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Ruby Jane Update 1971 Airstream Renovation

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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Hey guys! Sorry this is been a while. Tom has been working on things he said are not fun to photograph this winter, plus we took a little break around the holidays.

Tom is back in there and he promises I will be soon too. 😂

Here are some phone photo updates!

We had a local upholster make cushions for us. We wanted a dark color to hide stains and to make sure they are durable for sleeping on and when the bed is in the dinette position.

We found these pull down shades at Ikea.  We are going to hang drapes over them, but wanted a little more privacy then drapes would provide. 

Inspired by this Anthropologie shelf, Tom made these shelves for above the kids beds.

We decided to go with Pure White from Sherwin Williams for the paint for the entire Airstream.
We went back and forth about the backsplash. I thought black would be cool, we also thought about a teeny tiny white sub tile. But after talking about it, we decided we had to do something light weight and without grout. This camper is going to be used and taken through mountains, we were worried after all the bumping, we would open the door to find a mess. We decided to do this Mosiac Brushed stainless steel peel and stick from Lowes. We wanted to break up the white. Tom said it was so easy to put on too!

Remember you can see the renovations from the beginning here

 

Bathroom and Front Bed Update | 1971 Airstream Renovation

10 Tuesday Jan 2017

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Confession, I haven’t been to Ruby Jane since November. Tom has gone and has got some MAJOR work done. These first groups of photos are ones he took with his phone while building the from dinette / bed. I am so proud of him for doing this himself! Here are pictures from this week. Everything is bolted down and set for cushions. Time to go upholstery shopping! The hydraulic stand is so nice, and easily converts our dinning room into our bedroom.

Tom also started building the bathroom. I love how roomy it actually feels. 

Things are getting so real and exciting, I got chills stopping by there and seeing it all come together.

If this is your first time following you can see past posts here.

Wallpaper Reveal | 1971 Airstream Renovation

21 Monday Nov 2016

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wallpaper Reveal | 1971 Airstream Remodel

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Tom reminded me that I have been s-l-a-c-k-i-n-g on my Ruby Jane the Airstream posts! So today is a BIG one! Since last time I posted we have painted the shiplap, hung the wallpaper, installed the sink, burner, furnace, and Tom found the coolest steam punk lights. I am not a huge steampunk person, but these lights just seem to fit so perfectly.

Without further delay, I will give credit where credit is due and you can check out all that is new 🙂

Shiplap: New Lenox Lowes Home Improvement

Wallpaper: Blooming Wall

Cook Top: Atwood from Vintage Trailers

Butcher Block: Ikea

Sink: Franke from Lowes

Faucet: Lowes

Thermostat: Honeywell from Lowes

LED Ceiling Lights: Vintage Trailer

Steampunk Inspired Sconces:  Sconces: Efine, Light Bulb: Low Voltage , Cage Efine

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Tom recycled the original hinges for counter top extension1971-airstream-remodel_0012

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The furnace was brand new and never used when we purchased the airstream. It had not even been installed yet.  1971-airstream-remodel_00231971-airstream-remodel_00241971-airstream-remodel_00251971-airstream-remodel_00261971-airstream-remodel_0027

1971 Airstream Renovation | Lowes Home Improvement Cabinet Makeover

27 Thursday Oct 2016

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Time for an update on our 1971 Airstream Renovation of Ruby Jane The Airstream!

I should use the term “our” lightly, I honestly have been so busy with GCP that my only contribution has been design decisions and spending a little too much at Anthropologie on knobs and hooks, lol. I could not be more proud of Tom and the blood, sweat, and tears that he has been putting into the renovation. He has been spending majority of his days off working on Ruby Jane and researching so much about Airstreams. His multi talents amazes me more everyday and his dedication to making our vision come to life for our family travel dreams. He is so proud when he comes home every day on what he accomplished, as he should be, his work is perfection. Which as we all know, when your heart is in something, it radiates through your work.

Moving on now to what he has been working on the last couple weeks! He got Project Source unfinished cabinets from Lowes Home Improvement. 

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Used a stain he made

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Used the Valspar Chalky Finish paint from Lowes.  Then the Amy Howard at Home Light Antique Wax from Ace Hardware.

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Some distressing, knocking, and sanding, and we have the exact look we wanted! our goal is for Ruby Jane to have character, and we felt new cabinets did not give us that feel.

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We chose a butcher block counter top from Ikea.1971-airstream-renovation_01521971-airstream-renovation_01531971-airstream-renovation_01541971-airstream-renovation_0155

Remember all that pallet wood Tom was working on? Well he made doors for the storage above the beds, and below the beds!1971-airstream-renovation_01561971-airstream-renovation_01571971-airstream-renovation_0158

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Soon those lovely knobs I picked up from Anthro will be adorning all these cabinets and storage doors 🙂 1971-airstream-renovation_0160

Now that the cabinets are locked down, Tom has started ship lapping. Just call him Chip Gaines.  All this beautiful shiplap is from Lowes. We still have to paint it white, but it is looking great! Every piece he spaced out with nickels. I ask him why and he said because he wanted to. So there you go! 1971-airstream-renovation_01611971-airstream-renovation_01621971-airstream-renovation_01631971-airstream-renovation_0164

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Thanks for following along! We love how many of you are interested and have been asking 🙂 Follow past posts here.

Installing the Floors | 1971 Airstream Renovation

04 Tuesday Oct 2016

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Hey there! First of all Tom and I want to give a big welcome to all the new followers we have, and a thank you for all the support we have received with this renovation. We had no idea so many people loved following Ruby Jane’s progress!

This past couple weeks Tom washed the walls, we painted them a nice crisp white, installed the floors (yay!), and started painting and installing the walls and beds back in.

Amazing what a difference a fresh coat of paint makes.

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Teamwork is the best work and thanks again to Kevin, the floors were installed precisely and swiftly.  We chose the Stillwater Oak vinyl floors by Smartcore from Lowe’s.1971-airstream-renovation_00111971-airstream-renovation_00121971-airstream-renovation_00131971-airstream-renovation_00141971-airstream-renovation_0015

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FINISHED!1971-airstream-renovation_0018

True artist always sign their work.

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Tom brought the walls home and painted them a crisp white as well.

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Tom installed the walls back in, started working on the kids beds, and we brainstormed what we want to do with the underneath storage of their beds. 1971-airstream-renovation_0023

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If you follow my Instagram, you know my obsession with my new Writer Letterfolk board. As soon as it arrived, I had to get the smaller Letterfolk (The Poet) for the airstream. I can not wait until the day our Letterfolk is hung on one of Ruby Jane’s walls!1971-airstream-renovation_0030

Someone is excited that the original fan still works!

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Something else exciting happened this week, we received our numbers and they are the SAME as the original! So we can research the history of Ruby Jane and keep her in the club she has always been a part of. 1971-airstream-renovation_0034

Just a little look back to when the demo was complete, the walls were being painted, and then to today when the floors are in!1971-airstream-renovation_0036

After installing the walls, we have decided that the interior of the beds (head board and foot board) should be wallpapered due to how much they will become scratched. Below are some of our choices and ONE of these is our final decision. But you will have to wait and see which one we decided!

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