Devouring life, one bite at a time
Here’s a great way to use up your mismatched china collection from garage sales over the years. This project couldn’t be simpler and makes a beautiful jewelry stand while displaying those pretty little plates. Just use superglue or my personal favorite, E6000 (it’s waterproof) with …
One of the best things about the camper has been the countless inspiration for projects. And what better way to experiment than with a beat up camper? Like this penny tile floor. I’ve probably spent hours drooling over Pinterest boards with these kinds of things, …
Welcome to our photo album chronicling our adventure fixing up a ’77 Dodge Robinhood. It’s been burly, but boy, have we had fun rolling our sleeves up and making improvements.
When we purchased the camper in the spring of 2017, the bones seemed pretty good, but we knew we wanted to basically give the whole thing a facelift. It’s been a little more than cosmetic, but here’s a basic list.
– reseal roof
-reseal damaged corner of cab over
-wallpaper ceiling
-paint entire indoors white (to make it feel more spacious!) This was by far, the biggest job because there is so much detail
-install cedar closet (this has been on my bucket list, and I need a practice run before attempting on my bedroom closet)
-tile bathroom floor (see next post!)
-custom built dinette/bed, including refinishing existing table top
-install beadboard paneling on walls
-new curtains
-repurpose existing twin bed to couch
-new interior light switches and A/C unit
-exterior turn signal plates
-new steering panel
-new insulation/replace rotten wood and finish paneling on cab over bed
… So just a few things to keep us busy! Here’s a tour of all the works in progress. With a 24 foot camper, pretty much any project takes over the entire space, so you’ll see lots happening simultaneously.
Above is the living room area where the beadboard will be added and the existing twin bed will be converted to a bench/bed with storage.
The kitchen has all its appliances in working order. You can see the vinyl wallpaper and existing paint need to go!
We actually like the mustard yellow bathroom color scheme, and plan to bring it out with clean, white paint. And a fancy tiled floor!
The living room is primed for paint. We used the Kilz brand for our tough-to-paint laminated surfaces.
The custom built dinette is starting to come together. I am refinishing the table top with a removable marine stand so we can go from table to bed when needed.
The beadboard starts to clean things up dramatically! Bye-bye horrible, dark, 70s fake wood!
And leaks are getting sealed (like the one that mysteriously appeared days after we brought the camper home, even when we inspected on a rainy day)!
See more progress in the next post!
When you’re in college, there is nothing less appealing than relatives trying to pawn off their housewares onto you, especially when they’re family heirlooms from aging relatives. It’s not that I didn’t appreciate my Uncle Clarence thinking of me. It was more of a what …
And I really like that having this sewing box makes an official statement, like an academic’s regalia. Like, hey world, look out cause I’m a sewer now! Maybe I’m over thinking it.
So here’s my basic start into my sewing stock, and the work in progress for perfecting my craft room (of which there will be a post, just as soon as I can get it into presentable shape for the “after” portion of the before and after transformation!).
-pin cushions
-thread
-bobbins
-rotary cutter
-thimbles
-extra machine needles
-tracing pencils
-seam ripper
-seam gage
-extra machine light bulb
-good fabric-only scissors (these live on my machine table, since the moment I put them away, I immediately need them out again)
What’s in your craft basket?
What do you like to make?
This is no ordinary cracker tin. It is a 60-year-old vintage gem, and more importantly, a treasure belonging to my grandmother, who died before I was born. I never even knew about it. My fairy godmother uncovered it from her kitchen and surprised me with …
