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| 3 | +title: Cladding the bedroom with wood |
| 4 | +date: 2022-01-19 |
| 5 | +header-img: assets/images/IMG_3695.jpg |
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| 9 | +After [renovating the insulation]({% post_url 2022-01-15-renovating-the-insulation %}), I started cutting the wall panels out of 4mm birch plywood. |
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| 13 | +It took quite a while until the oil and wax dried in the cold stable. |
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| 17 | +While the oil was drying, I built decorative strips out of wood to cover the gaps between the wall panels. |
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| 21 | +I glued the strips on guide rails that would properly hold the wall panels together. |
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| 25 | +After sanding and shaping the edges, |
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| 29 | +I applied them to merge the panels without using any screws. |
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| 33 | +## Fitting the wooden ceiling |
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| 35 | +After fitting the wall panels, I started installing the wooden ceiling. I used the same wood that I [used in my van]({% post_url 2019-02-25-fitting-the-wooden-ceiling %}) as I liked the look. |
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| 39 | +I installed six LED spotlights into the ceiling of the higher part of the cabin. Two above the area where I planned to build a wardrobe and the shower cabin. |
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| 43 | +And two on each side of the bed that would allow to read a book at night. Depending on how the truck would be leveled, I wanted to be able to have over-head lights on both sides of the bed that could optionally be switched on: either on the left side, |
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| 47 | +the right side, |
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| 51 | +or all at the same time. |
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| 55 | +I still had tiny switches lying around that I wanted to re-use to control the over-head lights above the bed. |
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| 59 | +Embedded into the slats of the wooden ceiling on both sides, the switches seemed quite subtle and comfortable allowed to switch the lights on and off. |
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| 63 | +The wooden slats of the ceiling pressed the wall panels against the wall, so there was no need to drill screws into the wall. By precisely cutting the wood, I was able to avoid major gaps in the corners and managed to mount the entire cladding with much less screws than before. |
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| 67 | +After building the slatted bed base, the sleeping area felt much more comfortable than it [used to be]({% post_url 2021-12-03-starting-the-new-project %}#bed) when I started the project. |
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| 71 | +I was really happy with the result and looking forward to spend the first night in my new wooden bedroom. |
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