A couple of weeks ago, I looked around the house and was a little overwhelmed by all of the projects I had going on. I decided to Pinterest. On a Saturday morning with a cup of coffee in hand, to “Pinterest” is getting lost in your coffee and your ideas. It’s putting aside projects that should be done for projects that you WANT to do. So that happened…then this happened.
The Ball Camp camper is a 2011 Jayco Jay Flight. This thing is NOT old friend. It’s not vintage. But it is ugly. Why are campers so stock? So boring? SO Brown. Really Brown.
Stock Camper Photo
I love airstreams. And Shastas. A lot. I day dream about owning one and renovating the thing like crazy. But then, I have a camper. A camper I can renovate NOW. Why not? So we started it. We started taking pieces and parts off, starting with the ugly head board. It was easy to take apart. Why was it so easy? Strange…we kept tearing it apart and then came the idea for the pallet head board. We decided to do a faux-pallet wood headboard, due to the un-wanted chemicals in pallets that we just didn’t want near our bed.
We went to home depot and purchased these 1×6 pine boards:
I had this stain laying around so we wiped it on wiped it off. It’s easy, there is NO art to it. Mix water in with some to make it thiner. Leave some on a while before wiping it off, and wipe some off right away. It turned out very mixed and we loved it!
There was a lot of cutting that followed, and while that was going on, I started to paint. I removed hardware and doors, sanded them down just a bit, and started painting the cabinets.
The cabinet paint is Behr Alkyd semi-gloss enamel paint. It’s a bit sticky and works great on cabinets. I purchased this paint at Home Depot
Find the paint Here
Next up was the walls. I primed the walls with Zinsser Primer. This will help the paint stick to the walls, since they are a plastic type wall. Do NOT skip the primer. The paint will scratch right off if you do not prime. I tried it. Dont do it. Once the primer is up and dried, color! I used a BEHR Paint, dyed to a Sherwin Williams paint, it’s one of my favs, called “Stonington Grey”
The boards were cut and nailed up to the wall in the camper. Easy peasy. Way easier than I imagined.
We hung curtains I already had at the entrance to the room using a pipe we bought at Home Depot for $7. I added a few accessories and this room was DONE.
The finished product was more than I could have hoped for. It’s beautiful and I just LOVE it. I cannot WAIT to go camping again in a room that is so much more our style.
This is one small corner of the camper. More is to come. Stay tuned!!
I have this same camper, and I love your remodel! Did your cabinet paint hold up? I’m not a big DIY-ear but I must Paint the travel trailer!!!!
Hi! I’m so glad you found our blog since you have the same camper! The cabinet paint has held up really well! There have been just a few places here or there that needed touch-up, mostly where the cabinets shut…but I think that can be fixed with little felt pads! Happy renovating!!!
Hi there! We have a similar trailer and I just ripped everything out and started on the cabinets! Just wondering if you primed the walls prior to painting?
Yes! I highly suggest priming the walls. I first tried the paint without primer and it scratched right off! Good luck with your renovation!
Hey I’m renovating right now
We used peel and stick vinyl boards underneath the bed and it’s not sticking
How did y’all get the wood on the back wall and bottom cabinets
We didn’t use peel and stick vinyl at all on the walls or under the bed. For the wood on the back of the bed and bottom around the bed we used actual stained wood and used a nail gun to secure them to the wall with nails. Hope this helps!
Did you redo the side tables in the bedroom?