of our Camper ...
Installation of Cassette Toilet Thetford C223-CS
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Installation of Cassette Toilet Thetford C223-CS

Wetroom with shower and toilet in a Camper - we show the step-by-step installation of the Thetford Cassette Toilet C223-CS in the bathroom of our Sprinter Campervan! After weighing the pros and cons of the different toilet options against each other, we chose the Cassette Toilet C223-CS from Thetford. The Thetford toilet model C223-CS with a toilet bowl that revolves 180 degrees on the base and locks ...