Betsy Is Getting a Makeover

[Olive600]

The end pieces are off the cabinets above the couches. Yahoo!I wanted to take the end pieces off, but I couldn't see how they were attached. So I was just stripping off the cloth and hoping I could figure out how to make them at least less ugly. My neighbor genius handyman guy came over, took the insides of the cabinets apart and found the screws. Voila! No end caps. He's going to cut and attach wood end pieces that I can paint when I paint the whole cabinet. Of course he'll put the insides back in place. Where the end pieces were, there are now holes. During all this, we found a nail going through the cable to the TV/cable hookup that's on the bottom side of the cabinet. Why am I not surprised?

Mitch and Tina, here are new pictures.

[Bethers]

I'm not sure if this is the one Tina got - but is the best priced one I saw on Amazon and the first reviewer talks about having to modify the size for their rv and that it was easy.

http://www.amazon.com/Stromberg-Carlson ... shower+rod

[BirdbyBird]

Yes, I probably could have modified it to fit better...but I was so proud that I took the old one out and put the new one in without help. I think the modifying part may have been over the top for me at the time. The electric drill was scary enough. I was always wondering if there was some unknown something waiting for me to puncture it right behind the thin layer of whatever.....

[JudyJB]

When you get to the spray painting step, make sure you have a vent on and maybe even a fan going. That stuff has horrible fumes, which is not good for such a small, enclosed space.

I am enjoying your project. Guess you have more guts than I do when it comes to tearing stuff apart!

[Olive600]

When you get to the spray painting step, make sure you have a vent on and maybe even a fan going. That stuff has horrible fumes, which is not good for such a small, enclosed space.

I am enjoying your project. Guess you have more guts than I do when it comes to tearing stuff apart!

Thanks Judy. I think I'll leave any spray painting for cooler weather. Even then I'll wear breathing gear. I'm pretty proud of myself for doing this. I've hardly hammered a nail before. I'm not exaggerating. It's a thrill to know I can do stuff like this. I also have lots of real good help and advice.

[retiredhappy]

You go girl!!! You are woman - you can do anything.

[bluepinecones]

I too am following you project with great interest.

[Olive600]

Yes, I probably could have modified it to fit better...but I was so proud that I took the old one out and put the new one in without help. I think the modifying part may have been over the top for me at the time. The electric drill was scary enough. I was always wondering if there was some unknown something waiting for me to puncture it right behind the thin layer of whatever.....

Drills are very very scary. But what a thrill when the screw actually goes in...or out.

[Olive600]

I too am following you project with great interest.

Thank you. It really helps to have so much support.

[Olive600]

You go girl!!! You are woman - you can do anything.

ROAR!

[mitch5252]

...But what a thrill when the screw actually goes in...or out.

Or clear through the wall to the outside of the trailer...
I know this particular "thrill" first hand.
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[Olive600]

...But what a thrill when the screw actually goes in...or out.

Or clear through the wall to the outside of the trailer...
I know this particular "thrill" first hand.
..

That's terrible but it's also funny. Wait while I hide and laugh. OK, I'm straight faced, again. Now what was I going to say? Oh yeah! First a shower and then off to the store to look at fabric. My favorite color is blue.

Nikki

[Olive600]

These are the paint colors I chose. They're Sherwin Willians
Notable Hue - Lighter Blue
Sporty Blue - Darker Blue
White Duck - White
Dhurrie Beige - Beige- Most of the walls

The beige looks too purpley (is that a word?) in the pic. It's much more sand colored.
The blue aren't as bright
The white is greyed

Hmmm...the picture doesn't look much like the real colors. If you're curious, I guess you can look them up on the Sherwin Williams site. Who know what they'll look like there. Life keeps interrupting, so I'll be at this for a while.

A very subdued palette. I've never painted before, so we'll see what happens. I'm almost finished with the bathroom. My neighbor's FiL made me a new countertop for the bathroom vanity. It's the perfect color. Lucky, lucky me.

[mitch5252]

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I just got my new shower head/hose today...simple installation
(well, I don't know if it works yet - no water in the rig. Just picked it up today from getting new leaf axles, et. al.)


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[Bethers]

That shower head was one of my best purchases. I love it. I learned about it very early on ... someone I talked to bought it at the show at Quartzsite and I had to laugh because I paid less from Camping World at the time! Now you can find them everywhere, and it seems they are making them fancier!