Perris Pacer Decorating

[Vickie B.]

Now that Donna taught me how to post pics, I can show you what I've done. We got the Pacer last year, and it was decorated very nicely in a cowboy theme. But you know us ladies, we just have to give it our own touch!

Needing to stay with the color scheme and loving coffee, decided to put all my coffee fabric to good use!

Here's the outside:





And a butterfly covering a hole in the screen

[Vickie B.]

Front door with coffee bean tiebacks











Fridge stamped with coffee motif stamps

[Vickie B.]

I made slip covers for the dinette and front couch because we have pugs that SHED. They are simply made like pillow cases with drawstrings at one end.









Wasn't in the mood to replace or paint cabinet doors yet, so covered them with denim! I sewed pockets on the denim to add more storage places for papers, small items, etc.









(My clock is a watch!)

[Pam Garlow]

Wow - Nice Work! Levi Strauss would be very proud!

[Vickie B.]

Thanks Pam,

I'm wild about denim!! Even made my tire covers---one side denim, one side checked vinyl (they're reversible!!)

[Ricky 4]

I have seen `The Bean`-really nice with lots of neat ideas.
I really like the denim pockets on the cabinet doors.
Sharp looking Pacer and nice people!
Hope to see you all again.
The Clarks

[Vickie B.]

Ah, thanks Mrs. C! When are we going to see that Casita????

Drove all around our area today scoping out neat places to camp! (I guess Nebraska DOES have some places!!) Mahoney State Park is excellent, except not much water, but LOTS to do!

Louisville Recreation Area on the Platte River not too bad.

Two Rivers Recreation area not bad, and they have 10 renovated Union Pacific Cabooses to rent (I know, we have our campers---but these looked so cool!

All these places within 30 mins. of me!

Still have to make my reservation for Melvern Lake. There were only 2 spots left in the Outlet Park for Aug.14-16, so may be staying in the Cours de Lene (sp. wrong!)

Got parts to fix Bean today. Still need 2 new tires and Fantastic Fan and a Lexan skylight for the roof.

[Phil Underwood]

nice work, looks great

[Vicki A.]

WOW! I love what you have done with your Pacer!! The denim is a great idea, with the pockets even.
Still working on mine, guess I'll have to post some WIP (work in progress) pics.
Good job Vickie!!

[Robin G]

Isn't it fun to make it your own? Great Job! Love the pockets on the doors! Very cute!

[Vickie B.]

Thanks everybody! And now that we have it in a storage garage, with electricity---I can work on it MORE!

Getting ready for our second outing in 2 weeks----this time I'm going to use my screen room and see what that is like.

And I bought a cookbook called "Camp Cuisine" with all kinds of gourmet recipes that are (hopefully) easy to make, and use only a few cooking items.

My next want is to do something with the floor. It still has the brown carpet under the table and ugly vinyl in the "kitchen".

[Robin G]

Vickie, I decoupaged mine. You could decoupage coffee labels on your floor. Week long camping trip on new floor, I loved it! So happy that ugly carpet is gone. Cheap, Easy and best of all not every trailer you walk into has it on the floor. I will run out and take pic's if you would like to see it.

[Scott B.]

You could tear out the carpet and vinyl and paint the floor and epoxy it like garage floors and also add the coffe labels after you paint before you epoxy.

Of course this will leave your toes a bit colder in the morning but thats what rugs are for, you can even make a rag rug from denim.

[Vickie B.]

Great ideas Robin and Scott! Would love to see pics, Robin. Where did you get the coffee labels---print them???

Of course, I'm scared to death I"ll take up the old floor and find wood rot or something-----------------------

[Vickie B.]

Here's the tire covers I made (reversible--and of course used denim!)

[Scott B.]

Of course, I'm scared to death I"ll take up the old floor and find wood rot or something-----------------------[/QUOTE]


Well if you do it is probably for the best and should be taken care of sooner than later and floor repair isnt as scary as it seems.

[Vickie B.]

And the ever popular Fantastic Fan!

[Vickie B.]

Here's the Swiss Gear Screen room I ordered in the winter. Also got 3 wind/privacy panels for it.

[Vickie B.]

I know you're right, Scott. Out of sight, out of mind (till I find myself sitting on the ground!

I gotta go make a denim rag rug---that would be sooooo fun!

[Scott B.]

Originally Posted by Vickie B.

I know you're right, Scott. Out of sight, out of mind (till I find myself sitting on the ground!

I gotta go make a denim rag rug---that would be sooooo fun!

Yeah my wife has a loom and makes them out of scraps and enjoys it.