Monday, October 15, 2012

The Reveal of the ReDo

Finally. Well, almost done. Estimated 30 hours of sweat equity invested over a period of about 2 months, but well worth it we do believe.

Decisions: I decided on bedroom decor (Yawn theme) to offset Teri's desire for color and eclecticism (Retro Ice Cream Parlor theme). Balance. We removed all of the side pieces (vertical valances for the lack of a better word from this virgin RV remodeler) to open up the window look more. We had quality enough fabric just to wrap the horizontal valances rather than remove just in case the next owner had a yearning to return the rig to the hideous original scheme.

Teamwork:Teri decides, we execute. Teri removes paint stains from my clothes. Teri sews, I watch. I subtract expenditures from budget. Real simple.

The budget: less than $250, majority paint and fabric.

Presuming you know anything about RV upholstery and design, I do not feel I need to label the pictures Before and After. If you cant figure out which is which, you have not been an inside an RV from year periods 1990-2008.

GLAD it's over.




































It will eventually be for sale. We however will  not take it back to the Quaalude generation motif, you can do that yourself if interested.

As for other updates, we have been busier than a 1 toothed man at a corn cob eating contest.  Teri has filled in nicely as a co-blogger apprentice with our stays in Philly, the Big Apple and the District of Calamity with her writings here. Glad to be leaving the traffic rat race. Seriously, these 3 metropolis need to come up with a new traffic violation--Driving While Emotionally Impaired. It is like they have a remote sensing device that activates their car horn within 1/2 second of a light turning green if their car has yet to move. Chill people.

Moving forward. The second half of this journey, now that we are 3/4 of the way around the USA, will be about "no obligations". Other than our boys possibly joining us at Christmas time, we have no set plans. Even for the holidays, we won't know where we will be at until about 2 weeks prior, so be it. Since we have journeyed over the Cascades, the Whites, the Greens, the Rockies, the Poconos, etc--we will now become more Intercoastal in nature, or what I call my wife when she gets cranky--"beachy". We hope to be staring at the Atlantic Ocean in less than a week.

Thanks for following along. If you have any questions regarding the makeover, give us a ring. Day 191, the journey continues out of the mega-expensive Northeast. Forever.




24 comments:

  1. I plan on keeping my RV forever, but am afraid to paint it. What kind of paint did you use and was it easy to apply to the wallpaper or whatever it is they use in RV's? Thanks.
    By the way, I like your writing style, all of the posts would make a great little book.

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    1. Lowes prime-in paint with a Satin finish. It's technically not wallpaper, it is known as Luwan. It did have a 4" border (sticker like)that easily peeled off and painted over it. 2-3 coats for each color. And thanks for commenting.

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  2. Looks more like home, although I have an urge to eat hot dogs with a little yellow mustard on top. Did you paint right over the walls? What was the prep?

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    1. Wiped them down and went right on with the paint.

      Sincerely,
      Oscar Meyer

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  4. Wow, I didn't know that (painting) could be done. It looks really nice. Maybe we will do that in our next one. We hope to sell our current motor home next year, so I don't want to mess with it.

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  5. FANTASTIC! What a change some paint can do...now if I only didn't have carpet on my walls and ceiling :O) Loved that green bathroom and ribbon decor, the hanging birdies, and the quilts! Very very talented...now get to the beach and let the sun shine in on it:O) Happy travels...

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    1. Thanks CJ..all of the artsy stuff Teri gets credit for....

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  6. I like this. I'm tired of living in the 90's. I wasn't crazy about it in the 90's. Well done, you two.

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  7. Nice job you two! Another blogger, Tammy, (http://tincanramblealong.blogspot.com/) recently painted her 1988 Class B Falcon. I didn't even know it could be done! Just like yours, it made ALL the difference in the world. You guys are so inspiring. Thank you! :)

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    1. Yeah Deb, Teri did all the research and it was fairly simple, just fairly labor intensive with all of the taping and nooks/crannies of an rv..

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  8. WOW! Home sweat home. That looks great. I like others had no idea you could paint these yucky walls. Now the big question is, do I have the guts to try it? I will have to think on it. But it sure would help ours with a little different color and I hate those things around the windows.

    At the corners do you think they will float and show up? If so, how would a person fix it?

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  9. D/L--clarify your question regarding the corners?

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  10. In a sticks and bricks house the corners are seamless. In our RV one slides behind the other. I believe as the RV moves the walls float (slide) so that they don't buckle.

    Maybe I am wrong about that.

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  11. Love. . .looks great. . . there ain't nothin' a little paint can't fix. . .is there?

    Janice
    ReadyToGoFullTimeRVing.blogspot.com

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    1. Yeah Janice, so right...posted blog link over at RV.net, interesting to see the variance in opinions...honesty appreciated..bottom line, occupants need to love it...we do.

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  12. Did/do your walls have any joints? Have a 94 Winnebago that has joints every 4 feet with tape that is peeling, not sure what to use to fill joints.

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    1. joints same here, but 08 rig, so tape still looks good...painted over it.

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  13. I absolutely love it!! You guys did an awesome job!!

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  14. What a great job! I'm glad you took down the side valance pieces. Three cats travel with me and two of them love to use the side valances as scratching posts. I'm going to take those posts down and just paint the walls like y'all did. Did you have to putty the holes first? How about redoing the top piece of the valance. Did you use the old material as a pattern? I also want to remove every piece of carpet...can't stand the stuff.

    Thanks for sharing with us. You did a fantastic job!

    Cat Lady

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    1. Thank you! Our side valances were attached to the top valance and then to the wall at the bottom. We used the hole at the bottom for our pleated shades (they were previously screwed into the side valance). We have since moved some of the bottom screws and did putty the holes and repainted over them. We removed the old material on the first one only... it was glued to the wood and very difficult to remove... so for the rest of them we just covered on top of the old material. I just laid them down and cut around the valance with enough material to staple to the inside.

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  15. It is amazing what a lick of paint with do ad a simple change of fabric too! We are yet to get to the 'decorating' side as we are still converting a small bus into a RV. (www.robbiebago.blogspot.com) Then we have the dollars v practicality. (Practicality always wins but sensibility with the dollars is important too!)

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