Thursday, June 13, 2013

Our first little home

She may not look like the quintessential VW camper van, but this old lady's not lacking anything for us!
Mark has put down carpet, fixed the rusty bits on the outside and has recently been slaving away at storage spaces. We're not done with her, but she's got the necessities!

 Before she was ours - our first view of her on Ebay...


 
 Took the many posters down...

Right after carpeting...

 Put in a monitor for entertainment from our laptops (Game of Thrones anyone?). We have a leisure battery and inverter. Work's beautifully! Side note that I'm not a huge fan of the hawaiian flower print, but it doesn't make sense to go through the trouble of changing it at the moment...and Mark likes it. 

 Another view while Mark makes a storage container for our bowls and plates.

 
More storage to come, but this is wonderful already!
The produce net was made from scratch by Mark's mum and her boyfriend and installed by Mark with a bit of Becca assistance. Sweet, yeah?
And that pillow you see behind the drivers seat is where my clothes are! As in they are the pillow...

Another view...Mark even made a storage area on the counter for our spices and olive oil. And put a mirror in. :)

Took her for a trial run last night. Parked with the back facing a lake. Freaking GOREOUS to wake up to. Going back tonight. I'll share the experience soon!

3 comments:

  1. Jim, Wayne & I have oooooeed and aaaaahhed over the photos. You guys did a great job. Marks skills proving very useful! It looks quite perfect, but Jim wants to know where's the loo?

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  2. He is doing a great job, isn't he? He's very modest about it. It's all woods and "bucket 'n' chuck-its" for us! (well, Mark needs no bucket) Yeah, desperate times call for desperate measures as well as some creativity. I'll be a pro before long.

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