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We’ve been on the road in our renovated motorhome for several months now, but the interior continues to evolve as we learn more about our tiny home habits. We previously shared photos of our rustic modern RV all decked out for the holidays but wanted to share some updated photos so you can get a glimpse of how we’re currently living in less than 300 square feet. (When it’s super clean anyway, which tends to last all of about 5 minutes.)
2017 Rustic Modern RV Tour
Here’s a recent photo of our RV enjoying the Florida sun after spending the last few months in Wisconsin. We’ll be heading out in just a couple weeks to slowly make our way West.
I don’t know if our to-do list will ever be finished, and there are items we would eventually like to update, but they aren’t as high on our priority list right now. Besides, we like the idea of picking up some of these items on the road as we travel West.
Rustic Modern RV Tour (2017)
Is our RV perfect? Nope. Are there changes I want to make to some of the decor? Yup, but we love our tiny home on wheels and are enjoying all of the challenges, adventures, and memories that come with it. Besides, I believe a home (regardless of size) is created in layers over time.
The Before Tour (Video):
I’ll include some before photos throughout the post, but you can also watch a quick before tour from our very first RV trip below
Here’s an updated photo of our living room:
I love our buffalo check curtains (which you may have seen in our Christmas tour) but they felt a little dark as we head into Spring so I wanted to go with something else. To be honest, I had some white curtains up but it was just a little too white, and since I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted, I figure these microsuede curtains will work as a temporary fix. (Pssst. you can see the curtains we now have here)
The photo above shows our extending pull-out desk/table in action. Sometimes Eric works on his laptop at the sofa using a folding TV tray and sometimes I use my computer on the wall-mounted desk in our bedroom, but we both enjoy working (and eating) on this pull out desk/table too. We originally planned to keep the table leaves and tray in the storage behind the sofa, but instead we just store it next to the driver’s chair while parked, or between the passenger chair and sofa when we driving between destinations.
I recently picked up that clip-on cup holder and it’s coming in handy, especially when I use the desk in the bedroom.
And if you’re curious about how we catch up on our favorite movies and shows, we have our TV installed on a lift inside the media cabinet in our living room (where the dinette booth previously was).
I love having plants but our cat Duckie loves to eat them, so I’ve tucked some of his favorites inside a mini greenhouse.
This is the sofa that came with our RV and while it was functional, it wasn’t our style.
We had trouble finding the perfect sofa in the awkward dimensions we needed (and within budget) so we removed the old one and built our own. We definitely lucked out by having my mom upholster the cushions.
There’s extra storage underneath, and I love the narrow sofa table we built behind it. We planned to use it for storage but we have to be extra careful trying to get anything in there with the exposed bulbs from the overhead light fixture we built. Exposed bulbs are awesome, but you definitely need to be extra careful if you install them in a place with lower ceilings, like an RV. Yeah, I probably didn’t think that through, but hey I still love them!
The ottomans we’re using for our “coffee table” are not the prettiest things, but they work for now and the furry rug disguises them a bit more.
I like that they can be used as footstools and turn into mini chairs when we need extra seating. Not to mention they are bonus storage and we use them for corralling loose items before hitting the road.
Here’s what our kitchen originally looked like. It was in decent condition before we discovered the massive water leak in the ceiling due to cracks in our bathroom skylight.
You can read more about our tiny kitchen remodel here. Oh and you can catch a glimpse of my mom’s Avocado Seed Planter in this photo, which I just placed a new seed in. She created a way to plant avocado seeds where you don’t need to use messy toothpicks. Be sure to check them out in her Etsy shop!
The backsplash is painted wood planks, although it’s hard to tell from the photos. You can get a better idea below:
We need to re-oil our counters here soon but are still very happy with how they’re holding up. You can read all about our wood countertops here.
This hanging wall storage sure is coming in handy, especially with space at a premium.
By the way, our DIY magnetic/dry erase fridge panels are holding up great. I recently discovered that Target’s Method All-Purpose Cleaner is the best way to clean the panels, and remove any ghostwriting left behind from dry erase markers.
Here’s what the view used to look like down the hallway into our bedroom…
And this is what it looks like now. This hallway is one of the reasons we purchased this specific RV floor plan (we love the large windows), but now it’s so much brighter, which I love!
The bathroom may be small, but it’s one of my favorite spaces. There are two entrances – one from the hallway and one into the bedroom, which makes it feel bigger.
We loved the extra storage space this linen closet provided, but it wasn’t as functional for us with the added drawers so we removed it and built our own custom storage space.
The wood and tin came from Eric’s family’s farm and we still have some “prettying” up to do to the inside. The lower section of the cabinet actually holds the litter box, which our cats can access from the side of the wall in the bedroom, which you’ll see in just a minute.
Here’s a photo that shows what the RV looked like after we removed the old linen closet and before we painted all of the wood cabinets in the bedroom white…
And here you can see the kitty door we installed in the wall that leads into the closet in the bathroom. We were unable to install the litter box in one of the storage bays below the RV due to a steel beam, and didn’t care for it in front of the passenger chair, so we figured this was our next best option. The cats love it and it’s easier to clean, but I do wake up sometimes to their super loud scratching, haha. We still think it’s the best spot for it, but just something to think about if you’re looking for litter box options in your tiny home.
We hope we’ve inspired you to create a home you love, regardless of how much space you have! If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments below. You can now find more photos of our RV over in our photo gallery!
Can we just bring our RV to you guys, and have you completely re-do it for us!!! ROFL!! (Not trying to be a weird stalker type!) But, if you guys head through the St. Louis area on your way out West, and need to take a break, we would love to meet you for a drink, or a meal!!!
Hahaha 🙂 We don’t plan to pass through there on our way West but may hit it on our way back – we actually have a wedding to be at in St. Louis I think next September. Maybe our paths will cross this year, we would love to meet up!
Just recently found your page! Love it and everything you’ve done with your RV. We have an old RV that we spent 4.5 years travelling around North America in nearly a decade ago now. These days we have it parked up lakeside a couple of miles from our house and are renovating it ! (and wondering why we never did it whilst we were travelling so we could enjoy the fruits of our labour?!)
Question about your lighting that you switched out – I love the style of your new/industrial look fixtures and wondering if you purchased them or made them? And are they 12v – ie, are they running off the batteries or 110v so you only use them when you’re hooked up to power? We are changing out some of our fittings for something less ’70-style-RV-terrible’. Most of the lighting in our RV is currently 12v which is awesome that we don’t need a hookup to have them running but I’m figuring out how to get all the awesome fixtures you see to run 12v, and of course none of the awesome vintage lightbulbs that are around can be used in our 12v fixtures. Just wondering if you’ve done some handywork in this department or found an awesome source for 12v lighting??
I’d like to second this question! Running into the same issue and wondering what method you guys took.
Thanks
Hi Helen and Nick, sorry but I somehow missed the question the first time around.
As for the light fixtures, all of ours are 12v but we did use standard 110v light fixtures – most of the fixtures I actually made myself. The trick is using the correct bulbs for the fixture, so I just had to find some 12v Edison bulbs. I have a post about all this here:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/rv-interior-lighting/
Here’s a link to DIY light fixtures I was inspired by:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/diy-modern-light-fixtures/
And here’s a post on LED dome lights:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/install-led-lights-in-a-rv/
Hope that all helps but let me know if you have any other questions.
Katie
Hi, love what you guys are doing! My husband and I have recently started renovating our own RV we just bought. I’m curious how travelling with your cats has been? Do they go outside at all? Have you had any issue in at the places you’ve stayed? Love to hear how your fur balls enjoy it
-Diane
Thanks Diane! Our cats seem to be loving it – Duckie’s favorite spot is up front by the windshield and Kobe is always hanging out on the media cabinet looking out those windows. They have always been indoor cats but we do have harnesses and leashes and have brought them out front with us a few times. We haven’t traveled a whole lot yet, but we don’t plan to take them out in any busy areas. It’s funny you ask though because I meant to add a photo of Kobe just lounging around and mention how hard RV life is on him, lol. We were worried about them at first, but they seem to be adjusting really well 🙂
WOW! Your home is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING & BEAUTIFUL! I sat here in awe because I am strongly considering purchasing an RV and fulltiming. This encourages me to not only do it, but I am excited to make it “my first home”. Thank you so much for the inspiration and you guys did an fantastic job! 😀
Thank you so much Tiffany! We were unsure how the renovation and traveling would go, but are loving it so far. It may have challenges, but we love our tiny home 🙂
What a cool renovation you have done! Love it – feel like a home!
Thanks Ed! It definitely feels like home to us 🙂
Do you mind posting at some point about where you got your home decor/accessories? Love what you’ve done!
Yes, I definitely plan to do some source posts soon, but if you have any specific questions just let me know 🙂
Absolutely LOVE your home. I wish I had your talents and visions! I purchased an old 1978 Tioga that only has 55000 miles. I’m just hoping mine will look a third as good when I’m finished with it!!!!
Yay, how exciting Vicki and wow that is some awesome mileage for a 1978! I’m sure you’ll make it look amazing and we can’t wait to see what you do!
LOOOOOVE what you’ve done with the RV! Your videos have been super informative as well. My husband and I are planning on building a home in the Rocky Mountains next year, and we decided that we’re going to renovate and live in a 5th wheel while we build. Saves on rent, and we all get to be together during the build instead of separated all the time. You’re blog has been very inspiring and it’s one of my favorite go-tos! If you’re ever in CO I would love to meet you all!
Wow that sounds like such an amazing experience! We have yet to visit the Rocky Mountains, but it’s definitely on our to-do list so we may just have to take you up on that invite 🙂
Oh my, you should have seen our cat crouched on the dash of our motor home watching the buffalo in Yellowstone. She was completely fascinated. Trinity went on frequent car rides since she was a baby (I didn’t want another cat that screamed and threw up all the way to the vet’s office once a year) and turned out to be a wonderful traveler.
I love what you have done to your Home. My husband wants to scream and throw up when I show him all this! He says this is one reason he loves the mh, he doesn’t have to paint or restore anything. Also resale! resale! what if others don’t like it? I’m sneaking my way in slowly. Mostly with fabrics for now ……
I’ve never been to Yellowstone so I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing the same thing when we finally make it there this year, lol. I don’t blame your husband and am pretty sure Eric gets tired of hearing all the ideas running through my head. Slow progress is better than no progress, right? 🙂
I have SO many questions, but I’ll only ask a few. How do you attach things to your walls, like the wood and little decorative items? It looks like you’ve removed the window blinds, how do you deal with privacy and blocking the sun? Thank you in advance…I’m a retired woman living full time in a fifth wheel, which I would love to update…I just don’t know how to start. You’ve done such a great job with yours!
We’ve attached items with a variety of methods, depending on what it is, how much it weighs, and where we are putting it. For the most part we use screws, nails, mug hooks, and LOTS of command hanging strips <--- those are my favorite. As for the blinds, we have white roller shades for every window but I like that they somewhat "disappear" when they're up. Aside from the windshield, driver and passenger shades which are from Blinds.com all the others were purchased from Lowe's. They're nothing fancy and cost about $7-20 each but we wanted something affordable we could put throughout the RV and had A LOT of windows to cover. We figure we can always upgrade them later but they still bring in light and privacy so we're happy with them so far. The quality isn't as good as the ones in the windshield area, and they smelled like a beach ball when we first opened them, but we were able to cover 8 windows in the RV for roughly $200 so you can't beat the price. Hope that helps 🙂
Clearly you both are a great team!!..and what a turn out!!..Thank you for the inspiration!..Totally in L❤VE with it..I do hqve a question..on “hanging”..items on the wall..what arw you using?..some look like they can be a little heavy..Like the towel holder in the bathroom.( simply stunning btw!)..Also does your RV have a winter package?..and how is that working out?
Thank you so much!!
Great job!
Maria
Thanks Maria! For the most part we use screws, nails, mug hooks, and LOTS of command hanging strips <--- those are my favorite. The bathroom towel holder is actually much lighter than it looks, but we went ahead and screwed that into the wall. This is mainly because we previously took that wall down so we knew there were no pipes going through it. We also figured we wouldn't be moving it anytime soon and wanted it to be super secure. With that said, I know you can purchase heavy duty hanging strips and go that route too, just make sure you get the right weight and follow the instructions because that makes a HUGE difference. Also, we don't have a winter package and while we did okay in Wisconsin during the beginning of winter, we don't plan to spend much time in below freezing temps. Katie
Beautiful results. Inspite of thr water entering from the crack skylight, you still did not give up, and have a beautiful home on wheels. Thank you for all the the encouraging words and the tips and ideas. Keep rolling! LOL!
Thank you so much Ivory!
Katie, if I sent pic of our interior would you consider giving me a few ideas for a new look? I’d love a beach theme using turquoise and coral. We’ve been full-time in ours for 6 years! We have a 2011 Heartland Landmark fifth wheel.
Thanks, Kathy
Hey Kathy! The past couple days have been a little crazy so I’m a little behind with emails but I’ll be sure to respond to it tonight! I love your theme and the colors you plan to use. Wow, 6 years? That’s awesome! It’s so funny because we planned on doing this RVing thing for a year and umm it’s been half a year and we’re already like, hmmmm we could definitely do this A LOT longer, lol.
Did you use standard light fixtures, or did you have to buy ones made for RV’s? I’ve been looking, but haven’t found RV lights as nice as yours.
Hi Linda! I finally wrote a post about our light fixtures, which you can find at the link below. We basically made 5 of the 6 light fixtures we replaced:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/rv-interior-lighting/
Hope that helps 🙂
Katie
This is beautiful! I was just wondering roughly how much this cost y’all to do?
Thanks Katie! The cost was roughly $4k with a lot of the projects being done over time. We definitely saved by doing the work ourselves (especially with the water leak damage), and were lucky enough to get some of the materials for free from either Eric’s family’s farm or from the wedding venue we were married at 🙂
Wow! You two are amazing! First of all you have fabulous taste and your decorating skills leave me speechless!
We’re getting ready to start renovations on our 2000 non-slide Georgie Boy and I’ve gotten so much inspiration from you. I love the two-tone cabinetry – white uppers and black lowers (or are they dark gray) – and will use your idea in my coach. Did you prime the walls and cabinetry first? And one more question, please. Did you install the new wood-look flooring directly on top of the original floor?
Thanks so very much for sharing your stunning coach! Hugs! 🙂
Thank you so much Dori! How exciting to be starting on your own RV reno, I can’t wait to see what you do!
As for the cabinets, we did prime the walls and cabinets and I go into more detail in these posts:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/replace-the-flooring-inside-a-rv-slide-out/
https://mountainmodernlife.com/painted-rv-kitchen-cabinets/
Then as far as the flooring, we removed the vinyl tile and carpet before we installed our flooring to help save on weight. We have a couple post about the flooring here:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/how-to-replace-rv-flooring/
https://mountainmodernlife.com/replace-the-flooring-inside-a-rv-slide-out/
I hope that helps 🙂
Katie
Wow, wow, wow! Thank you so much for the generous use of photos! This is AMAZING! Omgoodness, I want an RV now. LOL! My husband has been wanting one for years. Great inspiration! Great job.
Love what you have done…amazing! We are searching now for a 5th wheel, full time grade RV. Decided to buy used and renovate. I was wondering what type of paint you used on the walls and cabinets? I saw milk paint on your site, but that may have only been for specific things and does the milk paint hold up? Enjoy your journey…cannot wait to go full time!
Thanks Karen! Sounds like an exciting project and I look forward to seeing what you do! As for the paint, we didn’t use milk paint, but did use tung oil on some of the wood, which is from The Real Milk Paint Company. I actually wrote a post with tips for painting the walls, which you can find at the link below. Hope it helps!
https://mountainmodernlife.com/painting-the-walls-of-your-rv/
Love this!!! I am in the process of redoing a 1979 RV! I have my work cut out for me! lol!
I am wondering what you used for your walls? Did you paint? What about the wood panelling in the bathroom?
Thanks! adding you to my favs!
Thanks Amie! We do have a post about our painting process, which you can find below:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/painting-the-walls-of-your-rv/
Hope that helps!
Katie
Can you please tell me where you got your white roller shades??? I’m looking for something exactly like the ones you have. Thank you!
The white roller shades up front on the windshield and driver/passenger windows are actually from Blinds.com and we shared a post about them here:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/rv-windshield-roller-shades/
As for the rest of the shades, we actually just picked up some pretty basic, light filtering roller shades at Lowe’s. While they may not be the best quality, they can cut them down to size at the store, they’ve worked decent for us so far, and they ranged between $8-25 each, which isn’t too bad. We actually plan to share a video later this week talking about them a bit more. Hope that helps!
Katie
Katie, you all are incredible! My dream is to go full time once our girls are in college. I love seeing the before and afters of your all’s home- it’s a labor of love and we all love it! I do wonder about internet connection as I’ll be working while on the road. What’re your tips on speed and security? I can’t tell you how incredible your home is- splendid job!
Thank you so much Flash! Our internet connection has been pretty decent so far on our journey, although some days are better than others. We have a post about our internet setup at the link below, but basically use a combination of options and our unlimited data plan has also come in super handy. As for security, we do use a repeater, extender and antenna that we have a password for so even if we are connecting to a local wifi network, we’re able to keep our connection private. Here’s the link and I hope that helps 🙂
https://mountainmodernlife.com/rv-internet-setup/
Katie
We are in a slow process of changing our rv from an 80’s style to a little more modern. I thought we were doing a good job until I see your transformation, holy modern change!!!! You guys are amazing it is absolutely stunning! Maybe someday we can hope to be so creative.
Haha, thank Lanaya! It’s crazy how simple things (like paint) can make a huge difference and I’m sure your RV looks awesome! As long as it feels like home to you, that’s all that matters 🙂
Katie
Love all the info! I am in love with your RV floor plan and what you did with it!! I especially love the removal of the dinette and adding the entertainment cabinet! Quick question about your RV, does the base of the bed have storage; either full or partial? (I can’t find this info anywhere) . Thanks!
Thankfully it does have storage, and we use a lot of it! It is less than some beds only because our slide-out mechanism is actually hidden under there. What’s funny is I originally planned to install a murphy bed but it just didn’t pan out with our floor plan, and honestly now that we’ve been living in this space for 9 months it wasn’t really necessary for us. Even so, I think it would have been a fun project 🙂
Katie
Hi, Katie! Beautiful RV renovation! My husband and I are also living full-time in an RV. Such a wonderful experience! I look forward to reading more about your adventure! Enjoy every moment of it!
Thanks Katy! We love RV life and everyone we’ve met has been so friendly! Sure it has challenges, but for us the good outweighs the bad. Maybe we’ll cross paths someday 🙂
Katie
Great job! Check out Ouray, CO and Estes Park, CO on your journey!
Thanks Nora! Those are two spots we’ve heard great things about and we totally hope to explore them while we’re there. Thanks again!
Hope you haven’t passed by Blowing Rock, NC yet. I loved visiting there a couple of years ago. My personal favorite is Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Ozarks aren’t super high mountains but not bad and you can’t beat the cost of living! It’s a wonderland for the outdoor enthusiast! Peace and blessings to you! Patti
Blowing Rock is one of the towns we considered moving to before deciding to take on this RV adventure, that and Boone since it seems a bit more affordable. We didn’t get to spend nearly as much time there as we thought we would before heading West, but know we’ll be back that direction eventually. North Carolina and North Georgia definitely have some pretty mountain towns and we’re still open to living there since it would be closer to our families.. I’ve never been to The Ozarks but we’ll definitely have to keep that in mind too 🙂
Great video, great site, awesome ideas! I suggest Pagosa Springs, CO 🙂
Thank you much Petra, I hope it’s been helpful! Katie has looked into Pagosa Springs a bit, seems like an amazing place we’ll have to see if we can squeeze it in 🙂
Whoa what?? That was amazing!!! I”m in awe.
One question – where do you store your computer when not in use?
I’m also amazed and confused that the table and the tv pop out of the same space – do you have a more detailed explanation of how you built that area?
Seriously amazing, good work!
OK, I found the link to where you explain how you did the TV area, so ignore that, haha.
But I am still curious where you store your computer.
And also, do you have room for guests??
Hey Brandie, I forgot to answer your question about guests. We didn’t really plan to have too many guests staying the night, but if they did they could bring a tent, stay on the sofa, or there is enough room for a blow up mattress in the living room.
Thank you so much Brandie! We actually have a couple of different places we keep it when we are parked, generally it is on the slide out table, the flip up desk in our room, or on the media cabinet. When we are driving to a new destination we generally store it in the car with Katie. We originally planned to store it in the media cabinet however we feel more secure with it in the car with Katie. I’ll put a couple of links below that go into more detail about the media cabinet and how we created it.
https://mountainmodernlife.com/installing-tv-lift/
https://mountainmodernlife.com/diy-pull-out-table/
If you’re looking to keep your computer in the same spot you may want to consider something like the SafeDome Cable Lock. This Little Adventure uses this for their computer, here’s their post with more info.
http://www.tillmantheatre.com/-this-little-adventure-/office
I hope this helps!!
This is such great inspiration for us, as we are planning to do a RV renovation of our own soon. How long did the total renovation take? Make sure you make your way through Flagstaff, AZ. We love it here.
Thanks Chelsea! It took longer than we thought, but we also had it in storage the first 6 months, then at a neighbor’s driveway where we only worked on it every so often. I would say we did most of the work over a 6 month period but some weeks we worked like crazy and other times we went quite a while without doing anything due to weather or other things going on. So it definitely doesn’t have to take that long. Plus the whole water leak reversed what we did and made us backtrack and also took time we hadn’t planned on spending on other projects. (I’d say to expect the unexpected). With that said, we finished the major projects before leaving and the rest while on the road. I like to think there is more info out there now then there was on renovating an RV a couple years ago. I spent so much time researching and not getting the answers I was looking for and well, we didn’t’ know what we were doing, haha. It all seemed to work out and we love our tiny home and the time we spent on it 🙂 Also, we can’t wait to make it out to Arizona!
You have done such a beautiful job! Thanks for all the great info. I’m just wondering where you purchased the US map in your bedroom. I’ve been wanting a nice map for our RV and I love the vintage feel yours has. Thanks again! Your hard work is appreciated by so many!
Thank you Heather!
Here’s the link to where we got the map:
https://www.worldmapsonline.com/compart/compart_usa_antique_wall_map.htm
And here’s the post about it:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/diy-push-pin-vintage-style-map/
Hope that helps!
Katie
Just watched your video and think your RV is fabulous! I have a tip for you that I hope you like. I bought an enclosed – what looks like a storage bench – for my cat Stella’s litter box and I added a battery operated, motion activated light that i put inside on the wall of the enclosure so when she goes in, it turns on for her. I found it a Lowe’s for less that $20 and this particular one is magnetic. (It comes with a metal plate you adhere to the wall) It works great and the batteries last a long time. Anyway, you guys are great – Keep having fun!
I’ve been eyeing those stick on motion-sensor LED puck lights for a while now, especially to put near the stairs and below the bathroom vanity, but have been so indecisive about which ones to buy. I think I have quite a few saved on my Amazon wish list, but your comment just gave me the motivation to pull the trigger. Great idea about putting one near the litter box too! It’s funny but one of our cats, Kobe, rarely even uses the cat door, he just walks in the bathroom and opens up the linen closet door and goes in that way. Duckie on the other hand, prefers the kitty door. Cats are such characters 🙂
Beautiful !!
My question is , what kind of beams did y’all put around the wall in y’all bedroom?
Y’all are an inspiration to me !
Just starting to redo a 2005 fifth wheel 🙂
Our very First camper .. . Just painted walls and ceiling .. onto cabinets next 🙂
And so on 🙂
Thanks so much Katie and Eric
Kristi ?
Thanks Kristi and congrats on your first camper! We used cedar around the slide-out in our living room and reclaimed cypress in our bedroom. You can read more about it in this post:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/replace-the-flooring-inside-a-rv-slide-out/
Hope that helps!
Katie
Hi, It’s beautiful. You have great taste. I am redoing my 5th wheel. My question is, when upgrading your lighting, did you use rv lights with 12volt or did you convert to household led lights?
Hi Cheron,
All of ours are 12v but we did use standard 110v light fixtures – most of the fixtures I actually made myself. The trick is using the correct bulbs for the fixture, so I just had to find some 12v Edison bulbs. I have a post about all this here:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/rv-interior-lighting/
Here’s a link to DIY light fixtures I was inspired by:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/diy-modern-light-fixtures/
And here’s a post on LED dome lights:
https://mountainmodernlife.com/install-led-lights-in-a-rv/
Hope that all helps but let me know if you have any other questions.
Katie
Hello from Houston Texas! We love what you’ve done with your RV and we are very excited as we are A young couple who wants to explore the United States and even work in our RV full-time! One question we have is what do you do about laundry? We noticed that your floor plan doesn’t include a washer and dryer. So this is something that we find a limitation as we’re not sure what to do with laundry. Thanks a lot will look forward to your reply. Brad and Evie
Hey Brad, glad to hear you guys will be exploring the United States and working from your RV, it is truly liberating though it still has it’s everyday problems :). Before we purchased our RV having laundry was a must have, though we found out quickly that our must haves would change quite dramatically. We ended up going with this model with plans of installing our own laundry setup, while we haven’t accomplished it as of yet we are still considering different options for in the future. With that said, it really hasn’t been that big of an issue for us as of yet. A lot of the places we’ve been have had laundry on site and when they did not a trip to the laundry mat doesn’t take nearly as long as if you were to do it at home (mainly because you can wash multiple loads at once). Overall we thought it would be a major inconvenience once we were out on the road but now that we are it hasn’t been a major concern. I think one of the things we learned as we began traveling around was that flexibility is the key to surviving this lifestyle 🙂 once you get that down everything kind of falls into place. Anyway I hope this helps and let us know when you hit the road and how it’s going. Best, Eric
Hey all,
Great space? Love how much you have made this RV your own! I was wondering how often are you moving and taking down/putting up all your stuff? (ie the stuff on the counters, potted plants, pictures on the walls, books on shelves etc.) I would love to have all this stuff up that makes it feel homey but it also seems like a lot of work to “move in” and redecorate (or at least put it all back up) every time you move. I noticed that you love command hooks have those been enough to keep pictures up on the road? Thanks so much for the insight! Can’t wait to hear more of your adventures.
Love the inspiration that led you to this result! We have a 2008 Newmar Grand Star and unfortunately the set up doesn’t allow for much space so it’s taken a lot.. and I mean A LOT of research to even consider making more space. But hopefully I won’t lose hope and will be inspired to changes. I’d love to pick your brain if you’re ever in California.
Thanks Maggie! Don’t lose hope and I’m sure you’ll figure out what works best for ya’ll! It’s honestly taken us time to even figure out how we really use the space in our RV, realize what does and doesn’t work, and are finally learning to maximizing the space we’re in. We’re actually in Northern California but you can always email me directly if you have any specific questions, and I’ll try to help however I can 🙂
These my be silly questions, but :
1) Where do you keep your computer when the table is folded up? That desktop imac (which is what I have) Where does it store?
2) Why do the things on your counters not fall off/over and constantly make messes when you’re driving? Do you have to pack/unpack your kitchen counter tops and the ottoman toppers, etc, everytime you stop somewhere?
Hey, how do you find that your barn door on the bathroom works? Does it slide well? We are thinking of doing the same style in our bus.
We recently updated it with actual barn door hardware, and I like it soooooo much better than our DIY version! Here’s the link to our Youtube videos about both options if you want to check them out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywfkxd5qRMA&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoxL02tc3M4
Hope that helps!
Beautiful transformation! I echo Katlyn’s questions of December 2017. I did not see a response. What do you do with all the plants and the lovely, homey things on the counters, walls, tables etc when you travel? We are going out fulltime this spring. I have already given away most of my houseplants but would like to take a couple with me but not sure how to manage this. Any advise in this regard would be helpful. Wow! So much think about to prepare!
I know we’ve answered this in a few places but need to create a post about it specifically, so thanks for the reminder! We corral items into the kitchen sink or put them in the cabinets, most of the decor is attached to the wall in a way that it doesn’t need to be put away, some items get wrangled into a collapsible bin (if necessary) and the plants hitch a ride in the shower. Hope that helps!
Katie