Camping Weekend?

After a 10 hour power Christmas take down and organization feat, Bill hit me with the news that we were going camping. 

  What? 

Camping is work. I was exhausted. 

However, I rallied - somewhat. 

I say somewhat because I just wasn't the most organized this trip.  

Over the course of the weekend, we made three trips to the Dollar General. 

Thank heavens that there is a Dollar G in just about every small town in Texas. I think they put the Alcoa out of business, though.  

Usually, there are Joanna Gaines inspired tablescloths and linens. Hotel china, tea cups, coffee cups etc, etc, etc. 

Not this time. 

After the great mouse caper of 2014, we decided not to store anything inside of it except Irish Spring bath soap.  

Mice love toilet paper and paper towels - FYI. They don't love the smell of balsam. 

 You may remember that I rehabbed the camper two and a half years ago. 

There is a great series of camper posts but because I am lacking in blogging sticktoitiveness so there was not really a reveal post. 

Fabulous thrifting expeditions ensued and darling black and white accessories were collected for the camper. Since we don't store anything in the camper, they got dispersed throughout our various cupboards. Some of it was congregated for this trip but not everything. 

Hence the many trips to the Dollar G.  

We didn't bring any coffee cups. We love camp coffee. 

These were the only coffee cups at the DG. 

The Good Morning Sunshine mug is mine. This choice was very ironic as I am NOT a morning person at all. 

This was my natural centerpiece.  

There wasn't a thing blooming. It was fun collecting what was available.  

I really don't love all the pantry items on display. I think I'm going to make a little curtain for this niche. A spring rod should hold it in place. 

On a whim, I grabbed this postcard in an Adirondack frame at the last minute. 

We both loved how it added a cabin look to the camper. 

I painted the log cabin watercolor. 

As I lay on the bed dozing and napping, (Napping in the camper is about the best thing ever.)

I had a good look at the inside. 

I was a little astounded at the amount of work that it took to transform it from rusty red and brown to tasteful gray, black and white. 

I tried tooting my own horn to Bill but he didn't seem as impressed with me as I was with myself. Haha. 

These are all pictures with my iPhone but here are some styling shots with the decor items that were thrown in the truck right before we left. 

There is a punch list of stuff we still need to do.

I think I'll make a list of everything we need to bring so next time we don't make so many trips to the Dollar G. 

I'll leave you with some Selfies With A Dog.

:)

These two were so excited to camp. 

I was correct. It is a lot of work but the weather was amazing. 

We also had a fun time with family. 

It was a great weekend. 

Can you see the Dollar G in the distance? 

Katie 

Our Trailer is Primed And Ready For Paint

We picked up the trailer on Tuesday and parked it across the street. It is sort of in between two of the neighbor's houses. We've spoken to one couple and they are completely okay with it sitting there for a bit. I'm not so sure about the other couple. 

If they call the city on us, we will come up with plan B but we've been good neighbors so I hope we are good for a few weeks. 

Armed with coffee and the drill driver, we got out there first thing this morning. 

We unscrewed everything we could think of. 

The valances were put on with l brackets. 

Once the sides of the cornices were removed, we could get the mini blinds off. Those needed to be removed so we could get to the screws that held the top pieces in place. 

We aren't putting these back in. I'll be making some curtains instead. 

A privacy curtain for the "bedroom" ran along a track on the ceiling. 

We don't really need it except Bill gets up early and I like to sleep in. His book light doesn't bother me when the curtain is closed.  

I was able to slip the curtain off of the track by taking out one screw on the end. 

Plastic fittings are attached to the top of the curtain. I'll reuse these and sew them onto a new curtain. 

The nifty cup holders would be easy to recover but they don't hold a cup of coffee. 

They are useless to avid coffee drinkers. Bill is going to make a tray of some kind to replace these. 

The couch folds out into the smallest bed in the world. 

What can I say about this fabric that you haven't thought? 

Bill asked why we picked this trailer, with this fabric. 

Sadly, it was the best on the lot. 

Hideous. 

A collage of palm fronds. 

I could have a new career designing the interiors of travel trailers. 

The fabric is in good shape but mice spent a winter frolicking on it.

 It has got to go. 

The fold out bed/couch was held on with a series of screws and bolts. 

The seat and the back will be easy to recover. 

They are in the garage so I can work on them in the house. 

Now for the "what was I thinking?" portion of the day. 

The internet can be a bad thing. 

I saw that Gripper Primer by Glidden works on trailer walls. 

What a pain in the neck. 

It isn't that big of a space but there was a lot of cutting around windows, cabinets and doors. 

 I don't mean to brag but I'm good at the detail work. 

I only had to use a little bit of painter's tape. 

I had to laugh when I saw this picture. I cropped it because Bill had a little bit of a plumber situation going on with his shorts. 

I think the finished slid out will have the biggest impact. 

Bill pitched in to help when I'd started to fade. 

We were able to plug in the trailer so we could have air conditioning. 

I was thankful for that. 

Bill said he will take co-credit if this works out okay. 

If it doesn't, he will pretend he had nothing to do with it. 

Haha. 

Here is the video of the after. 

We finished this shortly after lunch. 

That's not bad until I think about doing it all over again with the top coat. 

Which is why we decided to leave the cabinets as is. 

It already feels lighter and brighter! 

I'll be back with more updates. 

I hope you have had a great day. 

Katie