We now have a new interior in the motorhome garage. We wanted to make room for our electric bikes, and at the same time we have fixed new storage solutions for chairs, tables, tools and other things that we have in the garage. We were really pleased!
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Furnishings in the motorhome garage
Yesterday we told you about our spring cleaning in the motorhomewhich included emptying the entire motorhome garage. The main reason for the change was that we wanted to bring in our electric bikes. We needed to free up space on the floor, so we organised storage and suspension along the walls.
Along one wall we attached our new tables and chairs, which we bought at the Elmia fair last autumn.
Here we also managed to squeeze in the electrics, petrol canister, mop for washing the motorhome and new leveling blocks, which we attached with elastic straps. There is also a safe in the floor, which we bolted on many years ago.
Hanging and shelving
For the storage of various small tools and gadgets, we bought an Elfasystem from Bauhaus. We bought the one that said "bathroom" on it, as we thought it was the most suitable for our purposes.
At Bauhaus we also got some suspension devices that we use for electric cables and water hoses. We especially like the bottom one, where there is a small shelf where we can put different connectors for the water hose.
Space for electric bikes
The whole reason we remodelled the garage was to make room for the electric bikes. Peter had taken measurements so we thought it would work, but as it got closer there was still some nervousness. Would we really get them in?
Yes, it went well! We have to bring in one from the left side and one from the right. Several people have suggested rails and ramps and it sounds easy, but it will probably be tricky as we have a tricycle and everything has to be "a bit on the wrong side". It will probably still work well. We will both fasten and lock the bikes.
Storage on the doors
The last thing we did was to get new wall storage for both doors. Previously we had a black, slightly smaller wall storage on one door and this is still visible in some of the photos ... Peter found the new grey wall storage at Clas Ohlsson for 79 SEK each.
Ready to roll
Now we are ready to roll! We still have some work to do, but most of it is of a "cosmetic" nature. We need to change some windows, hatches and preferably the "foiling". But, it is tidy, we get the bikes in, and the motorhome works perfectly. So we can roll when we want to. Wonderful!
Do you have a motorhome? What are the contents of your motorhome garage?
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Eva says:
Nice! ??
20 May 2020 - 7:24
Helena says:
Thank you! 🙂
20 May 2020 - 11:15
Helena from Finland says:
Now it's just a matter of honking the horn and driving?
20 May 2020 - 8:17
Helena says:
Yes! Soon we will roll 🙂
20 May 2020 - 11:16
Elisabeth says:
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
may I ask what your maximum weight is? It looks like you have a similar car as we have (Adria Coral 660 dp 2018).
I have researched & believe that I could theoretically increase the weight of our car to 3.850 kg (currently 3.500) but as I do not have the CEC document (and it is not possible to get it afterwards), it turned out to be a dead end.....
Nice and tidy in the garage!
🙂
20 May 2020 - 8:22
Helena says:
Yes, we have a similar one, but older. We have a maximum weight of 3.5, so we can't load very much. Now we prioritise the electric bikes, but that means we have to clear away as much other stuff as possible.
20 May 2020 - 11:18
Solan says:
Oh my goodness! What magic, the garage looks like it can hold as much as possible with your clever planning. An honour to the handyman! ???
20 May 2020 - 8:26
Helena says:
The garage is big, and now that we've cleared it, it's become more airy 😉.
20 May 2020 - 11:19
Husis blog says:
Really nice and practical. Looks well thought out and good that everything can be strapped down.
Now we're just waiting for FREEDOM to go on a little trip.
20 May 2020 - 8:27
Helena says:
Yes, it will be fun to get out! 🙂
20 May 2020 - 11:20
Lena - good for the soul says:
Damn, that's neat! Order!
Have a nice Wednesday!
Hug Lena
20 May 2020 - 8:44
Helena says:
Thank you very much! And you too!
20 May 2020 - 11:21
bmlarstravellingblog says:
Nice work and many practical solutions! Now it's time to get on the road, hope to see you on the road in the future!
20 May 2020 - 9:02
Helena says:
Yes, it would be nice to see you of course!!!
20 May 2020 - 11:21
Ditte says:
Good job! Very nice. And perfect to organise more storage "up the walls". And now the bikes have their places too.
20 May 2020 - 9:02
Helena says:
"Up the walls" sounds a bit crazy, haha 😉 Yes, there's plenty of room now!
20 May 2020 - 11:22
Ama de casa says:
WOW!!! How well you got it done 🙂
We don't (for some reason) have a motorhome, but we do have a garage. In it we have the car (which is not at all obvious, we have noticed), as well as IKEA wardrobes and shelves for storage. But then our garage is a bit bigger than yours 😉.
20 May 2020 - 9:40
Helena says:
It's probably a good thing that your garage is a bit bigger than ours, if you want to get the car in 😉.
20 May 2020 - 11:23
Lena in Wales says:
Glad you're ready to roll!
Take care!
20 May 2020 - 11:18
Helena says:
Thank you very much! Take care Lena!
20 May 2020 - 11:23
Arne Lindh says:
I didn't think it was possible. But nothing is impossible. For some, certainly.
20 May 2020 - 12:47
Helena says:
Haha, Peter usually says that "if it's possible to go to the moon then ..." 😉 It was nice that the motorhomes went in 🙂 .
21 May 2020 - 14:15
Elisabeth says:
Became very nice with control and overview! We also have room for electric bikes and regular bikes on some hills. We are happy with our equipment, but it is important to keep an eye on the weight.
20 May 2020 - 18:56
Helena says:
Yes, weight is a bigger challenge for us than space really. Now we take the opportunity to clear out everything we don't need!
21 May 2020 - 14:16
BP says:
Impressive! It's so neat and tidy. And you've really used every millimetre of the garage. Guess it's with Peter who was responsible for the "practical". Oh how quickly it was finished! Is really impressed!!!
20 May 2020 - 20:43
Helena says:
Yes, it is Peter who fixed almost everything! (I have mostly helped by discussing, and running along and looking for stuff in shops ;)).
21 May 2020 - 14:17
Matts Torebring says:
How clever! That's what I want too, I'm glad you did so well!
Now you can be satisfied & happy, with lots of travelling ahead.
20 May 2020 - 20:46
Helena says:
Thank you, yes we are satisfied! Feels nice with order and already, and fun to get the bikes with us!
21 May 2020 - 14:18
Emma, sun like sun? says:
Very nice! And yet there seems to be a lot of space left.
Now you can just tie a packing net to the ceiling to put the tarpaulin in and every surface is used! But that was the weight thing, of course.
The clothes were on the hangers, will they fit inside the car now?
20 May 2020 - 22:18
Helena says:
Haha yes, exactly, but it's that with the weight ... Now that we (sometimes) take the bikes, we have to keep down on other things for weight reasons. For example, there will probably be a little less clothes in the future. We have plenty of cupboards and drawers in the motorhome, so it should be enough. There is not much room to "hang" but we might be able to organise something.
21 May 2020 - 14:20
Noam says:
Hello young people!
Well done and neat!
I'm wondering how you charge the bikes, with the power station or using the solar panel and inverter? If so, how much capacity do you have in your inverter and, is it a "pure sine" inverter?
How many watts is the actual charger for the bikes?
Thanks for a great website!
Regards, Noam.
21 May 2020 - 8:53
Helena says:
Hi, there! And thank you! We don't really know, yet. We had thought it would work with the inverter as well, but we're not sure it will work. The inverter is 300 watts. If it doesn't work, we'll have to charge when we're connected to electricity, or with the power station. Once the batteries for the bikes are charged, they last a long time. We will have to check this out a bit more!
21 May 2020 - 14:23
Monet says:
Why don't you tell us about your electric bikes? Tips on why they are good, where to compare performance, price and models. 'Expensive, theft-prone, storage? I would love to have one like Peter has, I think it would suit me perfectly in terms of balance, being able to shop and maybe put the poodle in the front basket?
21 May 2020 - 14:55
Åsa says:
Nice work???
22 May 2020 - 6:19
Ann Mari says:
How clever! We have a city motorhome, 5.99 m - so no garage, thus everything has to be planned extra carefully and all space utilised ? But we are looking forward to our first summer with it, bought it in August 2019 and are now ready for holidays locally in Norway....
Can't wait to read about the trips you take in Sweden, as soon as the borders open we will head over ????
23 May 2020 - 14:13
Anette says:
Very nice garage.
We look at your suspension device, but we can't find the one you use when we go into the electrical system.
The hanging rails seem to go through the narrow slopes, is that how it is from the beginning or is it own construction?
And the hooks on the other side, where you fasten the chairs, are they in an existing rail or is that also something you have screwed up yourself?
02 January 2021 - 10:21
Helena says:
Glad you like how we fixed the garage! We have used a ready-made Elfasystem, I think you will find it under "Washing and cleaning" at Elfa. On this page you can see when it hangs on a door, we haven't used that door hanger though: https://elfa.com/sv-se/tvatt-och-stad (I think that's what it was anyway.)
As for the hooks on the side, Peter put them up himself. He screwed them where there was metal, using metal screws. We then used elasticated "snakes" to secure the chair arms.
02 January 2021 - 13:54
Maria Palm says:
I'm wondering what your thoughts are on shelving the walls of the motorhome. We are new motorhome owners and have been looking for opportunities to put up shelves. It weighs a lot these electric shelves and the walls are thin.
18 August 2021 - 10:16
Helena says:
Peter has set up plywood boards with plenty of glue (PL400 or similar) and screwed these into the fibreglass wall (the screw must not go through the wall), and then screwed the elfa rails to the plywood boards.
18 August 2021 - 11:37
Håkan says:
How have you attached things to the garage floor, such as the safe? I have a Fiamma SLIDE 460 PRO that needs to be attached to the floor in some way...
10 August 2022 - 19:05