Paint!

Started painting the inside after much though~ I had a hard time deciding whether or not to paint the paneling or not but after asking everyones opinion I decided to just go for it :-) if we are going to use it why cringe everytime I see it LOL

But anyways I got all the hardware off and got the first coat on I think one more coat of primer and we will be ready for the regular paint I think I am going to just go with white on the walls and add color with the decorations that way nothing will be too overpowering and if I dont like something it will be a LOT easier to change than to repaint.

I did find one odd thing~ the base for the table had been moved to one side about 8 inches so I havent decided whether or not to remove it altogether since the table is virtually impossible to find and in such a little space it would take up a considerable amount of room.

Hopefully tomorrow I will finish up the painting inside then the task of figuring out the accent color for the exterior. I have decided to try the $50 paint job with rustoluem that is on the Classis Shasta group I dont think that I can do anything to make it worse

on hold for a bit

Wwell the last few weeks have been awful! The weather is finally nice enough to work on the Shasta but now are house is having major issues! The foundation/chain wall has started to crack we started with 4 and now we are up to 9 three of which are very serious. One door has started to gap and the living room sheetrock has started to crack at the window. We put a lot of work into this house and letting it go is the hardest thing we have ever had to do but safety first and I have to believe everything happens for a reason because if it doesnt my life really sucks right now :-)
So after we pack I cant get back to my "real" work LOL still we are hoping to go to Mystic River for the vintage trailer rally there in May and I hope to have at least some of the work done. She is road worthy though so we may just go as is and hope for the best

BTW.....thrift store and closet shopping

While hitting a couple thrift stores today I also found an old condiment bottle holder its made or chrome and fits around the bottles I havent seen one in ages cost $.25 I also hot up my bookshelf and found about a dozen old Agatha Christie mysteries for me to reread when we go camping and they all fit in with the theme best of all they were free!

I also dug out my box of vintage postcards and pulled a few from different places I plan to get a corkboard or something similar to hang old brochures and post cards on. I also can across a box of old old thermos bottles we picked up last year from the auction I think we paid $3 for lot I think at least a few can go in the camper.

My oldest also contributed an OLD tackle box he picked up a while back at the flea market. He also contributed some tackle (I have no idea what though!) and it goes well with the older style fishing poles a neighbor put out for trash day a while back

So even with the stuff from Saturday here is our total spent:
flea market finds $ 5.00
thrift store (and old auctions) $3.25

Grand total of $8.25

To paint or not to paint that is the question.......

Well we need to replace some panelling in the back the laminate has separated from the old moisture issue so do we go back original or do we replace it and paint it to match? I have several pieces of bead board I am considering putting to use then painting out the rest semigloss white (kitchen and bath to prevent any mildew! and it cleans better) but then I look at what good shape the side walls are in and I wonder if I might be just a little off and should see if we cant match it. This would be much easier if it were the older style with the solid plywood.

But while cruising the archives in several Shasta and Vintage trailer groups I am in I have seen them both ways and I still cant decided!

I guess the primer will have to wait another day so I can decide!

who needs a bath?

Well this weekend she got her first bath and like all new babies she looked a lot better for it. I was so happy to have a day with sun and warmer (60ish) temps.

I also hit the Flea Market and bought a tiny set of salt and pepper shakers, a couple of picture frames, and a couple of books from the 60's total investment $5

Here are some more pictures from before

Here are some more pictures before during and after cleaning