Taking It Back To Simple

Caravans are designed to have lots of storage, no wall surface it seems is safe from shelves and cupboards, no bed or seat is safe from hidden storage beneath it.  But here at the Van even living in it for lots of the time as I have been doing I don't need storage ... I  simply don't have lots of things to store,  nor do I need them.  The spaces beneath the seats in the living room are empty,  and the space under the king sized bed will be virtually clear once I have made up the twin beds in the little second bedroom.

The cupboard in the dining area bugged me from day one.  It looked terrible if left empty and only marginally better with things on it.  The cupboards being less than four inches deep were neither use nor ornament, except as a place to hang our keys. 

So it had to come down.  It weighed a ton, well 17kg ... who knew that caravan walls could take that weight on four little screws!!

We lived with the bare wall for a while to get a feel for it, and to make sure I had done the right thing in removing the cupboard.   Then needing to keep busy the other day I just went for it, my original plan ... wallpaper.

I'm really pleased with the result.

It brings a sense of calmness to the area and gives us a feature to look at without any clutter.  It's not quite finished yet as you can see the strip that joins the wall panels together running just over halfway up the wall, I couldn't remove this, although I did tempt fate and remove the foot long piece that was above the cupboard.

To make this look less visually obtrusive I have replaced the screws in the lower of the two screw holes that held up the cupboard.  These will hold brackets for a shelf which will sit just at the top of it, which along with a mirror will hopefully add just enough of a decorative touch to the wall.

I'm thinking just a narrow shelf holding a little wicker basket for our bingo pens and membership cards ... and a plant.

All the storage that I need.

I sat down with a cup of coffee after finishing the wall and putting the table and chairs back in place ... and realised what I had to do next to balance out the room.

Yep, just a little bit more wallpapering.

We both think it looks much better, and adds a little bit more individuality to the Van.  Now I know that caravan walls take wallpaper so well ... who knows what is next 😃

Bella News

Bella is still being looked after at the vets.  The vet I spoke to this morning said the night nurses had noticed a slight improvement in her condition.  She is on two kinds of antibiotics,  intravenous and oral, to try and kill off whatever infection she has picked up, and also anti-inflammatories to reduce any brain swelling.  She is still a very poorly little pup,  but at least she is in excellent hands.  They seem to be a great team.

Thank you for all your concern and good wishes.

Sue xx