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We came across this little camper that needed

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so much help that had so much potential.

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We hobbled her home and I didn't waste any time,

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got straight to cleaning her and this is what the inside looked like on day one.

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And I immediately started ripping everything out

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after removing the carpet cushions and curtains,

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I didn't stop there and remove the countertops as well.

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Well, actually, I removed a lot more, but I promise it's going to be so much better.

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Once all the demolition was done,

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it was time to make her at least pretty on the outside.

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We gave her a nice coat of white paint and a little

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stripe to add some pizza.

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Then I moved back to the inside,

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added some board and batten to cover up all of the destruction I made.

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And I will also add as a cute little feature wall.

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I boned all of the seams and then added Bondo to any areas that I damaged.

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During demo, I added a waterproofing membrane to all of the walls in the bathroom.

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And then I framed out a section for our new two burner stove.

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Now we just need to sand clean this place and tape up the windows and

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we are ready to prize before we could get her looking pretty on the inside.

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We upgraded to a tankless water heater and got rid of this old water tank.

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I made the opening for the fridge bigger to accommodate a new one along with

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more molding to cover up some of the

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destruction after scuff sanding the entire trailer,

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I finally primed and painted the entire inside.

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Once the base color was down,

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I started adding little accent colors like this blue for the board and batten.

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And then of course, added a little more yellow to the storage area in the back.

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We upgraded our entire electrical system,

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adding solar panels and then I started prepping

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all of the cabinets and drawers for paint.

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These all became

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a nice dusty little pink out of the hardware and then put everything back together.

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I wired in my 12 volt lighting,

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secured those and then went on to my butcher block and started cutting that down.

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I got the stove insert put in and now look at here nice new countertops.

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Lastly, I finally got the floors laid and it made the biggest difference.

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Then took that beautiful countertop back outside,

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started by cutting the hole for my sink and then creating this little storage

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area for underneath my stove top where the old oven used to be.

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I popped that in. Got all the drawers put back in

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along with hanging all of the doors.

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Then I moved on to lighting where I had to drill in

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holes on all of my normal lights to add these little buttons

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and had a little chandelier for the dinette.

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After getting new screens put in,

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I replaced all of the frames and then started putting real tile on my back.

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Splash. I glued them down and then used silicone caulking for the grout.

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We went from this to this. I then turned my focus to the dinette

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and made an epoxy table reattached the hardware.

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I spray painted this bronze and now we are looking nice and glossy up in here.

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Then I added my awesome hardware that's brass and leather pools and finally

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cut out a little area for my battery monitor to be mounted.

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My little boy helped me cut the faucet hole.

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We added this brushed gold faucet in and it is such a showstopper.

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Now that the kitchen is complete, we are heading to the bathroom.

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We finally added a black tank and then got her shoes

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shined up with new tires and shiny baby moon hub caps.

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Then I finally tackled the bathroom,

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gave it a good cleaning and then added

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this beautiful penny towel vinyl sticker sheet.

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I added PV C molding and silicone cloth

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to secure all the seams down, painted the shower tub with appliance,

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epoxy added floor trim and this flexible shower curtain.

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And we were done.

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We decided to add this portable ac in the area

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that used to house the furnace which no longer worked.

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And then finally, we brought in our new fridge.

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I cleaned up the old furnace vent and reattached it and then built

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out a frame to surround the fridge to make it look built in.

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I painted that the same as the walls,

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including all the touch up painting that needed to be done.

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And then turned my focus back to the outside,

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spray painted the old awning and then covered it with

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fence boards that I ripped down from cedar planks,

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re attached that and then I moved on to the back storage area where

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I put cedar planks down and then decided to be crazy and build a little

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box to give it such a cute, unique little look.

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I sat with it for a few days but decided it needed to be a little richer in color. So I

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added a semi transparent stain to both now

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that the exterior is pretty much complete.

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I went back inside and realized I never painted this little white bunk area.

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So I got that done.

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Finally brought in the amazing cushions and then took her down to

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a weigh station to make sure we were still under our GVW.

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Lastly,

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I took it by the original owner to get his approval and he absolutely loved it.

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So here is the reveal of our tiny little 16 ft trailer we

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named Daphne if you have ever dreamed of restoring a vintage travel trailer.

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You will find that it is more than a renovation

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project throughout the process of stripping down its worn surfaces.

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You are bound to think that you are in too deep.

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But with the help of many tutorials, I share,

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I hope I can be a great resource to give you

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the confidence to tackle anything that may come your way.

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I promise an extremely rewarding outcome is that the

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end of this journey,

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these renovations will take a little elbow grease and try your resilience

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due to the nature of these trailers and RVS,

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the chances your project will look exactly like this one are slim.

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However, that's what makes any adventure worthwhile.

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I hope to provide a foundation of ideas and

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techniques you can and should make it your own.

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So go ahead find that project trailer and join me for the adventure of a lifetime.

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And if interested by my book, Diy Camper and RV Renault,

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available for purchase on Amazon Barnes and Nobles,

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Bam bookshop.org and Indigo dot C A.