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Thanks, Vic! I've been looking at your Grandby build and am rethinking my benches idea. How do you like your Bonvivo chair system? Specifically, how well does it work with the flip-up seat where there is no back support for the chair? Does the person sitting there actually get to lean back or...

The bench folded in half to make a seat. It's design locks it in place when in this configuration.

The Grandby shell as we bought it.

Cabinet for the fridge. There's a ~3" gap at the bottom that's split into two sections. The left is the correct width to slide a 2-burner coleman stove into. The right provides a channel for cool air to be drawn up by the cooling fans to the cool the fridge compressor.

Vent for warm air from the fridge compressor and the temperature switch to control the cooling fans.

Kitchen cabinet with face frame.

DC fans that sit behind the fridge compressor. These are on a temperature switch with the thermocouple shown mounted to the wall.

Nearly finished "kitchen." I still need to add green laminated drawer faces and eventually install the sink and water.

Finished cabinet.

T-molding edge band on counter top.

"Kitchen" cabinet carcass.

I finished the counter tops tonight and am more pleased than I thought I'd be. After ordering the laminate, I thought that I should have listened to my wife and chose a much lighter color. Then I learned that I couldn't exchange it so the thifty side of me decided I liked the dark after all. I...

I had some time to finish the drawers for the cabinets. I used Blum undermount soft close drawer slides on a recommendation from a cabinetmaker friend. They're full extension 18" drawers and were relatively easy to install* (after watching some youtube videos). I chose to go with a flip down...

To add the fridge, I had to expand the fuse box capacity. The one that came with this shell model only had room for 6 circuits, so I ordered a replacement that added 4 more. I stuck with the same brand (Bussman) as it made for a simple swap and still fit nicely where the smaller one was. I had...

Fridge: The fridge (Isotherm Cruise 85) went in tonight without much trouble. I also added two 2" DC fans behind the compressor to help with cooling. These will draw cooler air in from under the fridge where I've left a channel for air intake. These fans are on a temperature switch I picked up...