Removing Curtains

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Here’s where the manual labor comes in! Ripping down all the curtains and trim to start painting is a lot of work! I’m starting to think I’ll have more time in prep work than putting it back together. It is mostly held together by staples, which requires a lot of pulling/tugging/prying. I want a fresh clean slate to work with, so I decided to pull all of the valances down as well. We also got a surprise visitor from Papa DoDo (my grandpa) he’s always curious about all the projects happening! And he’s an experienced camper owner, so he gets a lot of my questions thrown at him 🙂

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A must have for every tool box:

Channellock long nose pliers (great for pulling out staples)

needle nose pliers

Removing Hardware

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The kids and I spent the evening working in the camper. We got all of the cabinet handles taken off. There were way more than I was anticipating! I’m glad my dad showed up while we were just getting started because he got us hooked up with a drill. Duh, way easier! Don’t start with a screwdriver like I did… Plus this impact is super cool to change out the bit one handed. Harrison was a great helper with the drill. He got it lined up and I helped guide and press the button. Finley was bouncing all over (per-usual) and wiped some cabinets down with her sponge. And ripped some more tape off… that girl! 🙂

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I looked around The Home Depot today for backsplash ideas, and I’m still not sure what I want to use. But I had a super cute helper while Harrison was at school. She is a great cart pusher! And we ended up with way more paint brushes then we needed because she kept throwing them in the cart. Glad they were cheap ones!

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Im sure I’ll lay in bed tonight wondering/thinking/planning camper ideas!

until next time —

Emily

Prepping For Paint

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EDIT: I wrote this post while still pregnant with my daughter, who is now one year old 😉 shows how long it’s taken me to publish this site!

We got the camper over to the barn at my dad’s farm around Halloween time. The kids and I started cleaning the inside and taping the cabinets. Prepping for paint is a chore! Or at least when you’re 27 weeks pregnant… and have an almost two year old who likes to follow behind and pull the tape off.

I used a vinegar/water mix with some essential oils to mask the smell to wipe down the cabinets. They are surprisingly really clean. I didn’t want to use any harsh chemicals because I’m prego and my kids were helping. It seemed to do the trick!!

I decided I’m going to paint the fridge with chalkboard paint to be able to write on it 🙂 very excited for that!

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I can’t wait to paint and get rid of the brown. Sooo much brown! And a lot of orange too. I mean look at these cabinets

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I have decided to keep the latches.. although brown.. they really are nice because they keep the cabinets closed and the kids can’t get them open. win/win

I just have to take them all off. Not looking forward to that. But I got a pretty good game plan on what I’m going to paint and where while the kids were occupied watching Zootopia and eating Halloween candy

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It’s SO dark in there! And did I mention brown.. lol! Okay I’ll stop with the brown comments because it really is true to the 80s mid century feel and I know that’s ‘in’ right now.. But not really my style! (but come on, how cute are these babes)