When we bought our Casita travel trailer in September, we lucked out with a gently used 2012 that we bought from the original owner. It was clean, well-cared for, and really didn’t need any repairs or cleaning. While we could have left it aesthetically as-is, I wanted to make it feel more like home…since, after-all, it was going to be our new home. In my mind though, I thought there was no way I would convince Mark to make any kind of aesthetic changes when his list of functional upgrades (batteries, solar, bike rack, etc.) was a mile long. Not to mention, at the time, we were two short weeks away from needing to be moved out of our house. Well, I don’t know if the interior was just ugly enough or what but with a little bit of luck and persuasion, Mark & I found ourselves at Lowe’s at 8pm the night we bought the Casita, picking out paint and flooring.
The project took longer than we’d hoped, by the third day we were feeling a little irresponsible for not working on packing up the house BUT…it was absolutely worth it. It’s amazing how far a can of paint and some vinyl flooring can get you. It didn’t look like the same Casita by the time were done with it. The white paint gives it a fresh, clean feel and the vinyl flooring is so much easier to clean than the cheap, blue indoor outdoor carpet that was there originally. We’re so glad we took the time to make these changes and love how it turned out.
Here’s a look inside our 17′ home on wheels. The Before & After addition:
For any Casita owners out there that may be wondering what color paint we used, we went with Bohemian Lace by Sherwin Williams in high gloss. It nearly perfectly matches the fiberglass.
That’s all for now! We’ll be back soon with our next stop…boondocking between Sedona & Cottonwood, AZ.
VERY nice!! I was almost blinded by the light. LOL.
Living in the Northwest where it rains a LOT, it is so nice to have a bright environment to help keep the spirits up. Chris
Ha! Yeah, I was a little overwhelmed by it when we first finished the project but absolutely love it now.
Excellent! Really like the change. Also like the refrigerator front cover with the pics. Great idea! Best wishes on your travels. Rick
Thanks Rick! We had hundreds of photos all over our house so we had to find a place for at least a few in the Casita 🙂
Looks great! We did the same thing to our class C…even the flooring looks the same as ours. Nice work!
What kind of holder do you have on the table that holds your laptop, ipad, etc. Thanks!
Nice! It’s such a huge improvement, isn’t it?! Funny you should notice the laptop holder, it’s one of my favorite purchases. It’s just a simple $8 file organizer from Office Max but really keeps the table space clean.
Did you have to remove the doors to paint them?
I am fulltiming in my Casita. Initially, I was keeping everything as is for resale ( when I found my 23ft used Airstream) ,but now I am making it mine and really want to tackle the unattractive wood doors.
Yes, we removed all the doors in order to paint them. It was a big project but well worth it in the end. We love how it turned out. Good luck!
Hi Michele, it looks awesome! We are thinking about doing the same thing with white paint. Did you sand or do anything to the wood or just slap the paint on? I saw another casita owner used chalk paint as she thought that was the best and simplest approach to not have to prep the wood first…
Thanks Monica! Nope, no prepping, we just went for it! It did take three coats though to get it looking solid white with no streaks. Good luck!
Curious, how did prep and apply paint to woodgrain? Sand? Seal? Brush/roll/spray?
We simply applied latex paint with a foam roller over the top of the wood laminate. No prep or sanding. It looks great but took three coats and has peeled off in little pieces where it’s been scuffed. If I were to do it again, I may try chalk paint instead. I have several friends that have used chalk paint to paint their kitchen cabinets and have raved about the results.
This looks great, thanks for sharing! How did you remove the wood piece between the bed and chair? We can remove all of the cabinets but also wanted to paint the board next to the bed white as well. Thanks!
Any idea why 20k trailers continue to use ugly wood laminate in 2019?