So Christie and I decided to sleep in Airstreamy a few weeks ago. We got so excited about taking it out for trips that we wanted to know what it would be like! We turned the AC down to 60…..brrrrrr. We brought blankets, pillows, a TV, computer and popcorn out into the airstream for a movie night sleepover. We watched Home Alone 2…..my favorite movie ever is Home Alone, but we misplaced the dvd. We even brought out some fall decorations. The funny thing is that there was no working water in the trailer, so we didn’t get the full experience of camping. I can’t wait until we have running water…faucets and toilet! I figure it will be pretty infrequent that we use the shower, but that will be fun, once it is hooked up.
We realized that we’ll need some good window coverings and lots of blankets, when we go camping for real in November. We have been planning our maiden voyage and booked our first RV location at Malibu RV Park. We have a whirlwind of stuff that we have to do before we take the trailer anywhere. We plan to visit family in Pasadena for Thanksgiving and spend a day at Disneyland (should be decorated for Christmas, as of November 12th!).
This is a photo of the Malibu RV Park….looks heavenly!
I am trying to find good tutorials for making the old school curtains that came in the airstream originally. We have the upper and bottom tracks, and we ordered the glides that attach to the curtains. I haven’t settled on a fabric yet…I think I need to get something thicker than I was originally planning. As long as I can figure out the pleats, we’ll be set.
My goal is to have them look something like this (Photos from Pinterest):
I have been trying t find cute vintage-esque vinyl tiles for the bathroom and could only find good ones with like $100 shipping, since I was only ordering a small quantity! So, I went out into our pool house today and grabbed some leftover blue mosaic tile we had from our hall bathroom remodel. I laid it out to see how it would look….very hard to get a good visual of it, but I am excited. It is lightweight, basically cost $0 and is ready to install as soon as Matt elevates the floor 3/4 inch. He thinks the floor needs support back there and I think the tile will lay easier on a nice new subfloor! I’ll be finishing up cosmetic stuff inside, while Matt handles all the big stuff.
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Love the tile! That will look awesome! We made our curtains and used one of the old ones for a pattern. We used 3 inch buckram at the top to make them stand up and lined them with black out lining from Joann’s. Last weekend it was so dark in our trailer we couldn’t tell the sun came up! 🙂
I saw that you guys own an upholstery shop, so yoy probably had no problem making the new drapes. I’m going to search your blog to see if you have a post on your drapes. Any tips, if I am trying to make them without a pattern? 😉
Actually, we don’t make drapes in our shop so we were winging it! I edited the post “Curtains, Blinds, Shades” on our blog and added what I remember about making the curtains. Hope it helps. If you have any question I’ll be glad to try and explain it better. It’s a little confusing! http://al13airstream.com/2012/09/28/curtains-blinds-shades/
You are the best! I just got some fabric and notions today to try with a small window first. Thanks for the help with explaining the pleats and measurements. There is a scatter of info on airforums, but tutorials are lacking. I got super lucky today and while looking for black-out liner (which I didn’t find yet), I came across pleater tape. It sews on the top and bottom (works as a stiffener, too) and you use pleat hooks at whatever increments you prefer. If you mess up or don’t like the spacing, you can take out the pleater hooks and start over. It’s probably not the most cost-effective solution, but if the first panel turns out good, I’m going to buy more pleater hooks and tape. When I googled how to use pleater tape, I found a home drapery tutorial that makes me think this is going to be easy. I ordered some track hooks from Inland RV a couple days ago, so I can attach the drapes to the tracks we have.
I haven’t used my sewing machine in like 4 years…time to dust it off! 😉