More contortionist feats

See this bunk?

What you don't see is this 50 something year old body,

that has not wintered well

trying to figure a way to maneuver

in there to paint that bunk.

 

Let me tell you folks,

it was not a pretty sight.

And it is not done.

One coat of Kilz,

and it still needs two coats of paint.

You guessed it,

two more nights of contortionist training.

 

 I

It was tight.

Very tight.

Then I folded it back up and painted the underside.

Some more painting on the doors and drawers,

and a coat of sealer on them

so they wipe clean.

I was hoping to salvage this linoleum,

but

JWS is not optimistic.

 

I did manage to rehang this magazine rack.

I can't wait to fill it with some of my

vintage trailer magazines.

 

We have a camping trip planned for mid May,

close to home

because we are not sure how far we should try to

tow this.

and

we have no title.

 

Anyone have any thoughts on how to get that?

 

We have water!

But first,

I found these cups in my MIL's garage!

They are perfect for in the camper!

Love the colors

and

so

retro!

And

tada!

We have water!

JWS attached the hose and started

the water running,

handed me a flashlight

and

said to go look for leaks. 

Really? 

I would have rather been on the

"OH MY GOSH,

SHUT OFF THE HOSE

end.

I found leaks,

but only two

and that is not bad

for something that has sat outside

in

Pennsylvania

for

at least 40 years. 

And

more progress on the painting.

No one told me that you have to be a contortionist to work on one of these things.

This poor body of mine has been in positions

that it has not been in in years...

or ever!

I think that once I put the bunk down,

I will be channeling

Michelangelo.

That is

laying on my back painting.

I see so many people taking out the upper bunk,

I am not thinking that is an option for me

with six grandchildren,

four of which

are

awaiting the first camping trip.

Grapes and Painting

I finally found the grapes! 

They were in the back of  a store in an alley in

 Melbourne, Florida.

The TSA folks studied my carry on for quite awhile trying to figure those out!

Carpeting up,

the linoleum is actually in good shape,

 not sure whether to keep it or not,

so I carefully taped it off. 

The black is the backing of the carpet,

but it is coming off also. 

What to do? 

It certainly is retro,

but maybe a bit too retro.

One coat of primer

and

two coats

of buttery, creamy paint

is really brightening

the old girl up.

A decision needs to made about the doors.

Orange?

Green?

Brick?

After all this,

I now think I want to try Gold.

What do you think?

Not sure I am a big fan

of the propane light,

but

JWS

thinks that it needs to stay.

He has high hopes of camping in it

within a month.

Not sure about that!

Jackpot!

Well, the picture was rotated until it got here! 

After searching and searching on the internet for info about this camper,

last night,

there it was!

Everything all together for all the appliances,

even the toilet!

After much deliberation,

I decided to paint all the paneling.

See the nice creamy color on the top?

Hopefully,

soon

everything will be that color.

The bottom is primer,

what a job this is!

I think that I will like the decorating

much better

than the painting.

Also trying some peel and stick tiles at the doorway to see

how that works.

Going for the 70's look,

don't these just make you think

that?

I think that the orange does it for me!