Now that the inside of the camper was rid of mold, it was
time to update the interior. It was bursting with outdated and dirty fabric
that I’m sure looked wonderful in the early 90’s. I couldn’t wait to rip out
anything unwanted and toss it into our large garbage bin. I started with the
old fabric that lined the ceiling. It was stapled every few inches, so it took
some fingernails and patients. I then moved to the stained cream curtains. They
were attached to a track that went around the entire camper, so I was sure to
save all of the curtains for their little plastic tabs (more info on how I made
new curtains later on).
The plastic windows had this greasy film on them and it was
bothering me. After some research I found a product that is sold at Walmart
that is meant for boats: Protect All Cleaner and Polish. I was definitely skeptical.
I sprayed on this greasy (thick) white spray and spread it around with one
cloth. After letting it sit I wiped it off with a clean cloth. Viola! It worked
like a charm and I barely had to use any of the product on each window panel.
This bottle is in my camper cleaning arsenal.
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| Grimy windows before |
I had big intentions of reupholstering the fabric cushions
so I removed them (along with the bedding foam) and put them into storage to
work on over the freezing cold winter. I have become quite the seamstress so
this is the highlight of my flip. More details to come later!
The last thing I needed to do before dramatically changing
the appearance of the pop up with paint and new flooring was to remove some of
the cabinetry. Mr. Muscles went in and removed the sink and another cabinet
that was just wasted space. We figured that we will have running water wherever
we camp, so why keep a sink that we would need to maintain? This left a nice,
big, flat countertop next to one of the bunk ends. We also removed the heater
that was original to the camper because it just made me plain nervous. Cody
took the hole that it left and replaced it with a repurposed cabinet door. This
will give us access to the electrical units and the back of the fridge.
I had asked my husband to remove the steps in order to paint
and prepare to put flooring in, but they fell apart upon removal. That worked
out well for us because Cody was able to create new steps that were visually
appealing and sturdier. See, I told you he was handy. Next step: PAINT!
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