Planning the interior

Small bit is spoonflower sample.

So we have a general idea that we want a retro 70s tiki look. What does that mean? Bright Tropical prints, in yellows and reds. Wood goes with it well, maybe add some bamboo to add more exoticism. So I found some designs on Spoonflower I liked and had some samples printed. And hunted at Joanns and ebay for fabric too. So many choices. Oh and pinterest does not help. I did not know the the 70s had such space age cool looks too. Yes, it was known for being tacky and loud, but there was also a modern edge to some of it.

My pinterest ideas for decor

The Countertop

Still trying to decide what to do about the countertop. I spent the better part of two weeks removing the laminate but when I got to the last section, I cracked it. Then I broke the skinny piece completely off. We got a few chips to check out but nothing really matched or even coordinates. These were the best of at least 50 that we looked through.

The Gaucho Bed

A word of advice when buying something like this, make sure you look under everything. Did my husband look under the sheet on the bed or the nice little bag holder on the counter? No, he looked at mechanicals for the most part. Which, to his credit, he is a mechanical guy and nothing major showed up there. The frame rust would have required him to scoot under the GMC to find. But the bag holder was conveniently covering some water damage on the wall, and the sheet covered the water damage on the mattress. Yes, thanks for the sheets and blankets.

So when I looked at this bed, I had all sorts of questions. Why three parts? Why was the fabric different from the dinette? How did it get the stain? What is the cutout in the wall for? Why is there a padded bar(it's on the floor in the picture) and why is that not attached? Can we both sleep on it? In practice, not really. That one cushion against the wall is not as compressed at the rest, so it's uneven and I roll off it. I'm going to have to change the cushions.

Countertop

We like the retro look, and wanted to try to match the drink cabinet countertop, but the pressboard was pretty blown. I went on a hunt for new laminate of the same pattern - no luck. Even sent photos to various companies to see if they had any old stock. no luck.

Countertop out of the coach

Stove corner

Edge of stove cutout

End grain butcher block

I think that it could be possible to salvage the laminate. I will have to try different ways of removing the laminate.

Ugh - Water damage!

So it is rainy season here in Florida, the coach has been sitting at home for all of 2-3 days and I see this -

The counter is cupped. The edge of the sink is not touching the counter anymore. Great. Also parts of the dinette chair is wet/stained. Hint to future buyers, look at all stains carefully! Apparently there were/are multiple leaks. I start peeling off the green carpet to find water destroyed wood panels.

Wood has delaminated

Black stain on chair

water damaged wood

First Interior Views

So these are my first views inside - we came to the Coop to discuss the coach's needs regarding mechanical work:
Looking front -Vintage steering wheel -

There's a doggie print divider curtain! I'm remaking that. In fact, there's a matching dash cover.

View looking back:

View looking front from the kitchen: Sink doesn't work. Stove works. Microwave works.

Dinette Area: The walls have shag green carpet on them.

I guess I can deal with the Route 66 print.

Pink thing is the base of the center console, plus they were nice enough to give us tire covers.




Drinks Cabinet - yes, this was designed for evening cocktails apparently!


Gaucho Bed - Not sure why it's called that

Weird Blinds -


Inside of Fridge - Looks ok but it doesn't work.


Back Closet - only one we have, already full of random stuff.

Bathtub - looks ok,  Tub faucet doesn't work. Same with toilet.  There's a general theme going on here...Sink works though.
 
Is this the original wall decor? It looks like the walls have been painted.

So, apparently the previous owner lived in it full time  but didn't fix things that he didn't need. There's mishmash of ugly fabric curtains that were sloppily sewn to fit. And funky blinds, what is with the blinds and curtains?