The title was just for a little shock and awe :) Yes, I did it. I went and painted the interior of a vintage trailer. An Airstream no less! It's not that I wanted to but the original zolatone paint just wasn't something I could live with and I tried, really I did. It had a lot of discoloration and no matter what I tried (trust me, I tried everything) to clean it, … [Read more...]
Before and After Vintage Trailer Dinette Cushions
August 17, 2015 by · 5 Comments
You can never have enough posts about trailer cushions right?? Here are some cushions I did awhile back but forgot to publish this post {oops}. So I'm publishing it now so you all can see how they turned out. These cushions are from a 65 Frolic. They are actually in very good shape. Almost like new in fact, with a nice quality fabric and zippers. Someone had them … [Read more...]
How To Remove Dents from Vintage Campers
July 9, 2015 by · 5 Comments
A lot of vintage trailers will have beauty marks and/or dents due to age, elements, tree branches falling on them or backing into things. The challenge is how to fix them? 1. You could replace the damaged metal panel. 2. You could cover the damage if it's in a place where something like diamond plate would be appropriate (ie; the lower front panel). 3. You could … [Read more...]
1963 Yellowstone – Cutest Vintage Camper On Earth!
August 18, 2014 by · 18 Comments
OK, that title might be just a wee bit of an exaggeration. I'm a bit partial. I actually did have a guy at the Ohio toll booth argue with co-worker saying that he thought it was ugly! Shocking isn't it?! You know you have a bad case of Aluminitis when you see the cutest trailer on earth and you instantly try and figure out where you can park it in the driveway. … [Read more...]
Renovation on the 64 Shasta Compact
May 27, 2012 by · 10 Comments
Today was a busy day! We tore out the ceiling birch around the vent and on the front wall above the counter. We then put new birch in. The framing looked good around the vent so we didn't need to replace it. That was a nice surprise. We still have the trim to do but we ran out of birch so off to get more soon. Next we'll put up a back splash, install a subfloor, stain … [Read more...]
64 Shasta Compact Gets New Paint
May 23, 2012 by · 12 Comments
This little cutie is at the paint shop getting a new paint job. They finished the bottom half and today will paint the top half. Oh my, is she going to be so cute when she's all finished. Her original paint color was sort of a salmon color. This color is a bit brighter, which is what the buyer wanted and I think it will be adorable! I am having pink envy at the … [Read more...]
1964 Shasta Compact followed me home
May 5, 2012 by · 20 Comments
Isn't she cute?! I went and picked her up yesterday. What was suppose to be a 6 hour journey round trip turned into a 10 hour journey due to a major highway being flooded. I think we sat in bumber to bumber traffic for 2 1/2 hours. Although it wasn't without a few smiles. There was about 4 people that inched up beside us and whipped out their camera phones taking … [Read more...]
How to Paint Your Vintage Trailer Door with Chalkboard Paint
March 15, 2012 by · 3 Comments
I debated for a long time whether or not to paint the inside of the door with chalkboard paint. I've seen so many cute examples of others that did their doors and thought it was such a cute and fun idea. So I bit the bullet and painted it today. What you'll need: 1. Chalkboard paint (it doesn't take much to paint the inside of a door so don't go buying a gallon … [Read more...]
Before & After Vintage Stove porcelain
February 20, 2012 by · 40 Comments
For quite some time I've stared at this brown stove in my Shasta Compact and it stuck out like a sore thumb. Not that brown is a completely awful color but it's really not a fun color and it certainly doesn't do much to brighten up my little kitchen. So with that said, I sent my stove top and door off to be re-porcelained. Applying new porcelain requires stripping … [Read more...]
New Stove Cover Before and After
August 15, 2011 by · 3 Comments
I bought this great handmade stove cover for the Shasta Compact from Wendy's Prims N Things on eBay. I had it custom made so it would fit over the little stove perfectly. They did a fantastic job! I had them leave it unfinished so I could paint it to match my interior wall color which is a very pale yellow. Notice how it's wide enough that the right side sits on the … [Read more...]
