My dad led the cabinetry building process. He came up with a lot of good solutions to unforeseen problems, worked through the measurements and double checked fitment, researched the fastening process, and bought all of the tools and fixtures we needed to do a good job on this.
For the cabinetry, we decided to stick with Baltic Birch plywood. In addition to being robust and easy to work with, I really liked the layered look that the edges have and felt that the color worked well with the dark floors.
Other than double and triple checking out measurements, the biggest trick to getting this cabinetry built was clamping and jigging everything together. We used a lot hand clamps, c-clamps, and squares to secure our pieces together and to the work surface. This ensured that we had precise fitment and that nothing shifted during assembly.
The cabinet opposite the bed was probably the most challenging to design. We had to take into account the wheel well and the support ledge for the bed extension. We also designed the cabinet to the specific dimensions to some of the stuff I knew I was going to carry with me. The bookshelf is sized for a standard hardcover book, the large storage area to the rear is sized for a Brompton folding bicycle, and the floor-level storage areas fit my toolbox and propane heater perfectly.
The electrical cabinet wasn’t nearly as complicated, and we were able to cut the pieces and put it together in a weekend.
Lower electrical cabinet for housing battery bank.