Starting the remodel

First thing we did for our remodel was go shopping of course! I love to shop but it was a bit overwhelming deciding on a color palate and what we wanted our camper to look like.  We decided to paint our cabinets white after looking at all the great camper renovations on  Pop Up Princess We really thought it would make the camper look brighter and bigger.

First we removed all of the T-trim and ordered all new white to match.  We purchased Behr paint that had a paint and primer all in one.  It took four coats of paint along with some touch up areas. We removed the drawers and doors to paint separately. We also painted the fridge with black chalkboard paint.

 

Our hardware for the cabinets were in great shape they were just ugly so we spray painted them with Rust-Oleum’s oil rubbed bronze paint.

 

 

After everything was painted we put down our new flooring.  We purchased a vinyl linoleum sticky back plank wood from Lowes.  I just love this flooring, it actually looks like real wood and it gives the camper some warmth to it.  For our countertops we decided to go with Rust-Oleum countertop paint in a light beige color.  We also used Behr’s decorative paint chips and Minwax polycrlic protective finish.  We got our countertop idea from Hollie.  Just make sure you have a nice day out when doing this because the fumes are very strong!!!

 

 

These are the pictures so far.  As you can see we also added 2 inch memory foam to the beds and anti fatigue mats under the mattress for a more comfortable bed.  After all we are more of glampers than campers.   We are awaiting our T-trim to arrive in the mail, finish our curtains, and reupholster our cushions.  That’s it for now.  Hope to finish it up real soon!

 

Our Camper Remodel

We have wanted a camper for many years now.  Something small we could pull with our small SUV and that would be fairly cheap.  As much as we would have loved a big brand new camper it was not in the budget.  Both Chris and I camped as children and loved it.  My best friend has a camper and we have been fortunate enough to squeeze into their camper with their family of five.  It was a bit cramped, well that’s a bit of an understatement, but we had so much fun that we really wanted to be able to have our own camper some day.

We started looking around and fell in love with our 2000 Coleman Niagara.  We named her Bertha.  We just knew she was the one from the first time we looked at her.  I guess you could say it was love at first sight!  Bertha is in pretty great shape for being 16 years old but she needs some little love and TLC.  We were so surprised how much room was inside.  Bertha has a slide out dinette and a potty/shower combo.  Her downfall is the very ugly dated decor.  I knew that this would not do and that we would have to spruce her up.  I got a lot of my ideas off of Pop Up Princess.  Larissa, from the Pop Up Princess has an amazing blog with so much information and so many wonderful renos.  I have spent hours on her site.  It’s definitely the place to go if you are buying a pop up camper or already own one and want to glamp it up.

So here is our Bertha before the renovation:

 

First Blog Entry

I am starting this blog to update others about our crazy life as a family.  I am hoping to update friends and family about my journey with Adult Onset Stills Disease. I’m also hoping to update about our many fun adventures as a family and all of our projects as they progress.  Thanks for stopping by and it’s a work in process so stop by often! Love from the Boettchers!