07 Cabinets and Furniture
Cabinets
Your Phaeton contains cabinetry (Figure 7-1) installed throughout the entire motorhome from the driver’s area, through the kitchen/dining areas, and back into the bedroom.
The cabinetry has been designed and built to provide ample storage space, to be easily accessible, and to be conveniently located to support the areas of concern.
Construction of these cabinets incorporates various hardwoods, raised panels, cabinet doors, and supports.
Door pulls, handles, and knobs are installed in a style complementing the particular décor of each Phaeton so that an aesthetically pleasing, as well as fully functional, storage capacity is realized.
For the many floor plans available in the Phaeton product line, cabinet design (Figure 8-1) has been optimized to provide maximal storage for each and every floor plan available. Accordingly, the Phaeton can readily accommodate the routine materials, supplies, and customer-specific items desired for any travel requirements.
| NOTE: Strong chemicals, solvents, and cleaners (e.g., oven cleaner) might damage the surface; so do not use any products not specifically designed for countertop cleaning. |
These cabinets are designed to contain stored supplies quite securely during travel to minimize or eliminate the possibility of shifting or spilling of cabinet contents during travel. But, when the motorhome is parked, all stored items are readily available in the cabinets for the convenience of the users.
As the storage requirements will vary somewhat from one floor plan to another, general observations can be made about the Tiffin-supplied cabinetry which may or may not be applicable for your specific Phaeton configuration.
Cabinets are provided in the kitchen/dining area to accommodate the routine cooking utensils and groceries normally desired for travel. Storage space within these cabinets has been designed to accommodate the typical sizes and configurations of food supplies (e.g., cereal boxes, condiments, canned goods, bottled liquids) normally taken on travel trips.
Based on Tiffin Motorhomes’ extensive experience with travel requirements of the seasoned motorhome users and from Tiffin Motorhomes’ own research and development in cabinet design requirements, the cabinets offer the greatest storage capacity possible. In the bathroom and bedroom, additional cabinets are available for storage of sundries and toiletries specific to these areas.
In the kitchen, a color-coordinated countertop is provided on top of the floor-mounted cabinets. To maintain the appearance of the countertop, clean with a damp cloth. If spotting occurs, clean the countertop with a damp cloth and a mild liquid soap. Should some dried-on residue still persist, let a damp cloth moistened with the liquid cleaner stand directly on top of that residue for 15-30 minutes to loosen the residue, then clean that spot accordingly.
Please note that strong chemicals, solvents, and cleaners (e.g., oven cleaner) may damage the surface; so do not use any products not specifically designed for countertop cleaning.
The countertop (Figure 7-2) may be physically damaged, too, if proper care is not taken. Do not cut anything (e.g., vegetables, fruits) directly on the countertop; rather, use a cutting board on top of the countertop to provide necessary protection. Excessive heat may also damage the countertop; therefore, any pots or pans taken directly from the range or oven should not be placed directly on the countertop; rather, use trivets or some other form of fireproof heat insulators to hold very hot pots or pans on the countertop.
All drawers are equipped with metal slides to provide additional load-bearing strength for the drawers and to permit effortless opening and closing of those drawers, even when they are fully loaded. These metal guides have a slight “locking” action, when closed. To open those drawers, slightly lift up on the drawer handle and then pull the drawer open.
To close, push the drawer closed until it “clicks” back into place (i.e., the locking action is engaged).
As this cabinetry is typically of furniture-grade quality, any commercial furniture polish or cleaner can be used. Do not try to soak these wooden surfaces with any water or any other liquid; be sure to wipe up spills or residues of any fluids that contact these surfaces to preclude any staining or discoloration of the cabinet surfaces.
Furniture
Kitchen, Living & Dining Area
On all of the various floor plans of the Phaeton, a built-in dinette booth (Figure 7-3) is standard. This dinette provides additional storage under the seat area of the booth, in addition to providing additional sleeping facilities.
To convert the dinette into a bed:
- Remove seat back and side cushions.
- Slide seat bottoms back.
- Flip the lever underneath the table to release the table down.
- Reinstall the seat back cushions and back rests to make up the mattress for the bed.
The living room contains a standard sofa (Figure 7-4), which converts into a bed.
It may be one of two styles—either a standard jack knife bed, or an optional air coil hide-a-bed sofa sleeper. The optional air coil hide-a-bed sofa sleeper includes an air pump. It operates by depressing the black latch and unfolding the bed. The sofa is custom coordinated with the décor of the motorhome.
To convert the sofa into a bed:
- Remove the accent pillows.
- Under the seat cushion, locate the “black tab” and slide the tab to the left or the right, and then pull upwards on the seat portion of the sofa—this will cause the sofa seat to open, extend, and convert into a bed.
The driver’s seat is manually operated and has swivel features. When the motor home is parked, the driver’s seat can be swiveled to face into the living room. To swivel this chair, first extend the slide-out room. Then move the chair backwards as far as possible to gain clearance from the steering wheel. Now the chair can be swiveled without interference.
In a comparable manner, the passenger’s seat is also a manually operated seat having essentially the same controls as that of the driver’s seat and it is operated accordingly.
The passenger’s seat also provides a comfortable footrest for your use.
Figure 7-5: Both the driver’s and passengers chairs swivel to face the living area of the coach
Bedroom Area
If a décor-coordinated, quilted bedspread with accessorized pillow shams and accent pillows (Figure 7-6) are included with the bedroom suit, Tiffin Motor Homes recommends that the bedspread be only drycleaned to preserve the quality of the bedspread for the longest time possible.
Treatment of the bedspread with any of the stainresistant sprays (e.g., Scotchgard, etc.) will also make the bedspread more resistant to stains and fabric damage and, thus, provide many years of dependable service.
