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Toyota Motorhome Build

How we took a 1989 Toyota motorhome and made it our own.

Sew Much FUN

November 26, 2014 by Madison Leave a Comment

Yeah, sorry I had to take advantage of that pun. We’re at home in California for Thanksgiving, and man are we thankful for our helpers. #Santaslittlehelplers #sewcute   We asked my mom and she let us steal two of the huge drop cloths that we used for table cloths at our wedding. We had the idea … [Read more…]

Posted in: Toyota Motorhome Build Tagged: curtains, DIY, paint drop cloths, snowman sweater

Demolition Day

November 20, 2014 by Madison Leave a Comment

Let’s get rid of the nasty nast! We started by taking off all the blue velvety curtains, and taking out the cushions. Then we started removing the nasty wallpaper with scrapers one inch at a time; sometimes we could rip off a whole square foot at a time and boy that was satisfying! Cees used … [Read more…]

Posted in: Toyota Motorhome Build Tagged: old carpet, paint job, RV, wall paper

Let the Renovation Begin – The Plan

November 19, 2014 by Cees Leave a Comment

Alright, renovation time.  Here is what we have dreamed up:   I sketched this during my invertebrate paleontology lab.  Aint nobody got time for spineless creatures that died millions of years ago!  I have an RV to remodel! Kind of what we are envisioning for the outside is a lighter brown or beige all over… … [Read more…]

Posted in: Toyota Motorhome Build Tagged: live the dream, RV life, RV remodel

Finding our Dream Home on Wheels

November 19, 2014 by Madison 2 Comments

For the past few weeks we have dreaming, scheming, and searching HARD to find the perfect RV for us. Cees spent countless hours combing Craigslist for RVs in practically every city from California to Kansas. Twice we found promising rigs, contacted the owners, and were ready to go pick them up in Colorado, but both fell … [Read more…]

Posted in: Toyota Motorhome Build Tagged: home on wheels, home owners, RV

The Vision

November 18, 2014 by Cees 1 Comment

So, it all started on a drive from Logan, Utah to Provo, Utah.  Madison and I were scheming and planning – some of our favorite things to do.  When, one of us, we still can’t remember who had the original idea, said,”wouldn’t it be cool to go to EVERY single national park in the U.S.?” … [Read more…]

Posted in: National Park 100 Year Anniversary, Toyota Motorhome Build Tagged: dream big, live the dream, travel
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