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Has anyone brought a van and thought...Right what do we change first?Have you made your van your own?Are they your taste or just standed factory furnishing?

Im a huge fan of VW's and would love to own one,buying isnt a problem its the upkeep of them we cant afford but i love the way they make the campers your own.Make them feel loved and cared for etc...

Has anyone done this to their van?If we buy a van or trailer tent i would def make it my own,and not keep it factory standed.New funky retro curtains and cushions would be the first lol.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE PHOTOS OF YOUR VAN'S .......?

Yay glad im not one my own wanting to change everything when we get one lol,we want a modern van but a funky feel to it.

Get those photos up! lol

Yes, with a folding camper and our existing caravan.  In both we have turned the parellel seating into L shape, made new covers for the cushions, new carpets etc.

With the caravan Oh also made a corner cupboard, and installed a cassette toilet, new taps, electrical sockets, lighting etc.etc. (when will he stop)

We really feel we have made it our own. We didn't like the seating as it was, with 6ft plus children there was not enough leg room, having the L shape made things much more comfortable. Sorry can't find the photos.

We will also be doing this when we replace,it really gives a good feeling of satisfaction.

Yes, we did!

When we got our 1989 Mardon last year we found a bit of damp in one corner of the bathroom and the furnishings were really dated, dark and dismal. We ripped out the shower and the fold up sink as we were never likely to use them, stripped the walls, repaired the damp and repapered using Fablon. I recovered the cushions, backrests and pelmets and made matching curtains, scatter cushion covers, duvet cover and light shades, also matching awning curtains. We laid new carpet all the way through, topped with a couple of matching mats and a contrasting washable mat in the bathroom, which now just houses a Thetford portable loo. The sides of the van outside were painted with a high quality gloss paint. Here's some before and after pics -

Love it,i think i would be the same with the folding sink.There not really need as you can use the kitchen sink or site ones. Dont even think we would use a portaloo as we use a tent so never had one and we wouldnt miss what we never had so id reuse that space for something else.

Carry and sending the pics xxx

It's surprising what a difference the yellow makes. We got it off OH's brother, who had got it off his dad who had it from new, and nothing had been changed in all that time. The first thing to go were the mustard coloured curtains - yuck!! The woodwork looked a bit dismal too but we couldn't change that, however it was all given a good clean up and the yellow furnishing make it look a lot brighter.

I really love that little 'house' now, so much so that when me and OH split up in April I insisted on keeping it as we'd only used it four times and after all the work we put into it I wasn't ready to give it up. I went away in it in May, and hopefully will be away in it again this weekend and many more weekends to come.

Took up old carpets and laid Vynl cushion floor at the kitchen end and a new blue plain carpet in the front seating area ,new brighter ceiling lights extra 240 volt sockets, wheel trims. Now thinking about new spot lights with LED bulbs in.

Dave

Our first van, a Freedom Jetstream, OH laid carpet tiles in exactly the same shade of blue in the upholstery, removed the top shelf from three fixed above the fridge and used it to double the width of the lowest shelf and sat the TV on there.  With our next caravan we have a rear kitchen and in the largest above cupboard where the plate rack sits, added an upright divider to make a small cupboard at the end and then put hooks on facing sides to hang the strainer spoon, sissors, tinopener etc. Put a small narrow shelf 4 inches down from the ceiling across the back of the small above cupboard where I can keep spices etc.  Where the coctail cabinet over the fridge is, removed the see through curved doors, tidied up all the screw holes and fixed a small hinged TV bracket and fitted the TV which can be angled out so both can see it when lounging on the long seats.  Small changes but I find them very useful.

Carol