As you’ve read, we purchased an older motor home with the money we had on hand to avoid continuing a lifestyle of debt. That means that the camper wasn’t exactly what we had in mind. And though in many, many ways our camper really exceeded our expectations, with only one camper to choose from in our price range, we didn’t really have much of a choice. I hope that doesn’t sound terrible. It’s just our focus wasn’t on interiors, but on making sure the engine, tires, and all operating systems were in good condition and in properly working order. I truly am thrilled with our RV and I am so grateful to have it, but it hasn’t really felt like “me”.
My home in Ohio was decorated in yellows, olives and tans with white accents and oversized slip covered furniture. Everything was kind of shabby chic with flowers and pictures everywhere. The light blue and mauve of the camper, though in great condition, is dated and not to our tastes. I hadn’t realized how much this bothered me. And though I’ve taken Interior Design classes and love to decorate, when it comes to decorating the RV, I’ve been stumped.
Until, this week when I was shopping at the Dollar General and ran across a cute, cute shower curtain and discovered the answer to my dilemma. The shower curtain is pink, which matches the pink carpet in the bathroom. But, it also has a pretty floral design with muted greens and browns. So, I pulled out the brown in the shower curtain by purchasing a brown bath towel to display with matching hand towels and a small rug which toned down the existing pink floor covering. For less than $20, I have a newly decorated bathroom that could not match any better! Not only was I excited, but so was my husband.
Just that small step made our camper feel even more like home. My husband even asked me to continue to decorate because it is beginning to feel a bit more like ‘us’ now.
So, in the weeks to come, as money allows, I plan to continue the brown/pink color scheme throughout the camper. I hope to cover the blue couch and dinette with chocolate brown fabric, add a small brown rug or two, along with some small floral accent pillows to tie it all together. Inspired by….my $3.50 shower curtain!
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