Gwen: YOU WILL NEED ALL THE STORAGE YOU CAN GET. I wouldn't rip any out until you've returned from your first three month liveaboard trip and find you have extra room. There's plenty of open atmosphere outside the trailer door. Dan 75 Argosy 26--crammed to the gills! (and I'm a travel-light, former-backpacker, small-sailboat cruiser type of guy!) > From: soule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:58:44 -0400 > To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [VAC] Need esthetic feedback, HELP. Pass onto wife if this is not > your arena. > > I am new to this board and thank you all for the knowledge that abounds. > We have already made use of quite a bit. I put this same question out > the other day but will rephrase and elaborate a tad. > > We bought a 1976 Tradewind last weekend. It all started with a sponge > and a bottle of 409. Cutting to the chase, we gutted it. Excited with > the prospect, we are rebuliding and decorating the interior. > > Hindsight is always best and there are reasons why things are the way > they are. I got that part, but I fear that I am paying little > attention. I turn toward your wisdom. I am not interested in keeping > this authentic. I am after creating an envrionment that suits my fancy. > Having said that, there are reasons for not mucking with proven > attributes yet resale value is not a concern, practicality is, however. > > The entire vinal, Airstream original interior conflicts with my > sensibilites and need for a unique and funky environment. > > I have a number of questions: > 1. I hate the vinal ceilings and walls. I would like to paint them but I > am uncertain what that would look like. Has anyone done this and does > it look flat and vacant? Brush strokes visible? Too stark? Odd? etc. I > would like feedback. > > 2. Painting the tambours...........successful? > > 3. I would be interested to hear from anyone that has ventured beyond > what may be considered conventional. > > 4. I would like any tips, mistakes, reccomendations, for striking out > and creating something very unique. > > 5. Storage.............We are planning to take this on the road for 3 > months to escape the New England winter and may decide this to be a life > style for wintering. That is unknown. The unit is now equipped with > quite a bit of storage. More than I see needed. I would like to free up > some room for a more open atmostphere but I have no experience in what > ammount of storage space we will require. Not knowing us, this is a > difficult to address, but I would like to hear what you have to say on > this subject. > > Thanks, Gwen > > > > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to > http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original > text from your reply. > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
