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Our DIY Camper: 2018 Tour

July 28, 2018 By Christina Dennis 10 Comments

We’ve had Our DIY Camper for over a year now. Come see how the renovations we’ve made have held up so far and how I’ve styled it for 2018.

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

If you were to ask me what my most favourite DIY that I’ve ever done is, my answer would be: Our DIY Camper. First, the before and after views of the RV are night & day! That’s always so satisfying. And second and most importantly, our family has made a ton of fabulous memories with our camper already. It’s allowed us to travel and explore our country for a lot less than buying a new camper or staying in hotels. We’ve LOVED Our DIY Camper!

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Overall, I’ve been very pleased with how all our renovations have held up over this last year. We experience extreme temperature changes here (from -30 C to +30 C within a year), and the finishes have held up great!

Here’s how Our DIY Camper looked when we bought it (it’s a 1992 Vanguard 5th wheel):

Come take the “before” tour right here.

Here’s how I styled it last year after it was freshly renovated:

Our DIY Camper - Gorgeous, renovated RV tour with DIY paint job, vinyl plank flooring, reupholstered cushions, new hardware, updated lighting

Come see last year’s tour right here.

And here it is now:

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

See how we renovated the camper kitchen right here.

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I’m often asked about the peel & stick tile, countertops & the wallpaper in here, and it all still looks brand new minus a little corner of one of the pieces of wallpaper. It started to peel off a little, and I fixed it with a little more wallpaper paste. Otherwise, I’m so happy with the tile, the counters, the flooring… all of it!

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We also had a little mishap when driving back from our latest camping trip when a piece of our siding ripped off in the wind (YIKES!), but we’re hoping to fix that this week and get back on the road. The joys of old campers!

See how I slipcovered the jackknife sofa here and how I reupholstered the dinette cushions right here.

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The painted cabinets have held up beautifully. I attribute that to the generous coat of Varathane Polyurethane that I applied on all of the cabinets to keep them from chipping. It’s really the best to protect painted items that get a lot of use!

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For this year, I’ve added a little bit of pink to the decor in our camper, and kept all of the copper and some of the blue elements. The “hygge” pillow is from my own collection, and we’ve also been taking this cute little guitelele from Amazon on our recent trips to learn to play some campfire songs!

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I was first inspired to put a little bit of blush pink into our camper’s decor this year when I found this pink, gold & grey duvet cover at Simons, and then I hung up a blush pink & rose gold scarf I had as a room divider.

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

And don’t forget, I just renovated the tiny bathroom in here last month, and that’s been so much nicer to use this year!

RV bathroom makeover on a budget - great ideas!

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

I’ll be sharing some snaps from our recent camping trips here on the blog soon, but meanwhile here are the sources again for all of the items we’ve used in our camper renovation:

Our DIY Camper Source List:

  • Paint: Valspar Ultra White, Benjamin Moore Simply White, Valspar Noir (lower cupboards)
  • Wood Wallpaper: Home Depot (found in store; I can’t find a link online)
  • Peel & Stick Tile: Smart Tiles Metro Blanco
  • Marble Contact Paper for Counter
  • Fabric: Shibori Design, Indigo Velvet, Indoor / Outdoor Griege Linen Look from Fabric.com
  • Flooring: Allure Stayplace from Home Depot
  • Cupboard Pulls
  • Dinette Light Fixture (we hacked it to make it flush)
  • Dinette 12V Edison Bulb
  • TVs: 32″ Samsung Smart TVs from The Brick
  • Mattress: Springwall Endeavour 3 Euro-Top Firm Queen Mattress from The Brick
  • Melamine Dinnerware: Costco, in-store
  • Copper Flatware: Walmart, in-store
  • Copper Mugs: vintage
  • Blue Enamel Mugs
  • Spray Paint: Rustoleum Copper Rose & Oil Rubbed Bronze Metallic
  • Aluminum Sheet (for cupboard inserts)
  • Butcher Block Table Top: Gerton Desk top
  • Black Out Blinds
  • Hanging Rods
  • LED Ceiling Lights
  • Navy Bed Sheets
  • Pink, Gold & Grey Duvet Cover
  • “Hygge” pillow case
  • Rustoleum Tub & Tile Epoxy
  • Gloss-Off
  • Varathane Triple Thick Polyurethane
  • black hooks (bathroom)
  • rail with cups (bathroom)

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

Come take a video tour of Our DIY Camper this year:

Thank you for coming along with me as I show you our camper this year! We just love it so much!

Renovated RV Tour | Our DIY Camper | The DIY Mommy

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Comments

  1. Marty Oravetz says

    July 28, 2018 at 8:37 am

    I absolutely love it. You’ve done an amazing job.

    Reply
    • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy says

      August 1, 2018 at 4:24 pm

      Thanks so much!!

      Reply
  2. Cathy CLARK says

    July 29, 2018 at 9:38 am

    Hey Christina aka DIY Mommy!
    My friend & I found you on YouTube when we decided to renovate her older travel trailer. We followed & duplicated so many things you did to your RV especially your painting techniques/supplies! She is so happy with her little “get away on wheels” and we decided to call ourselves “DIY Grannies”!!!
    Thanks so much for all your inspiration! Your RV is beautiful!!!

    Reply
    • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy says

      August 1, 2018 at 4:23 pm

      How fun is that!! So so cute

      Reply
  3. Rachel Nyp says

    August 14, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    OMG. I am so in love with your camper. I recently redid our popup camper. This is inspiration for sure.

    Reply
    • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy says

      August 18, 2018 at 4:35 am

      Thanks, Rachel

      Reply
  4. Janet says

    August 17, 2018 at 5:31 pm

    Hey there Christina. Did you say that trailer was only 1000$?!! How on earth did you find a deal like that?! The trailer is gorgeous. It’s inspiring. It makes living in a camper look purely blissful. Way to go!! I’m a prairie girl too, I looked last night on Kijiji and there’s NOTHING even close to that kind of deal!

    Reply
    • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy says

      August 18, 2018 at 4:31 am

      Thanks Janet! Christina did luck out on he trailer!!

      Reply
  5. vidhan says

    January 2, 2019 at 11:27 pm

    Thank you for the post.
    Important things that you have to bear in mind during the design process should be the wheels/tyres and suspension. The specifications of these things will definitely affect the overall body design and chassis of your camper trailer.

    Reply
    • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy says

      January 5, 2019 at 6:35 am

      Most definitely

      Reply

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