The couch is finally done! It was definetly the most ambitious sewing project I have taken on to date and although I found it to be a bit challenging, I was actually surprised at how smooth it went and how it turned out. As you can see, the kitty approved immediately, which is always a good sign.
About half way through the couch, my old singer sewing machine finally had enough. Luckily for me, I was able to get ahold of a reasonably priced Singer Simple machine the next day. By no means is it a fancy machine, however it is just right for what I do. Sewed through the thick couch material with ease. Easy to set up, easy to use. I am very pleased with it and am excited to get some more use out of it!
Here are a couple pics with the couch installed and the first two of four couch pillows.
Next up is the carpet. We have already torn out the strip of carpet underneath the slide. As the original floor extends under there anyways, I don't think we will replace that area with carpet. We will do the slide and the 'master bedroom' area, hopefully sometime in the next week. The tabletop is also a project I hope to finish up this week. Less than a month away from bringing it out to our seasonal site, so we have to start to wrap things up. As we haven't ever installed carpet, we are hoping because it is a small space that it isn't too hard. ๐
About half way through the couch, my old singer sewing machine finally had enough. Luckily for me, I was able to get ahold of a reasonably priced Singer Simple machine the next day. By no means is it a fancy machine, however it is just right for what I do. Sewed through the thick couch material with ease. Easy to set up, easy to use. I am very pleased with it and am excited to get some more use out of it!
Here are a couple pics with the couch installed and the first two of four couch pillows.
Next up is the carpet. We have already torn out the strip of carpet underneath the slide. As the original floor extends under there anyways, I don't think we will replace that area with carpet. We will do the slide and the 'master bedroom' area, hopefully sometime in the next week. The tabletop is also a project I hope to finish up this week. Less than a month away from bringing it out to our seasonal site, so we have to start to wrap things up. As we haven't ever installed carpet, we are hoping because it is a small space that it isn't too hard. ๐
A few more updates! ๐
Our LED's came in about 2 weeks ago and are now installed. I am very pleased with the quality and color of the light they emit. As you can see in the photos below (one with the cover on, one with it off) the new LED's are a pure soft white whereas the old incandescent bulbs are more orangey-yellow (Left is incandescent, Right is new LED`s). We left one of each in just for comparison. I have yet to see how long they last or if we have any issues with them, but as of now I am very satisfied.
I was also able to complete the recovering of the dinette cushions and the surrounding piece. I am very happy with the way they turned out. I am by no means an expert sewer and this was the first time I had ever even attempted sewing a zipper. I am very happy the results. The pieces surrounding were recovered as well, it was very easy. All I had to do was pop off the button screw covers and unscrew the wood that the fabric was screwed to. Then pull out the (what seemed like) 1001 staples and then recover.
Next up is the couch. We went out to the 5th wheel yesterday (where we have it stored during the off-season) and took the couch part home. I will start taking apart the old fabric as a template and then sew up the new fabric. The new fabric is a darker brown. I think it will tone down the blue nicely and I will make 4 pillows to place on it to break up the brown. (Two in the fabric used to do the surrounds of the dinette and two in blue). I will also be starting on a new tabletop shortly. Then, last up this season is a bit of a change from our original plans. We were going to lay a vinyl click and lock style 'wood' floor, but with time running short, we have decided that we will just replace the carpet instead. (On the slide and in the bedroom area.) Here's a pic of just the frame of the couch left, and a bonus one of the clock that I made that we hung last night. Thanks for reading, hopefully it is an enjoyable process to see. If you have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to answer them!
Our LED's came in about 2 weeks ago and are now installed. I am very pleased with the quality and color of the light they emit. As you can see in the photos below (one with the cover on, one with it off) the new LED's are a pure soft white whereas the old incandescent bulbs are more orangey-yellow (Left is incandescent, Right is new LED`s). We left one of each in just for comparison. I have yet to see how long they last or if we have any issues with them, but as of now I am very satisfied.
I was also able to complete the recovering of the dinette cushions and the surrounding piece. I am very happy with the way they turned out. I am by no means an expert sewer and this was the first time I had ever even attempted sewing a zipper. I am very happy the results. The pieces surrounding were recovered as well, it was very easy. All I had to do was pop off the button screw covers and unscrew the wood that the fabric was screwed to. Then pull out the (what seemed like) 1001 staples and then recover.
Next up is the couch. We went out to the 5th wheel yesterday (where we have it stored during the off-season) and took the couch part home. I will start taking apart the old fabric as a template and then sew up the new fabric. The new fabric is a darker brown. I think it will tone down the blue nicely and I will make 4 pillows to place on it to break up the brown. (Two in the fabric used to do the surrounds of the dinette and two in blue). I will also be starting on a new tabletop shortly. Then, last up this season is a bit of a change from our original plans. We were going to lay a vinyl click and lock style 'wood' floor, but with time running short, we have decided that we will just replace the carpet instead. (On the slide and in the bedroom area.) Here's a pic of just the frame of the couch left, and a bonus one of the clock that I made that we hung last night. Thanks for reading, hopefully it is an enjoyable process to see. If you have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to answer them!
Some progress has been made ๐
I've spent the last week making the curtains for the main area. The thing that took the longest was probably choosing the fabric. It is a bit plainer than I probably would have chosen, but I like it nonetheless.
This is the kitchen window, with a close up of the curtains. The photo doesn't quite show the blue the way it looks in person.
The two above were taken from the bottom bunk. All in all, I used about 3.5 yards of fabric, had to purchase 4 curtain rods for a grand total of just under $40.00. Next up will be the dinette cushions and surrounding area. The plan right now is to have the top cushion a blue that matches the curtains and the bottom cushion a darker beige maybe?
We're also expecting a shipment of LED's to come in any day now to replace all of the bulbs. We have a wide assortment of batteries that we will use and also have a Powerhouse 3100i genny and a Yamaha 1000w as well if needed. (I prefer not to use the generators too much if not needed, environmentally speaking.)
I've spent the last week making the curtains for the main area. The thing that took the longest was probably choosing the fabric. It is a bit plainer than I probably would have chosen, but I like it nonetheless.
This is the kitchen window, with a close up of the curtains. The photo doesn't quite show the blue the way it looks in person.
The two above were taken from the bottom bunk. All in all, I used about 3.5 yards of fabric, had to purchase 4 curtain rods for a grand total of just under $40.00. Next up will be the dinette cushions and surrounding area. The plan right now is to have the top cushion a blue that matches the curtains and the bottom cushion a darker beige maybe?
We're also expecting a shipment of LED's to come in any day now to replace all of the bulbs. We have a wide assortment of batteries that we will use and also have a Powerhouse 3100i genny and a Yamaha 1000w as well if needed. (I prefer not to use the generators too much if not needed, environmentally speaking.)
At our seasonal site last Spring.
Our seasonal site in the fall of 2016. Taking down the deck and taking measurements for the screen house we're currently building.
This is the current interior. I had already taken down the valences and if you look closely, the 70s fabric is on the left. Needless to say, it did not stay. The ugly fabric on the dinette will be going, as well as the linoleum and carpet.
With the valence up and the cushions on the dinette. All original. Not horrible, but it's definitely not my style. (That is a dryer sheet underneath the mirror.)
