Removing the Settee

After some time spent hanging out inside our soon to be living space, we decided there was no way wanted/needed to have seating for six (or sleeping room for 5 for that matter). A few beers and several grand designs later, we broke out the circular saw and decided to remove the settee altogether.


5 minutes later...


And now there's no turning back.


Our idea was to create extra storage (for Hillary's clothes) and more usable counter space. 


Proud as punch!


Don't mind the huge the hole in the floor. We'll get to that later.


Matt re-purposed the old drawers that were on either side of the settee, and made a nice place for cutlery and a bunch of other junk.


He also built a nice desk with handy storage inside!



Our grand idea completed!




  

















 







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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 1:34 AM

    What type of paint did you use on the interior? I'm worried that regular home interior paint won't hold up inside the cabin.

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    1. Matt and HillaryJune 16, 2015 at 5:57 PM

      I used Exterior latex house paint. Oil-based would be more durable, but I didn't have much of a selection. Check out this post for more info on how we did it: http://www.verywellsalted.com/2013/12/painting-interior.html

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  2. UnknownJune 2, 2016 at 4:47 AM

    love what you guys have done... very inspiring

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  3. Tres ChicJuly 30, 2016 at 1:06 PM

    Ok so first, beautiful job! Second, how did you figure out how to take out one side of the setting area and then replace with more usable area. We just bought a 27 foot for my daughter and i to live on a few days a week, but we are also learning how to sail the boat too. Does a change like this effect the sailing of the boat? I have NO CLUE! Thanks

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    1. Matt and HillaryFebruary 9, 2017 at 11:26 AM

      Hello and thank you! The settee didn't interfere with any bulk heads and the weight of the new storage/counter top was similar to the settee so we knew it wouldn't affect things too much! We just gave it a go and it luckily turned out great :)

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  4. rasOctober 22, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    not sure if you're still following this blog but is that a solid surface countertop? and thanks so much for this!! i just bought a 77 catalina 27 and your tips will help tremendously for the reno. i have always hated the dark wood look of boat interiors, and your pics are a wonderful affirmation for bright colors and painting (GASP) teak trim.

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  5. rasOctober 22, 2016 at 10:25 AM

    oops. now i see what you did. plywood and trimmed the edges with wood. great paint finish!

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    1. Matt and HillaryFebruary 9, 2017 at 11:28 AM

      Yep! Plywood topped with a sheet of formica. Wood trim to match the rest of the boat and give a little edge so things don't roll off. It's the cheap option, but worked great for us!

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