Here is a quick fun update: Midge has a little spread in the latest Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine! I KNOW. I’m as surprised as you. I think she is glorious, but there are so many more beautiful Airstream examples out there. If you are not familiar with the magazine, it is a great resource for vintage camper information and rallies, and it is a beautifully produced bi-monthly magazine. Check it out!
Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine – Airstream Edition
Midge’s Article
Dear Husband successfully removed the one good emblem, and we sent it off to be reproduced. I’m so excited to tell you that we received the reproduction emblems, and they are awesome!!! They are made out of plate aluminum, and are going to look fantastic once we figure out how to re-install them :-/.
New Shiny Silver Streak Emblms!!
We got these emblems from Angie at Hitchin’ Vintage. Their website is www.hitchinvintage.com. She was fantastic to work with!
In addition to the emblems, I finally finished the cushions. That was a tedious and frustrating process, but it is behind me. Man, I just do not like sewing upholstery. I completely understand why it so expensive to have it professionally done. I’m just too darn cheap and stubborn….therefore, I had to tackle it myself. They turned out pretty freaking cute. I used the same Sunbrella Teal Tweed as the awning, some teal textured vinyl, and tropical outdoor fabric that I found at Joann’s on triple close out clearance. The outdoor fabric matches my curtain material PERFECTLY.
Drivers Side Dinette
Passenger Side Dinette
We got the countertop installed and the floor put in! We used Allure vinyl plank flooring in Bamboo. It is the kind that has the glue strip, not the click-lock (we didn’t want the thickness difference). I really love how it looks, but am a bit apprehensive about how long it will last. It wasn’t very expensive, so if we have to replace it in a few years it won’t be a big deal.
Kitchen Area
Bamboo Flooring
We are waiting on the table hardware to mount the dinette table. I just got notified that it is on back order. Crap. I want my table installed. Hopefully, it won’t take too long.
We purchased the mattresses yesterday. They are memory foam/gel mattresses. We need to cut them down to fit in the space. That is, supposedly, easy to do with an electric knife. I have my doubts – I had to cut the dinette cushion foam with an electric knife and it just didn’t work very well. I thought it was my 20 year old electric knifes fault so I went and bought a new electric knife. The new knife was worse than my old one! That is our project for today.
Once we have the beds in and the trailer cleaned up, I will post more pics. My Dear Husband is immensely talented, but a complete and utter slob on the job site. Good thing he’s cute.
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