No more dirty, ugly carpet!!!

I pulled up to carpet to reveal the glued down backing stayed stuck to lino that may not look to shabby if I can get the glue and underlay off the floor. Tomorrow I plan to use boiling water and a scraper to get all the stuff off and then we'll decide if the floor looks good enough of if we do indeed need to put new flooring down.

We almost have chair cushions!

I did all of the machine work today, tomorrow I plan to put the covers on the other 3 cushions that are in the garage and then hand stitch them closed or insert a zipper, we'll see what I can find tomorrow - I don't want to spend $40 on zippers when chances are we won't have a need to take the covers off as we don't normally eat in the camper, we eat at the picnic tables. Here is a picture of how the cushions will look. They can be placed with the "wave" pointing upwards or downwards, until they're in the unit it's hard to tell which will look better.

Ignore the date, it was truly taken May 4th, 2010

bedding done, patterns made!

I finished the bedding this past weekend - it's all ready to be wrapped up, and I just made the pattern for the 4"x20"x40" cushions, I am getting ready to lay out the fabric and start cutting.

Old wrapping paper works great for making patterns that slide over fabric and don't tear as easily as tissue paper. And who can't feel cheery when working with a bunch of snowwman on a summer project?

patterns wer 29" x 49" with 4" squares cut from each corner.

Fabric has been cut and I have now used the pattern above to create the bottom of the cushions by cutting off one long flap and 2 short flaps.

This WILL be the weekend.

The bedding is ALMOST done, I need to put elastic in one fitted sheet, and alter the last fitted sheet it's a double, but needs to be a twin - they didn't have any twin's in the colour I got for the larger beds, so although it's slightly more work, it's worth it. Then once that's done, I plan to make a pattern and cut the fabric for the four 4"x20"x40" cushions.

the bedding.

The beds aren't even ready, one needs to be washed and recovered, one needs to be recovered, and one needs to be built and covered, but the bedding is ready, this will be my mother's gift for mother's day:) I still have to make sheets that will fit the bed but by purchasing marked down sheet sets I can alter them to fit:)

Each quilt has a matching pillowcase that can store the quilt when it's not in use.

washa-washa-wasaha

All of the kitchen area cushions have been washed and are now sitting outside drying - hopefully it stays dry for a few days. Hopefully it gets nice and warm soon so I can wash the upper bunk. Dad is doing some more work on it today, not sure what, but I'm sure it's important otherwise he wouldn't be wasting his time.

Washing the foam mattresses

We've decided to attempt washing the foam mattresses before buying new. We'll have to wait until it gets warmer, it's an outdoor job, and after reading the instructions, it sounds like it will be quite a task, but I'm up for the challenge.

It's been driven!

Only from one part of our yard around the corner to behind our house, but the engine runs and drives, it needs new tires to be deemed drivable, but that wasn't the issue today. We discussed the cushions, we are going to look at washing the cushions, buying new is about $250 to replace the cushions and about $150 to make new cushion covers. We'll see what we end up doing.

Patience...

So I've finished the curtains, cleaned the bathroom, made bathroom accessories, and now I have to wait and be patient, until the house is finished Dad will not be doing any interior work on the R.V, so for now I'll focus on my geocaching and perhaps make some bedding for the R.V.

On the other hand, Dad got the fuel tank cleaned out and reinstalled along with new fuel lines, he's on the search for a fuel sending unit as the one on the tank was torn so it will no longer work.

My brother went searching for new locks for the hatches and door, he found what we need but we won't be getting the stuff until there is time to do the work.

So until there's time, news on the R.V will be pretty slow and quiet.

privacy is a necessity, not a luxury!

Lace curtains are just about finished, they will hang in front of the mini blinds, just makes the whole cabin appear so much brighter. the cab curtains will take a bit longer, I bought the pleat tape today and plan to cut and sew the drapes this afternoon. Non of the curtains will be hun until the carpet is pulled out and replaced with something new, the kitchen counter is replaced with something new (possibility, not definately), and the walls and windows have all be washed - probably sometime in June.

Curtains!

So originally we were going to hang lace curtains in our basement, plans changed we're putting up mini blinds and have all the lace curtains ready to hang, well they are perfect size for the R.V windows - at least the 2 big windows and the upper bunk divider space, so that's where they will be hung, I also finished the large curtain for the bathroom and just need to make the little one. I also need to make 6 more lace curtains of assorted size for the upper bunk windows, the kitchen sink, and the entrance door. Everythings cut and awaiting the sewing machine.

As for Dad's stuff: He put some acetone in the fuel tank to attempt losening the gummed up gas, here's hoping it works.

A little light, but not to shabby

I used the nail polish remover on the rest of the toilet seat, along with around the bowl where it had dripped. It did the job of fading the yellow so now it is a softer yellow. This was not originally the plan, but it worked as a solution to the problem of the splotchy toilet lid.

This is the seat afterwards, mostly a pale yellow with matches the rest of the bathroom a bit better.

She runs, with a little help

She hasn't been running for at least 6 years, at least she was last plated in 2003, so we're guessing. Dad hotwired her today and got her running, he had to keep pouring gas in her, but he thinks once he drops the gas tank, cleans the fuel lines and gives her some quality gas, she'll run alright, he said she ran clean at least, so that's a start!

Not a whole lotta luck

Washed the walls with acetone based nail polish remover and a mr. clean magic eraser, it faded the colour but didn't take it off completely, I think a scouring sponge and the nail polish remover might work and will try that another day. I splotched the toilet lid with the nail polish remover and it turned it white which is too bad but the task now is to turn the whole thing white.

Bathroom walls...

So I used some nail polish remover - okay A LOT of nail polish remover, I am heading back to town to buy more this afternoon, along with some mr. clean magic erasers, then I will scrub the walls some more. The yellow and orange are coming off, I think I just need stronger nail polish remover - I went for acetone free stuff and it takes a lot of scrubbing, my test patch was with regular strength so that's what I am going back to. Stay tuned for pictures...

The front cab, new carpet to come, along with a new ignition lock to. No repairs will happen until we know this engine runs well...

Bun above the cab, has a notch out that is filled in to form a 54" x 88" bed.

The kitchen counter and stove, it may or may not stay crayola yellow.

Kitchen table, folds down into 2nd bed.

Sit nook, talk of this becoming a 3rd bed as the chairs are worn out just like the rest of the cushions.

All cushions and curtains are being made by me so stay tuned for updates once the project is set in motion (hopefully sometime around end of April/mid May.

Carpet will also be replaced, choices are laminate or cushion floor, Dad or Lance will be doing that part.

It's a one piece unit, meaning shower, sink, and tub are all made from the same piece of plastic. The wallpaper is getting replace, well to be honest, I found out the orange and yello sort of comes off and am just looking for the right cleaner to do the job, figure I might as well try since it's not staying anyways.