Campervan Interior Makeover Begins!

Here are some photos of the current campervan interior:

At the moment it still has all the original fittings and covers, but as you can see it's pretty worn out.

The lining on the roof and sides is so old it disintegrates when you touch it, so that all has to go. I quite like the  brown roof bellows, but there is a rip in it so we will replace this too.

The plan is:
1) Take out and strip all the interior panels and recover.
2) Remove the roof, fix leaking skylight, replace roof bellows.
3) Clean and fix cupboards and units.
4) Fit new fridge and fix sink and tap
5) Replace and cover new bed cushions
6) Replace all curtains
7) Reupholster or cover front seats

All before we sell the house!

Colonel Mustard

We bought a campervan! Apparently winter is the time to bag a bargain, as lots are being sold after being used for the summer but there are not that many buyers out there.

We decided on a campervan rather than a motorhome, and although it didn't necessarily have to be a Volkwagen, they are by far the most numerous type of camper on the web. So we spent a few weeks scouring Ebay and Autotrader and after a month of looking found our 1980's yellow VW T25 Devon, christened Colonel Mustard which indeed we got for a bargain. 

It's a bit of a project - the bodywork is not perfect but pretty good for its age, and mechanically it seems fine (we drove it back from Southampton ok) but the interior is pretty grotty - 30 years of grime and mold. So this winter we have something to keep us busy while we wait for our fixed rate mortgage to end (31 March) and we can sell the house and move in!