I am not a frilly person. I shudder when I pass the Barbie aisle in the chain stores. I don't like high maintenance stuff--like the current style of jackets with the long front tails. They look fine but I would have them caught in a car door or a blender or something. But when we started making plans to join the Sisters on the Fly at their Country Living Fair event in Georgia at the end of this month, I took a critical look at our trailer. The Sisters, like the Glampers, often restore vintage trailers, name them, carry out a theme and color scheme, and mega-accessorize. I love looking at them and I admire their creativity.
But frankly, I'm too lazy to get all of that stuff out every camping trip and arrange it. That doesn't mean I have no interest in adding my own stamp. RV and camper designers seem to have no imagination and they all have the same color scheme and look. I'm enough of a rebel to want to change that. We have owned our trailer for nine years and I think for that entire time I have thought it would be a good idea to slipcover the cushions in denim. They could be washed and would be less scratchy (and ugly) than the original upholstery. But I had never done it.
A couple of weeks ago, I needed to use an online credit so I purchased a rug runner to cover the spots in the light beige carpet. It is shades of denim and leather. Just the motivation I needed to make covers for the dinette seats. Then I found a cover in the same color of blue that would work for the jack-knife sofa. Now the table. It is blah grey laminate. Some people paint them and cover that with epoxy. I was tempted, but there's the question for later trade in. So, with help of some Glampers on Facebook and a staple gun, I covered it with a leather-look vinyl remnant. Much warmer-looking than that laminate.
So we have kind of a woodsy-cabin- western thing going. Most of the items are either left-over from changes in our home or picked up very cheap.
A couple of weeks ago, I needed to use an online credit so I purchased a rug runner to cover the spots in the light beige carpet. It is shades of denim and leather. Just the motivation I needed to make covers for the dinette seats. Then I found a cover in the same color of blue that would work for the jack-knife sofa. Now the table. It is blah grey laminate. Some people paint them and cover that with epoxy. I was tempted, but there's the question for later trade in. So, with help of some Glampers on Facebook and a staple gun, I covered it with a leather-look vinyl remnant. Much warmer-looking than that laminate.
So we have kind of a woodsy-cabin- western thing going. Most of the items are either left-over from changes in our home or picked up very cheap.
Two other modifications in recent years were for convenience rather than glamour. Shoes were always a problem and this trailer happens to have a cabinet right by the door under the entertainment center. I took the door off and it became our shoe caddy. Also a hanging caddy out of fabric has about 10 pockets and holds all of our chargers and electronic accessories.
So now we are ready to head to Georgia. Well, as soon as we load the food, clothes, books, raincoats, etc.
So now we are ready to head to Georgia. Well, as soon as we load the food, clothes, books, raincoats, etc.
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