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Finding the Perfect Decor for Your DIY RV Renovation: Our Journey to a Cohesive Design for Our Pop-Up Camper

Hi! Welcome to Campfire Travelers. Back in 2015, we transformed our little pop-up camper into a shining, clean, and updated home on wheels for less than $1000. We took what we learned and wanted to help others in their own DIY RV renovation. You can learn more here. And if you ever have any questions please feel free to contact us here.

When browsing Pinterest for pop-up camper remodel inspiration it's easy to see a theme of color.  Retro patterns, bright and cheery, altogether colorful.  Bold people pulling their pop-ups out of the dark decades of the past and making it their own.  And I say YES! cover your cushions in red and white polka dots and don't let anyone tell you it's out of the box!  I love it! Unfortunately, I live in a world of messy little boys and one picky husband.  Seriously, we have been continuously shopping for a couch for the past 6 years people!!  SIX YEARS!  And we still can't agree.  The picky husband doesn't like florals, pinks, purples, reds, oranges, yellows, large patterns, and definitely nothing girly.  And the messy boy issue means we can have nothing light-colored.  White cabinets are out.

So as we continued browsing for inspiration we came across Cyndie's pop-up remodel via The PopUp Princess and we both instantly fell in love!

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The rich colors reminded us of the Kodiak Ultimate we fell in love with at the Denver RV Show.

Once we had our focus is was time to get started.  The paint was easy.  The fabric not so much...

If you’re curious about how we renovated any other parts of our 1999 Palomino pop-up camper please check out the links below or visit our main page here.

The BEST way to clean the canvas

Painting the cabinets

How to paint the hardware

Why we painted the furnace cover

How we changed the fridge

Flooring update

Remaking the counters

Sink and faucet changes

Replacing cushion covers

Creating new blackout curtains

Creating a new nightlight and replacing outlets

Replacing vinyl outside trim

New sink backsplash

And if you ever have any questions, please feel free to check out our FAQ to contact us or leave a comment below!