How to Make a Dinette Booth for a Motorhome

RV-ing is a terrific family getaway, but purchasing a new RV is often out of the budget. Choosing a less expensive RV and updating it allows you to customize everything, including your dinette area. Using tools that are found in most home workshops or garages, you can create a dinette that's the size, height and depth that best fits your family needs. Turn the benches into added storage --- something that's always at a premium in RVs.

Instructions

1

Measure the space your RV dinette will be placed. The benches and table will be the full length of the available space. A good rule of thumb is to make your table about 30 inches tall and your bench seats about 20 inches deep.

2

Frame the boxes for your bench seats. Create the framework out of two-by-four lumber and screw them to each other using a drill and wood screws. Cover the front of the frame box and one side of the frame box with cabinet-grade plywood.

3

Add at least two two-by-four braces to the top of your frame for seating support. Screw through the frame and into the braces to secure them in place.

4

Make lids for your benches out of cabinet-grade plywood. Attach piano hinges the lids to the back of each framed box, so you can lift the lid and use the space below for added storage.

5

Cut a post for your table support. Make the post out of a 4-inch-by-4-inch piece of lumber, cutting it to the height you want your table. Position the post so it's flush with the end of your benches, and centered between them. Apply construction adhesive to the bottom of your post.

6

Cut your table out of cabinet-grade plywood. Screw at least three L-brackets to the side of the RV at the height of your table. Set your tabletop in place and screw through the L-brackets and into the bottom of the table. Add three more L-brackets to the post, screwing the L-brackets to the post, then screwing through the L-brackets and into the bottom of the table.

7

Add one section of self-adhesive hook and loop tape to the top of your bench seats. Add the other section to patio cushions. Press your patio cushions into place, securing them to the hook and loop for comfortable seating. Do the same thing on the RV walls directly behind the bench seats, using patio cushions for back cushions.