Time For Some Upgrades

Even though Ol' King is in really great condition, we still decided he could use some upgrades. The first upgrade we did was installing new bathroom and kitchen faucets. We purchased the faucets from Lowes, and I was a little hesitant because the kitchen faucet that we purchased is a normal home faucet. Since our rig is older the fixtures are actually quality and not all that cheap plastic crud. Our sink in the kitchen is a double porcelain sink so I wasn't that concerned that a regular house faucet wouldn't fit. As we replaced the sinks well what do ya know they fit perfectly! YAY!!!!! I'm all about the details and I feel that even the slightest details help add to the overall look of any space. These upgrades were long over due considering the fixtures are from the late 80's.

 

 

 

  We went with a brushed nickel color which I'm very pleased with :)

Can you tell? :D

 

 

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Let the painting begin

The initial thought of painting our 34ft trailer was, "Oh it wont take that long it is a small space.". Yeah right I feel like it has consumed my life, lol. The painting has done so because I didn't use the correct paint. Basically in short never use a paint and primer duo. I have painted many other walls and furniture but for whatever reason I decided to do the duo of paint and primer which was not the best option. I was having to paint the same surface with 4 coats, that should of been a red flag but I decided to keep painting. Then it hit me, "Stop! What are you doing? You are wasting your time." Not only was it extremely time consuming, but my nail could scrape off the paint. The paint wasn't even adhering to the walls correctly. Talk about a total nightmare. I really did not want a glossy finish look on the walls and cabinets but I ended up just putting a polycyclic protective finish sealer over the paint to prevent any future chipping.  The painting was a process that I mainly did myself, because it is something that I could do alone. Meaning that I didn't need the husbands muscle to complete it. I would usually start the day with primer then go do another task and then come back for more coats of primer and so on through out the day until the area I was working on was completed.

 

Kitchen painting is underway!

 

The kitchen is coming along quite nicely.

 

The master is a work in progress here.

 

The garage is currently the cabinet painting center.

 

The slide with a fresh coat! :)

Here is a painting update video. Enjoy :)
          

<3 Brit