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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

the maiden voyage, part two

Oh, what a difference

~~a little~~ a lot of elbow grease,

a few gallons of paint,

and

a very handy MR. can make.

Remember, this is what we started with:

After removing, the water-damaged wood,

we MY MR. patched the bare spots with paneling.

AND

then look what we found at Home Depot?!

vinyl beadboard

It's made for exterior...

It's a cover-up

and

it won't be damaged in the event of future leaking

and

it's just my style.

Perfect!

We MY MR. trimmed out the two main windows

with a pre-packaged door trim.

It was the only thing small enough in scale to work

with the petite-ness of the trailer.

(found at Home Depot)

We MY MR. then painted the entire inside

with a soft white paint..
(are you surprised?)

We used the hybrid oil...

I like the finish and it should be very washable.

It is amazing how clean and fresh it is now.

For the floor, we MY MR. used a vinyl plank flooring...

(also from Home Depot)

We were not very prepared for the camping part

and had to borrow camping equipment

because

as I told my daughter

we may not have a cooler

but

we do have beadboard

and

chandy

(which works if we so happen to have a power hook-up)

I am so NOT even kidding.

First things, first!

When she saw the finished product

she just laughed.

I am not sure why?

Does she NOT know her mother by now?!

The inside is neutral for now.

I did not have much time to decorate.

(and by this, I do mean we- I did help some)

recovered the seats at 6:00 the morning we were leaving.

The exterior is just primer

We were playing with color

to see what we like.

I wanted an aqua with a glaze (like my back door)

MY MR. kinda looked at me like I had lost it at this point.

Glaze?

We shall see.

A few vital statistics:

She is a Dalton...made in California.

She is 12 ft. long

(perfectly cozy)

From research we think she is circa 1958-1962-ish.

I'll leave you with the *before and afters*.

Even MY MR.

had already forgotten how bad

she looked just 2 weeks ago.

linking to:

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm
Show off Your Cottage @ The House in the Roses
Creative Blogger's Party & Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
Make it Pretty @ The Dedicated House
Tuesday Cowgirl Up @ The Farmhouse Porch
Your Cozy Home @ Cozy Home Scenes
Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time
Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
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Cottage Garden Party@ Fishtail Cottage
Under $100 @ Beyond the Picket Fence
Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Time Travel Thursday @ Brambleberry Cottage
Air Your Laundry Friday @ Freckled Laundry
Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground
Fabulous Creative Friday @ Jennifer Rizzo
Farmhouse Friday @ Laurie Anna's Vintage Home
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
PRIMP Your Stuff @ (PRIMP)
Thriftin' on a Thursday @ Savvy City Farmer
Inspiration Friday @ At The Picket Fence
Potpourri @ 2805

Monday, July 9, 2012

our newest project...

Look what landed at my house over the weekend?

My Mr. and I took off Friday on a hunt.

We got up at 3:30 AM...that's a in the m, talking.

and drove to Salt Lake City

(apparently, that is where retired vintage trailers are)

We had narrowed it down to 2 choices...

on the drive I asked My Mr.

what he was looking for.

He said he wanted something inexpensive,

that we could use to go camping with the kids,

and

that was NOT a lot of work.

We looked at the first one...

It was $600.00 but needed new tires before we could leave town;

It was clean on the inside with just a bit of water damage.

but

we still wanted to look at Choice #2.

This one was one My MR. had been working on for 2 weeks.

The seller would not send us interior photos

now, we knew why

it was a mess...dirty, gross, water damage

but

wait

he'll take $375...

We went with this info:

10 Things To Look For When Buying A Vintage

Trailer...found here

Choice #2 had 7 out of 10

things...

wrong!!!

I pretty much left the choice up to My MR.

(He does need to pick some things, right?)

I really wanted choice #1..it was easy

and ready for me to start decorating...

Guess which one My MR. choose?

Yep, the project .

???????

Yep, I'm still confused, too.

I think he liked the *canned ham* lines.

This is the story of our life

We buy work.

We have a family camp-out scheduled in 2 weeks.

No problem, right?

We came home and took out as much stuff as possible,

started cleaning,

then primed the entire thing in oil-based primer.

Already, she is much better.

I kept saying, "white paint is my friend"

If you follow my pinterest boards...you can see what I have been pinning for the past week.

ahh...the internet....so many ideas...

my head is spinning from the possibilities.

First, there is the outside:

This one is just too cute. I'm sure My MR.could do polka dots.

No problem, it would be easy.

(the pearl...found here)

Then, there is this one.

The paint color matches the paint color of our pink lady

The ever popular turquoise

and then there is the placement of color....

Do I even want color?

How about just white?

Next, we get to think about the inside.

I could do this look.

(kind of like my girl's bedroom)

vintage-y but bright and happy

Then there is the good ole shabby-look

I could use up a few things I've been hanging onto

like my Simply Shabby accessories

How about retro?

Magnolia Pearl style?

Romantic?

I love the beadboard and embossed wallpaper

These are important decisions, right?

After, I pulled out a few fabric choices...My MR. saw a floral print and said

"Don't make it pretty".

What?!

I think he forgot who he married!

I'm not even sure that is possible.

(He doesn't even know I've been dreaming of chandeliers)

He suggested industrial...I guess he has been listening

when I chat on about decorating styles.

I think this one marries pretty and industrial

just perfectly, don't you?

Stay tuned to see how she turns out....

linking to:

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Show off Your Cottage @ The House in the Roses

Creative Blogger's Party & Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime

Tuesday Cowgirl Up @ The Farmhouse Porch

Your Cozy Home @ Cozy Home Scenes

Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time

Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

*****************************************

Cottage Garden Party@ Fishtail Cottage

Under $100 @ Beyond the Picket Fence

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants

Time Travel Thursday @ Brambleberry Cottage

Air Your Laundry Friday @ Freckled Laundry

Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground

Farmhouse Friday @ Laurie Anna's Vintage Home

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

PRIMP Your Stuff @ (PRIMP)

Thriftin' on a Thursday @ Savvy City Farmer

Inspiration Friday @ At The Picket Fence

Potpourri @ 2805

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

next up...

It's time for a new project.

Remember, I am on a mission to finish this house

and get the piles outta here.

I know, I know

this is so last year...(read all about it)

I am still pluggin' away; baby steps for sure.

My next project is my entry.

This is what it looked like a few weeks ago.

It has become the landing spot for all of the leftovers...

So, it was the next logical choice.

The front porch (to the left) is the one area

we didn't get finished last fall

when working on the outside of the house.

It is the priority for the summer,

as well as sprucing up the landscaping.

No one uses our front door...we want to change that.

Back to the project...one fine morning,...(I blame it on my exercise class...I came home feeling like I could conquer the world)...

I (impulsively) started ripping wallpaper off.

(Insert a word of encouragement here: if you are ever hanging wallpaper...DO your prepwork...use oil-base primer...it made ALL the difference...I had that top floral paper off in 2 hours...by myself!)

By the end of the week, I was here...

paper off and walls painted.

Painted white, of course.

which will lead me to my next post....

To paint or NOT to paint.

I know, another teaser...

You'll have to come on back.

Thanks bunches for your sweet words of encouragement with my last post...it is so encouraging to know that you all understand...you really would think that after this many years, we would *get* it. We did have a nice, relaxing weekend away...talk to you soon.

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Tuesday Cowgirl Up @ The Farmhouse Porch

Cozy Home Scenes

Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time

Tuesday's Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants

Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground

Farmhouse Friday @ Laurie Anna's Vintage Home

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home

PRIMP Your Stuff @ (PRIMP)

Thriftin' on a Thursday @ Savvy City Farmer

Inspiration Friday @ At The Picket Fence
Potpourri @ 2805

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

what's old is new...

or how I took all of my old stuff
and used it in a new way.
kitchen 2012

Before we get started
let's review
what I was going for:

VINTAGE-that almost goes without saying

WHITE-lots of it

LACE-a bit here and there

WOOD-to warm things up

PRIMITIVE-a touch but not too country

NEUTRALS-gotta have ironstone and tea-stain, too

and

ROSES.

Let's start here.

This is where I spend most of my time:
doing dishes!

First, we removed the cabinet doors under the sink.

Yes, I got the look.

the areyoucrazy look

We'll just say I pulled out the
it's my christmas present card.

After I reassured My Mr. that the doors would be safe
and
that we could always put them back on if we wanted to,

he willing obliged.

Next, I unburied my sewing machine.

We tried to act like we've always been bff's

but let's just say it was awkward at times.

Hats off to those of you that sew...

Me?
I'll take a paint brush.

Anyday.

I made the curtain and the ruffle (you are impressed, aren't you?)
out of a dropcloth
and installed it with one of those spring-ey type curtain rods.
I found mine at our old-fashioned hardware store.

I also had My Mr. remove those double faux ~~fake~~ panels under the sink and cut me a single piece.

I applied a glazed rose applique' from my supply stash.

The hardware matches my pantry and was found on ebay.

Moving to the right are my glass cabinets.

I have narrowed down
my everyday dishes
to vintage white.

Are you surprised?

The dishes got a little lost with the white background

so we My Mr.
cut a thin board to fit the back of the cabinet.

I covered it with leftover embossed wallpaper,

painted a base coat of my wall color,
and

glazed it with walnut stain.

Oh, more lace.

I do love me some old lace.

I love this piece of chippy rusty metal.
I found it at The Shabby House.

My BAKERY sign that I made

to the left of the sink

is the pantry

in case you missed it

you can read about my pantry project

here

and

here

aww...chippy, brown ironstone
I already had it hanging there with the rusty fencing
I think it shows up even better now.

The ceiling is covered
with an embossed paintable wallpaper
that looks like tin ceiling
and
painted with high gloss paint.

the chandy
was hanging in the barn for the barn sales

another "pleeeaaase, it's my christmas present,
won'tcha please put it in here?
It will be easy."

See the fridge?

Those things are hard to hide...
I have always wanted to have a built-in fridge.

This one really is too big for the space.

It is the one we had when we moved in

and it just keeps on a-runnin'

I'm saving my pennies for one
of those
fancy-schmancy french-style ones

in a 30 or 32 inch size..then we'll build it in.

Here's the top of the fridge.

LET TRU-BLU BE YOUR BAKER

I've had this baking powder sign for 25 years.
My Mr. uncovered it in a wall
in one of our first homes.
It's kind of special.

I think it is perfect.

The high chair is from my grandmother.
My babies used to sit in it
when we went to her home for dinner.

rust, lace, numbers and roses

I loved how this corner turned out.

A few of my favorite things

more chippy white

before and after

I traded out the buffet for the dark wood piece
It was in the barn...I use it for a display piece for the sales.

Did you notice that I finally put that rose print IN a frame?
This gorgeous frame was stashed in the hallway to my bedroom.
Doesn't everyone have a stash of picture frames lining their hallway?

a sweet trivet found thrifting
advertising a bakery from a small neighboring town
one of my rose teapots
my perfectly rusty birdcage

a few answers to some questions that have been asked:

1. curtain rings found at wal-mart

2. the wood countertops
island: oak slab/food-grade epoxy clear
we put that on for durability
pantry : pine / polyurethane clear finish
this area won't get much use or water
the main countertops are still formica with a wood edge

I am in love with my kitchen...I have only purchased a few items...
mostly it was paint and re-arranging and using what I had in a new way.
There are still a few things that I want to do...
aren't there always?