Scroll down and see what she used to look like
I am having the outside painted and the picture
will be up in the next few weeks
I cant believe how she has come on - she is a complete joy -
Still some work to do on base round edges joining frame to floor
I would never have imagined that Holly could look like this - when she looked like the picture below when I picked her up - so so happy
I bought this little sweetheart last year and she was looking a little worse for wear to say the least
The ceiling was hanging down, soaking wet as the seals where leaking around the air vent and windows
The boards where removed from walls and ceiling and the air vents removed, all the old wet insulation removed ready to be dried out replaced before sealing up. At this point I will admit that I had stored my caravan at my dads and he banned me from touching it as he does love a project, so all this renovation is his work, Im the decorator.
Once the walls had dried out and the carpet cleared out and everything clean then the new insulation could go in and the walls and ceiling can go back up and be painted
I thought I would make my own curtains, just thread them on the net curtain wire, so very simple, and found some off cuts of gingham in charity shops for the smaller windows, my dog Bindi is looking a bit guilty, oh yes, I also bought some offcut wood effect lino for the floor, so easy to clean and looks nice, carpet a pants idea
Its now May 2013 and Im thinking Holy-van is going to be my sunshine on wheels, so yellow is going to be the theme, I have bought a tough matt wood and metal paint from homebase to do the kitchen cupboards, after sanding of course, I did use a primer first as its a melamime, I also painted the framing around the door which is metal after using primer.
Again, as Im a lover of colour I chose a bright and bold wall paper, this one is from ebay, a laura ashley, for inside door and a couple of areas inside caravan, to include lining shelving
My dad found the owl broken in a field and glued him back together and homed him up here, so now he is there to stay, but he does look happy
most of the ornaments and cups are charity shop finds
These handles I bought from a shop in weymouth, very good prices, cant remember the name, big shop with lots of nicknacks, love it. Couldnt decide on favourite colour so I had all the colours
I am now making a sun canopy, so when that is finished and the outside painted I shall put up the picture
I have made a rather stunning sun canopy out of oil cloth
I am going to add detacheable muslin sides weighted with shells
my gran babba wrapped and snuggled in blankets in a wicker basket
I found a pinny to match my caravan
Tyre blew on the way back from somerset, luckily not doing much over 40 and a few yards from layby - unfortunately Holly hit the road and has been damaged slightly
Worth getting towing system and tyres checked as quite a hairy experience
Black rubber marks on lovely new paint work
underside a bit bent and the sides are coming away, but it was already a bit flimsy and my plan was to put wood trim around the base with metal brackets for extra support, as Holly is quite old and needs surgical supports :)
Bits of rotted flooring falling out, will patch her up and all will be well again...we have Lamar Tree festival next week so best get to work
Turns out the tyres are not easy to come by but Tyreland in salisbury sourced a supplier, vintage caravan repairs in Hampshire, a little bit more per tyre but not double the price and Holly is worth it.
The underside will have to wait now until after Lamar tree as run out of time.
The roof needs cleaning and painting, and seems to be de laminating in areas, so will need sanding and coating.
