AH-MAZING Airstream Renovation!

I was scrolling through twitter last night, and found this AH-MAZING Airstream renovation in the home and garden section of The New York Times. Trust me, if you dream of traveling around in a vintage silver bullet...this one will not disappoint.



As most of you know, my hubby and I are in the process of renovating a 1968 Airstream Overlander. For more on that click here and here. We have just started really working on it again, but it is coming along slowly (with the goal to be finished next spring).



This renovation definitely inspires me to keep moving along....check it out.



This is a renovation of a 1969 Airstream, done by Rachel Horn, an interior designer from LA and her husband.



The couple found and bought the Airstream on Craiglist for $5,000. The couple then allotted $20,000.00 for renovations, but are way over budget.



The Airstream was designed in a Moorish theme using moorish arches, fabrics with touches of turkish and persian accessories. To read the rest of the article, click here.

Originally, the designer wanted to use bamboo flooring and carrerra marble on the countertops, but they were too heavy, so she went with corian on the countertops instead.

What did you think? I could definitely see living a nomadic living traveling around the country in that Airstream....I'm hoping ours turns out 1/2 as gorgeous.

Ready to see ours?

I took a couple shots to show the progress. Currently, my husband has removed some of the flooring that had been water damaged and is working on protecting the underbelly with a product called POR-15, a rust preventive paint.

Alfred had to remove some of the frame from the back to replace the rotten floor, and remove some of the wall panels to get to the frame to remove it.

We are now thinking that we will strip the cream vinyl off the interiors panels, leaving the interior with an aluminum finish.

Alfred hard at work.

The next step, re-install the floor and then he is moving onto the electrical and plumbing systems.



After that is the fun part...that's where I'll start helping. We will be removing the vinyl, refinishing the cabinetry, installing new flooring and last but not least decorating.

I can't believe it's already September 1st, where did the summer go!