Our RV Remodel (Before & After Pics!)
We are finally getting around to posting pictures of our motorhome remodel! Many RVs (especially from 2002) have a very dated look, and some are downright ugly – like ours was. We wanted a more updated look for Miles, without completely gutting him! We saved money by doing a lot of it ourselves (except the upholstry, floor and futon install). Here are the main areas we worked on, with before and after pictures!
Dining Area
Dining area: reupholstered cushions, removed dated valences (ripping those off was quite fun!), replaced old carpet with grip strip laminate from Home Depot (throughout RV).
Kitchen
Kitchen: painted all cupboards/walls white (primed first), peel & stick Smart Tiles, new pull down faucet, new cabinet hardware- all from Home Depot! The paint definitely took the longest. We removed all of the cupboard doors and drawers, and did those separately. Because the original wood surface was a bit glossy, we had to sand everything, then prime it with an oil based primer. Once that dried, we did 3 coats of Behr Ultra (Paint + Primer). So it was time consuming, but it turned out great! We kept a small sample size of the white paint on hand for touch ups – which we’ve definitely used along the way!
Bathroom
Bathroom: painted cupboards & walls, peel & stick Smart Tiles, painted yellowing sink and tub/shower with marine paint. Update: the marine (boat) paint worked great, but started chipping after a while. It could have been because we didn’t strip/sand it as well as we could have beforehand, but we redid the marine paint a year later and it looks great again!
Living Area
Living area: painted all cupboards & walls white, removed valences, new cabinet hardware, removed carpet from wall frame, replaced sofa with futon from Ikea (we had to find a special super small sofa size because it’s not a standard size!), peel and stick wallpaper under sofa, also from Home Depot.
Post a comment, and let us know what you like best! Or any suggestions on further improvements are welcome as well!
Living Area Before/After Bathroom Before/After Kitchen Before/After
