SECRET GARDEN PARTY FOR 2 - the set up

For my sister's birthday this year I hosted a special luncheon just for the two of us. Last year I spent my summer creating this space and sharing it with you, now it is time to use it.

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OUR SECRET GARDEN PART 2 - zero budget

Our summer goal was to reclaim an outdoor space that we had been avoiding for years. We set our sights on using only things we had or could get free and that meant it was going to be a zero budget project!

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OUR SECRET GARDEN PART 1 - team work

The secret garden is coming along and looking great. We now get to enjoy coming out here in the evenings to have a bite to eat or just wind down from the day. We did it on a budget of zero dollars.

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DRUMHELLER TO VANCOUVER RV TRIP - the last 4 days

Had we had a enough of our young travel companion after 3 days on the road all the way to Drumheller? It was time to head home and find out who would survive.

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RV BEDROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL - white and navy pillows

Here is our motor home bedroom reveal for this summer.

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DIY GARDEN LIGHT - reusing a large glass bottle

Last time I left you with our latest outdoor project I had closed in the porch stairs and built new railings. Right next to the stairs I also built a small garden and created a garden light that illuminates the surrounding pathway.

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RV LIVING / DINING ROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL - couch, curtain, & macrame

I finally finished off the last elements I had been working on for the living space of the motor home. Our motor home is straight out of the 80's, the pink 80's. Check out the before picture below.

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RV KITCHEN MAKEOVER REVEAL - chandelier, paint, & storage

LET'S HIT THE ROAD

I have been working on updating the motor home

kitchen, it even has a glamping Chandelier. 

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RV BATHROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL - wallpaper, tile, paint

WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.

During the motor home bathroom reno

I used the original sink in our RV as a feature

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HOW I PAINTED OUR MOTOR HOME - painting wallpaper

The interior of our motor home was dated and to spruce it up I opted to paint most of it. The walls were all
covered in wallpaper and the cabinets were all covered in a vinyl sticker. The first step was to pick up a roll of poly and some masking tape.

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OUR RV BEDS - twin beds and a jackknife sofa

Last week we shared the interior
makeover BEFORE & 
AFTER photos of our motor 
home. Many of you have asked 
for more so let me try to tell 
you some of the highlights. 

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SEE THE TOUR OF OUR MOTOR HOME MAKEOVER - 1988 georgie boy cruise master

The interior makeover of our 1988 
motor home started this summer. It 
was time for us to take a vacation and
I wanted to make the motor home 
super comfortable for our adventure.
The plan was to hit the road on a 
cross Canada trip that would last for 
more than a month.

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DRIFTWOOD GARDEN ARCH - walkway entrance gate

I have had this arch built from

driftwood since the days I used

to collect and build driftwood 

furniture. It seems like such a

long time ago yet it really was

just a different life ago.

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DECORATING WITH SOLAR LIGHTS - garden chandelier

In my on going quest to decorate the great outdoors I created a solar chandelier with inexpensive solar lights and an old kitchen chandelier. The lights cost $1 each and I put 2 in each of the three glass shades (total 6). It looks amazing at night.

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MY VERY BEST FRIEND AND THE PATIO - decorating with orange

This is Patrick, my very best friend, one of the few people who actually understands how my mind works. He challenged me to work with the color orange on the patio and it's not been so easy.

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