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We've all fallen in love with Carlene and Michael Duffy's inspiring makeovers of vintage caravans. In their new book, This Old Van, the designer/builder duo of Cedar + Suede introduce us to their latest vintage belle, Goldie.
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Let's delve into 11 of the best small caravan interior design ideas that are achievable, and beautiful for the smallest of spaces.
We've all fallen in love with Carlene and Michael Duffy's inspiring makeovers of vintage caravans. In their new book, This Old Van, the designer/builder duo of Cedar + Suede introduce us to their latest vintage belle, Goldie.
Hey guys, welcome to 2021. Hope it's treating you well! This year is off to an exciting start because after ONE WHOLE YEAR (how?) we have finally completed our vintage camper remodel. For a little background - we bought this camper in 2019 for $600 with the plan to maybe turn it into a photo booth, maybe just a camper? Honestly we didn't think that we would even have time to touch it in 2020 because we were so busy with our photo booth business - Lamphouse Photo Co. WELP. With all events and weddings canceled in March 2020 we started work on our 1968 Play Mor 140. AND! We documented the entire process on our YouTube channel: Trailer Trash to Treasure Which, (woo-hoo) just passed 1k subscribers! We worked on the camper every week and finished it almost exactly a year from when we started. Here's the before tour: First the exterior. Oof. Poor guy had been given the rattle can mossy oak treatment and it was doing his cute shape NO favors. Next up, the "kitchen" BIG USE OF QUOTATION MARKS THERE ; ) What's there to say, it was basically gone. Disintegrated. Like the little scalloped edge on the cabinet though so style points for that I guess. Here's the dinette that would fold down into a bed: The other ~bed~ Would you sleep there? So we got to work with the help of my dad, Dave and mom, Connie and demolished the interior first: We then took it down to the frame, rebuilt the walls, ceiling, stripped the skin and repainted the exterior and ta-da, here's the final product: The kitchen after: I think the kitchen might be my favorite part of the camper. We installed a new faucet, built upper and lower cabinets, added a water pump and water system and new hardware of course. Next up, the front "dinette" We ended up opting for storage and turned the dinette into a permanent couch/bed. We're tent campers and we usually eat outside on a picnic table so we didn't think we would spend the time to convert it back and forth every day from a dinette to a bed. And finally, the bedroom: Did I say the kitchen was my favorite? Maybe this is? Idk, I love it all. Simon is a big fan of the big, fluffy bed: The bed converts back into a couch area during the day to add a tiny amount of floor space, access to under the bed storage, and a nice seating area for meals or relaxing. If you want to see how we rebuilt, repainted, re-everything'd this whole camper from the very beginning please head over to our YouTube channel Trailer Trash to Treasure and click the 'Start From the Beginning Playlist' We have another awesome project starting in a few weeks so hit that subscribe button and follow along on our next adventure! Until then, Keep Smiling! Exterior Green Paint Exterior Pink Paint Interior Upper Cabinet Paint Interior Lower Cabinet Paint Interior Wall Paint Kitchen faucet Hardware (pulls & knobs) Backsplash stickers Box Cushion Tutorial Drop Cloth Shade Tutorial Flooring Lights
Let's delve into 11 of the best small caravan interior design ideas that are achievable, and beautiful for the smallest of spaces.
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We've all fallen in love with Carlene and Michael Duffy's inspiring makeovers of vintage caravans. In their new book, This Old Van, the designer/builder duo of Cedar + Suede introduce us to their latest vintage belle, Goldie.
Anneke Vegter was bijna klaar met haar studie en was flink aangestoken met het pimpvirus door haar vriendin Gery. Er was geen weg meer terug. Er moest en zou een caravan komen. Vrij impulsief kochten Chris en Anneke deze gouden Avento. Zonder keuring of iets dergelijks. Anneke was al enigszins begonnen met verven, maar het werd winter. De caravan moest in de stalling. En om in het voorjaar weer de spirit te krijgen om verder te gaan besloot ze om […]
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Deze Sprite was eerst een lelijk eendje en nu een prachtige eyecatcher.De grootste metamorfose van alle Judidith caravans, met name de buitenkant. Wat was het een waanzinnig gave klus om deze Sprite 400 uit 1972 te mogen omtoveren tot een plaatje. Vorig jaar Augustus werd ik getipt door mijn nicht dat deze caravan te koop stond. In het hoge Noorden kocht ik dit droevige caravannetje. Ik zag er wel wat in 🙂 .Nadat ik groen licht kreeg van mijn caravangarage […]
Hey guys, welcome to 2021. Hope it's treating you well! This year is off to an exciting start because after ONE WHOLE YEAR (how?) we have finally completed our vintage camper remodel. For a little background - we bought this camper in 2019 for $600 with the plan to maybe turn it into a photo booth, maybe just a camper? Honestly we didn't think that we would even have time to touch it in 2020 because we were so busy with our photo booth business - Lamphouse Photo Co. WELP. With all events and weddings canceled in March 2020 we started work on our 1968 Play Mor 140. AND! We documented the entire process on our YouTube channel: Trailer Trash to Treasure Which, (woo-hoo) just passed 1k subscribers! We worked on the camper every week and finished it almost exactly a year from when we started. Here's the before tour: First the exterior. Oof. Poor guy had been given the rattle can mossy oak treatment and it was doing his cute shape NO favors. Next up, the "kitchen" BIG USE OF QUOTATION MARKS THERE ; ) What's there to say, it was basically gone. Disintegrated. Like the little scalloped edge on the cabinet though so style points for that I guess. Here's the dinette that would fold down into a bed: The other ~bed~ Would you sleep there? So we got to work with the help of my dad, Dave and mom, Connie and demolished the interior first: We then took it down to the frame, rebuilt the walls, ceiling, stripped the skin and repainted the exterior and ta-da, here's the final product: The kitchen after: I think the kitchen might be my favorite part of the camper. We installed a new faucet, built upper and lower cabinets, added a water pump and water system and new hardware of course. Next up, the front "dinette" We ended up opting for storage and turned the dinette into a permanent couch/bed. We're tent campers and we usually eat outside on a picnic table so we didn't think we would spend the time to convert it back and forth every day from a dinette to a bed. And finally, the bedroom: Did I say the kitchen was my favorite? Maybe this is? Idk, I love it all. Simon is a big fan of the big, fluffy bed: The bed converts back into a couch area during the day to add a tiny amount of floor space, access to under the bed storage, and a nice seating area for meals or relaxing. If you want to see how we rebuilt, repainted, re-everything'd this whole camper from the very beginning please head over to our YouTube channel Trailer Trash to Treasure and click the 'Start From the Beginning Playlist' We have another awesome project starting in a few weeks so hit that subscribe button and follow along on our next adventure! Until then, Keep Smiling! Exterior Green Paint Exterior Pink Paint Interior Upper Cabinet Paint Interior Lower Cabinet Paint Interior Wall Paint Kitchen faucet Hardware (pulls & knobs) Backsplash stickers Box Cushion Tutorial Drop Cloth Shade Tutorial Flooring Lights
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A collection of Millard caravan renovations to inspire your own DIY renovations. These Australian renovations include total gus to minor refreshes.
Lynelle and Josh Olson had always dreamed of travelling through the South Island, so when the opportunity to adopt a dilapidated caravan came along, they couldn’t believe their luck Meet & greet Lynelle Olson (business development manager) and Josh Olson (project manager and builder). What made you decide to get a caravan? Since we got …
Josh and Jenna have finished the renovation of their RV, reviving the interiors with paint, fresh flooring and upholstery, clever storage solutions, and vintage inspired décor. Step inside.
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Our complete step by step guide explaining exactly how we renovated the outside of our vintage caravan, including the chassis, cladding and windows.
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Trading their rain-soaked tent for an old-school caravan has been the ticket to holiday happiness and magical memories for this Mt Maunganui clan
Our complete step by step guide explaining exactly how we renovated the outside of our vintage caravan, including the chassis, cladding and windows.
Wait til you see the 'after'!
After searching the highways, byways, KOAs, and autotrader.ca, we found the loveliest little camper trailer: a ten-foot-long, forty-year-old Sprite Caravan 400. Our search saviour was Terry “Hap”...
Needing a bigger trailer than my "Little Rose", I decided to sell a few of the beautiful antiques I have gathered over the years and buy this, a classic old, old, old Avion Travel Trailer. I have been attending more art festivals and sometimes hubby comes along and we just needed more space. He gladly made the 5 hour one way trip to pick up the trailer, and didn't complain when the trailer lights shorted out in the snow storm as we were dragging her home. He didn't seem to mind having to spend the long, cold night stranded along the road waiting for daylight with just a small coat to keep us warm. We patiently waited out the night, but at daybreak the fog rolled in and we still needed the lights. Luckily I am a farm gal and after thinking about it for a while I asked, "Couldn't we somehow hook into the back lights of the vehicle?" It was worth a look and as we tore into the back wall panel, we discovered a wire to a heater fan. Hooked into the wire and simply had to turn on the heater fan for the trailer lights to work. I will say however, he did gave me quite the look when we first stepped inside the trailer and he saw the shape it was in, but he didn't say a word other than, "it's up to you". Being a bit of a dreamer and an artist, I could see what potential it had and was thrilled for all the possibilities. Smiling, I handed over the cash! This little trailer pulled home like a dream. She didn't slip and slide on the snowy roads, and followed along so nicely it was hard to tell we were even dragging a trailer. She is 18 feet long, just the right size for us to take on our travels. We spent a couple of days gutting out the interior. (Yes, those are holes in the floor) Then it was off to the store to buy paint, marine plywood to cover the big holes in the floor, and new laminate flooring. The step into the trailer was re-attached and c-bolts were added to the metal frame for more stability. Grates were screwed shut and the holes from small doors that were missing were covered with rolled aluminum sheeting. Once again hubby gave me the look when I said I wanted to buy blue, orange and green paint, but by now he was getting anxious to see the results of all our hard work so he just said "It's up to you". I purchased an old, used, water bed frame with drawers at the Habitat for Humanity store. I knew they would be just the right height to place the mattress on. The water bed headboard was placed in the wood shed to be donated later to a local thrift store. We yanked out the propane stove and fridge. Keeping the existing cupboards, I painted them and added new (old,vintage) hardware. We built a cupboard to fit in the area where the stove was. It is filled with my silver tea set and copper pots and pans. Here are the results!!!! (I know, can you believe it?) The propane stove and sink were removed to allow for the full counter top. I needed the space to work on various art projects, framing, painting etc. I have an old Coleman Propane stove to cook on outside and a large metal milk bucket I fill with water to heat up and do the dishes in. The wall surrounding the bed was left "as is". It has so much character from years of use and different layers of paint, wall paper, and old peeling cork. The large double closet is big enough to hold all our clothes and shoes for an extended stay. I found the perfect vintage chandelier after several years of searching. It showed up in the local thrift store! The hole that was in the cupboard where an old clock would have been was covered with a second-hand silver plated serving tray and then I attached a mirror over top of the tray. I purchased the bird pillows in a discount store. They are the only "new" items in the trailer, but I couldn't resist the bright colors and colorful tassels. The double door storage area under the water-bed frame is the perfect place to put both my oil and watercolor easels. There is also plenty of room in the drawers for all my sketch pads and other art supplies, or the drawers can be filled with food, clothes, and necessities. Corrugated tin placed along a portion of the bottom edge reflects surrounding colors Candle sticks are screwed down to the top of the shelf. They remain stationary as we travel. Old metal tiles I had purchased 20 years ago line the wall above the counter. An old paraffin oil lantern I purchased in Wyoming, gives us light. A chandelier made from a vintage lamp and pretty beads scored in the discount bin at a local craft store makes a beautiful addition. Remember the old water bed headboard destined for the thrift store? As it was being loaded into the vehicle, I had a flash of inspiration. What if I tore it apart and made it into a bench for the trailer? It turned out better than expected and can easily be removed if needed. If desired, I can add my old rocking chair. I recovered it in a mix-matched variety of fabric, velvet, lace and trim. It gives me a perfect, soft comfy place to sit. Just found this smaller, green velvet chair at a second hand store. It fits the space better so the rocker was moved into the house. I filled the small cupboard with books to read while on the road. Photos of the bathroom before the remodel. shower and counter with sink and after A portion of the cabinet was removed to allow for more room around the toilet. I used green industrial, waterproof paint to coat the inside of the shower. The walls were painted orange and corrugated metal was placed on the wall surrounding the toilet. Tile was also used along the floor, covering the holding tank and the shower entrance. We do not have water in the trailer. A personal choice, the trailer is old and the shower and sinks were made to run out on the ground. We will be collecting the shower water in a bin under the trailer to dump in specified areas. To conserve water, we will use a small solar shower bag and a basin for washing our hands. By removing the existing sink, I had a large counter space and wanted to make it extra fancy. I constructed a mosaic top out of old plates gathered from the kitchen. A blue patterned shower curtain picks up the colors of the flowers on the counter-top. The tile placed around the holding tank and shower edge is the same tile used around the mosaic counter-top. I added this vintage metal rose wall hanging along part of the wall and across the top. I wanted something to help transition between the green and orange colors. Bright blue birds are added........well because I wanted to and they match the shower curtain. Now we are ready to run away on another adventure! I have traveled extensively the past couple of years since the remodel. Took a trip along the old route 66. I attended several Plein Air art festivals in Southern Utah. Camped in the high Uintas, the Rocky mountains, and made a couple of trips through Arizona to visit my kids. If you see me along the way be sure to honk or come on over to my camp and say "hello". " "All who wander are not lost." J.R.R. Tolkien GLAMPING AT THE FARM click here to see how I spend my summers in a camp trailer while working on my beautiful, organic vegetable farm. CRICKETSONGFARM.BLOGSPOT.COM click here for gardening information FARMHERJILL click here to read a little more about me
Here are some tips and tricks on how to score a sweet vintage camper and how to renovate it once you've found it.
