My RV Makeover
Good morning! I'm so excited about this post today! If you are on Pinterest at all, you have probably seen a RV makeover. So many of them are amazing! I have always wanted to do one, but have a couple of reasons for holding back.
- The only time I really have the time to do all the work in a full RV makeover is summer. Our summer has averaged between 95-108 degrees. Too hot to be out in a trailer!!
- I don't have a good place to work on the trailer. My trailer is parked in my driveway, right next to my neighbors yard. I wouldn't have been able to pull stuff out of the trailer without constantly being in their yard. I don't think they would appreciate it and I wouldn't do that to them.
- Did I mention it's hot?!
Anyways, I had kind of put it out of my mind. Sort of. But then I realized, I could do a partial makeover. Duh! I could make some changes, but not go all out. My trailer is a 1999 Rockwood, 21 feet long, with the beds folding out of the ends. I knew I wanted to change out the fabric on the cushions and the curtains, which were very 1990's. Of course, then my mind just kept spinning and I came up with more changes. Anyways, here are some of the before pictures.
And here's the after!
I found the olive/grey striped fabric on clearance at Hobby Lobby for only $4.00 a yard. That was how I decided what colors to use! Lauren and I also found the cute trailer and camper fabric that I had to have! It makes the cutest pillows. The last fabric was the curtains, and these had the perfect colors so they all coordinated together.
I also used the fabric to make curtain tiebacks. I wasn't going to make curtains to separate the beds from the rest of the trailer, but after making the the other new curtains, I couldn't leave the old ones up! They looked terrible! All the curtains were faded, dirty and torn. I used some old curtains I already had on hand and put them up on curtain rods.
Instead of the large table, I used this little folding table in the middle. It looks so much cuter! I just found this towel and a coordinating one at the lake this past weekend. It is the perfect match to the colors I had used. And of course, hot cocoa is a must when camping!
I also added a valance above the kitchen sink and the stove. There hadn't been one at all before. This made it look much softer and ties in with everything else.
And this new pet bed! Isn't it adorable! The bowls even match! We always take our dogs camping when we go, so I just had to have this! Of course, the turquoise is perfect! They came from Lakeside Collection, but I found similar ones on Amazon.
I also painted the front of the refrigerator with chalkboard paint. The faux wood piece in the front just slid out so I was able to paint it outside the trailer. Now I can write down the menu for the weekend.
Here's a little sneak peek at how I covered the cushions.
I used the art I made a couple of years ago, to hang on the wall. Another blogger used Scotch Extreme Mounting Tape. It's amazing! Even over all the terrible roads, none of the pictures or other items I hung up with this tape have fallen when we traveled.
I don't have a before of the bathroom because I changed this room before I decided to do the rest of the trailer. This wall used to have a medicine cabinet on it. I took it down and added these baskets to store all our personal items in. I added a little picture on the wall below the towel mostly to cover up some holes in the wall. The mirror on the right is the mirror from the medicine cabinet. We removed the mirror from the cabinet and hung it above the window.
I have more pictures and links over on the blog. Please go take a look! Thank you so much for stopping by!
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