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 

a 

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.

We 

(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

the maiden voyage...

We are back from 2 glorious days of camping.

What's the sudden interest in camping, you ask?

We used  to camp...

long, long ago

but

then there were babies 

and 

moving into houses without plumbing.

Restoration was camping

and

 then

this happened:

Our 3 oldest married children all have campers 

and 

love to go  camping together.

We used to drive up for the day, eat lunch, and then drive home.

 We took the plunge and bought a  trailer.

Mr and Mrs G even joined us in the adventure

with their new-to-them camper.

 I did what every proper grandmother would do;

I  took advantage of the situation

baby mo

She was such a happy camper.

The big boys played

and 

the little boys played.

The girls had fun, too.

I took pictures,

and read my Mary Jane magazines, 

and slept in until 9:30

which is practically unheard of for me.

Even with all of the children 

it  was blissfully quiet.

I can't wait to go again.

Here's a teaser of the inside of the trailer...

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