The best part was the aluminum threshold that we found to use for trim. See the photos below. Looks great, right? I was really pleased because the cost was very affordable something you don't hear much with vintage trailer renovation.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Stain, Stain, Go Away!
Ok so now I've stained my arms, my legs, my face, and my hands all the way under the nails, TWICE. I'm still not done with the staining. The results are fantastic although some areas of the trailer don't photograph as well as others.
As you can see I still need to do the ceiling and some various odds and ends.
The best part was the aluminum threshold that we found to use for trim. See the photos below. Looks great, right? I was really pleased because the cost was very affordable something you don't hear much with vintage trailer renovation.
The best part was the aluminum threshold that we found to use for trim. See the photos below. Looks great, right? I was really pleased because the cost was very affordable something you don't hear much with vintage trailer renovation.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Custom Cabinets
This weekend lots of headway was made on the cabinets. I have three uppers and the microwave built-in is finished as well.
Most of the interior electricity is finished too. I decided against using the original spot lights. The paint was too deep and the finish much to marred for cleaning. I picked up a couple of sconce lights at Lowe's (trip #3,444,098,333) for about $10 each.
I started staining the cabinet doors. We decided at the end of the week that with all this fresh wood stain would look nicer than paint.
My poor kitchen is a disaster. From left to right we have:
A plunge router (countertops), latex gloves (paint removal), never-dull (aluminum polishing), riveter and rivets (for riveting), clear laquer (cabinet doors), screen (re-doing windows), and various stains. It is a dangerous place to be these days!
I started staining the cabinet doors. We decided at the end of the week that with all this fresh wood stain would look nicer than paint.
My poor kitchen is a disaster. From left to right we have:
A plunge router (countertops), latex gloves (paint removal), never-dull (aluminum polishing), riveter and rivets (for riveting), clear laquer (cabinet doors), screen (re-doing windows), and various stains. It is a dangerous place to be these days!
Friday, July 22, 2011
He's a Hard Workin Man
All this week Jeff has come home from work and put another 3-4 hours into the trailer each night. The results are really starting to pay off. My kitchen looks very kitchen like and the beds/couches are now sturdy enough to lay down on and want to take a nap.
On other fronts, I have changed my mind on the interior. His woodworking is so nice and the birch sooo pretty that I've decided to stain the interior versus painting. I mean since we went to the trouble to replace every inch of wall and ceiling why paint over the beautiful wood?
On other fronts, I have changed my mind on the interior. His woodworking is so nice and the birch sooo pretty that I've decided to stain the interior versus painting. I mean since we went to the trouble to replace every inch of wall and ceiling why paint over the beautiful wood?
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| Beginning of the microwave built-in |
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| Microwave built-in wall before hole was cut |
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| Closets and such |
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| Portable A/C now has a home |
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| Microwave built-in |
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| Microwave built-in before side walls |
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| Romantic Mood Lighting (worked much better this time than the time when we were installing flooring) |
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