Making it Ours

Besides cleaning, we want to do a little redecorating!

It really was in very good condition when we bought it - it was clean, and all the carpet and upholstery was in excellent condition. At least that is the first impression when you walk in, which is nice. But it's 7 years old, and has 32,000 miles on it so it's not ~that~ new! Plus, while the upholstery is not the gaudy bordello style that seems to be popular with many RV manufacturers, it's not what we would choose. It's really a pretty tasteful sage green and off white print on fuzzy material, but I would rather have solid colors and have pillows or throw rugs add patterns. The wood cabinets are a nice oak, but the trim is brass - shiny brass, not the more subdued antiqued style which isn't bad. We're not all that into the shiny brass. So I've been experimenting with ideas - I think what I will end up doing is putting a slipcover on the couch (I bought a denim one that I think will look great!) and then reupholstering the dinette cushions myself. The Valances over the windows are the same material as the couch and dinette with brass trim, and we want to cover them with a plain fabric in a contrasting color. I don't think it should be that hard. I've toyed with the idea of making it a giant hippie mobile, with paisley and peace signs and flags and flowers... :) I just want it to feel homey and comfortable for us to live in while we are on the road. And to smile when I come "home." So that's the plan right now on redecorating!

Currently, the MoHo is at J&L RV Repair getting some work done on the interior:

• Repairing the dash, which came loose
• Repairing a broken drawer in the kitchen
• Replacing the gold bathroom faucet with a plain, single handle chrome one
• tightening the kitchen faucet, which was loose and hard to get to
• repairing loose speaker cover in the front cabinets
• Installing a Ceiling Vent (we bought a Shur-Flo Platinum with remote control!)
• Fixing water heater
• checking/fixing small water leak outside
• checking/fixing hydraulic jacks
• cleaning and re-sealing rubber roof
• Steam cleaning interior - carpet, upholstery, trim, and ceiling (which is fabric)

I took all the fixtures off the ceiling and cleaned them.

I also took down the drapes that cover the windshield when you are camped. They are like regular house drapes, but they need cleaning. I decided to take a chance and washed them in the machine.

Oops.

New ones are going to cost around $250, but we can get them in whatever color we want, so that's nice. I like "Raisin," "Willow," and maybe "Harbor." I'm thinking of what will go with a denim couch... I think "Harbor" may be too much blue, so probably one of the other two. Check out the color choices and leave a comment if you have an opinion!

I also got new mini-blinds, just because mini-blinds are cheap and it's probably easier and more effective than cleaning the old ones.

We're going to have lots of new stuff in it now, which will be great! It will really feel like ours.

We are getting the vent in the bedroom because the windows are small and there isn't much natural ventilation back there - and replacing the windows was really expensive. Now, with the Shur-Flo vent in the back and the Fantastic Fan in the front, we can put one on "In" and the other on "Out" and have a nice flow through! I would love to not need to use the air conditioning unless absolutely necessary - we will be out where we would prefer to breathe the fresh outdoor air, so it seems silly if we have to close up everything and put on AC. The vent fans are 12 volt and don't use much power.

Coming Soon: Power from the Sun!!