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I promised several people at Every Village that I would share updated pictures of our camper remodel…so here goes! (To see our previous post all about the camper remodel, visit Camper: Remodeled!)
We had a cook-out here at the camper/farm a couple of weeks ago, so that really kicked Blaise and I into high gear to finish some items on our to-do list (we need that kind of inspiration, because I especially get really burnt out on painting and trimming). Anyway, I finally got my curtains finished; I altered the 84″ curtains from our house, cutting them in half, hemming the cut edge, and sewing the tabs over on the top. I also finished trimming in the kitchen and living area, painted the T.V. cabinet, painted the bathroom, hung new hardware (Blaise did that, actually), and hung the mirror over our bed (Blaise did that, as well).
Before…
Here’s how the place looks now that we’re all moved in and updates are finished (except for some odds-and-ends)…
The Bedroom
(we call “upstairs” because there are a whopping THREE steps that lead up to the bedroom)…
The Bathroom
Our bathroom, which as I’ve written about before, is a walk-through. Paint, new hardware, and a few personal touches changed the entire look of this small room! I still have a few pictures to hang (of course), and I’m going to paint the brass/gold color silver trim around the lights and shower door to match our hardware, but it’s finished otherwise…
The Living & Kitchen Area
And finally the living area. This took the most work, by far, as I had a lot of painting and trimming to do, as well as furniture to replace. We still have to get a new couch, so ignore the throw blankets tossed over it! Again, other than that and some new flooring, this area is finished…
Since we’ve been here, we’ve survived our first 96 degree days (plural), our first couple of storms (with ample winds), and ANTS! I have to say, for all of the kicking and screaming I did to avoid moving in here, I really like it. Seriously! It takes all of about 15 minutes to clean (vacuuming, dusting, and tidying up), and it is SO FREEING to not have as much stuff…or nearly as many bills! Cooking is tricky, our refrigerator freezes stuff on the top shelf, and right now we don’t have a sewage tank to dump into (so we use a portable tank…talk about humbling a person!).
However, it’s lovely to have simplified our lives and we are experiencing greater togetherness as a couple (mostly because we can’t escape each other). If you’re contemplating downsizing–maybe not to this extreme, but a smaller house/apartment–I would HIGHLY recommend it. We are reminded daily of God’s provision and calling on our lives by living here, and I’m still really blown away by how much peace we’ve both experienced since we’ve moved. It’s a crazy lifestyle, but so far it has blessed us tremendously.
