Thursday, June 13, 2013

Renovating RV

Hubby and I decided it was time to update our worn out RV and give it a warm up-do!
The RV had leaked through the roof and trapped water in the carpet, giving it a musty smell we couldn't shake off, no matter how much we cleaned it. The RV is in desperate need of a facelift-as much of the fabric on the couch and window coverings look like something even my great great great grandma wouldn't be caught sitting on.

So, what has this got to do with your house or real estate? Take from it what you will. We will be ripping up carpets, applying a very cool tile laminate backsplash, putting down hardwood sticker floors, paint, re-upholstering the sofa, chairs and window coverings, sanding down cabinets, adding new decorative nobs,

applying a faux granite counter top in kitchen (using spray paint!) and ripping out the built-ins. Wow, writing it all done clearly opened my eyes to the amount of work we will have to put in...BUT then it will be AWESOME!

First order of business:
1. Rip out musty, yucky, nasty carpet!!!!!
Tools needed: x-facto knife, crowbar?

2. Measure window coverings, dining chairs, sofa to sew fabric covers.
(6/13/12-Just bought the fabric today, am so thrilled with my purchase! I'm really digging greys, yellows, whites and greens. Sofa and window coverings will be a gray and yellow print, with dining chairs & throw pillows being the green fabric. Costs: 1. Fabric: $135 for sofa & windows, $21 for chairs & pillows. 2. Upholstery needles: $5.99 for pack. 3. Upholstery thread $0.97 per roll.

Sofa & window fabric:

3. Measure backsplash between cabinet and sink area. (6/13/12-Ordered tile stickers from Lowes, can't wait to see what it looks like!) Maybe if I have any extra I'll put them in the bathroom? I saw a demo online where a couple just put one solid horizontal column for drama, and it looked amazing. Cost: $41.99 box of 6 10x10



4. Replace carpet with very cool "wood" lookalike sticker! Found some cool ones at lowes: http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=399388-34692-17MN16&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3799719&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1


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