Saturday, May 12, 2012

Frolic travel trailer: good news/bad news

The bad news is that after my husband built this wooden thing to sit above the Frolic and fix the roof vent (which got a hole from some light hail), we got another storm Monday and it hailed again before getting it garaged. Ugh! The second storm put some dents in her. We read that small dents should work themselves out over the summer with expansion/contraction, but still makes me sick.

The good news is that I got the cushions back and they look good. He even made a few pillows, though I laugh because I really don't need any more with all I've got. Bad news was that the old original covers were pitched. Upholstery guy said they were really dry and zippers would not unzip. He probably had to cut them off. They were too itchy for me, but I wanted to keep them in case we ever sold it. Some people say to cover over the old, but since they had cording, that might have looked funny.

I am now working on the bunting print curtains as you see in one photo. I chose to stick to a bunting and pinwheel kind of spring/beach party look with vintage stuff and yellow polka dots. I am going to add some yellow polka dot ribbon along the bottoms and make some tiebacks. May also have to hem some. Not sure about using clips or making rod pockets. This is my chance to learn to use my sewing machine though. The dinette window will have vintage yellow polka dot curtains.

Last week I bought two chaise cushions and inserted them into a used twin size duvet cover. This fit perfect on the new bunk. My daughter and I did sleep outside in it one night this week while parked here. It was chilly, so I used a small heater. My used bedding stuff all worked great. Thanks Craigslist, Etsy, and eBay!

Currently waiting on a new fridge that should fit the hole almost perfectly. But we could camp now with what we have, so that is exciting.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Replaced the Frolic bunk bed

Whew, it is done. That was a lot of amber shellacking! I still have to get some foam for it, but it is up. We decided to add a wavy front to it at the last minute which matches the trim on the opposite end of the trailer under the cabinets.