Sunday, September 8, 2019

GYPSY GETS A MAKEOVER


By
Gypsy Rhapsody
(a 1977 Airstream that loves being a girl)

It's be 8 years since I was rescued by Vannie and Dave.
They had a blast pulling out stuff and putting in stuff...
washing, cleaning, reupholstering, painting, and just fixing
their decorating touches on every inch of me.

A month or so ago they decided it was time to give me a new look.
I was all for it, because what girl doesn't love a makeover.

They put on their thinking caps and did a bunch of hashing out of ideas.
The one idea that kept coming back to the forefront was the French
gypsy wagons they had toured in the south of France several years ago.
Colorful...yes!  Showy...yes!  Gaudy...yes, again!   Vannie's vote...let's do it!
Dave's vote...Yes, Mam!

The biggest changeover was going to be in my main living area. 
         1.  Remove and sell the long side sofa.  It wasn't comfortable...so it had to
               go.
         2.  Vannie's Cousin Janet had given them 2 chairs.  They
               wanted to use those where the sofa had been.
         3.  Recovering the small sofa at the back would coordinate better with the
               theme.
         4.  Paint the ceiling a pale blue would make me look a whole bunch brighter.
         5.  A small fireplace heater would be really cozy between the 2 chairs.
         6.  A new round rug was a must.
         7.  Something needed to be done with the light fixtures.
         8.  The curtains were way too plain.  Glue on fringe to jazz them up.
         9.  The bedspreads needed to be just a little longer.  Some braid, maybe.

I think you are going to be blown away with the outcome.
Oo-la-la...  I am feeling like a new woman.  

Move over, Ms. French Gypsy Wagon...
Mama's got a brind new bag.!!!

I'm feeling the love.

What girl doesn't like fringe.!!!


Dave found this perfect rug on Amazon.

Oh My Goodness.
Decorator Dave has done it again.
He actually ordered the strings of crystals
and created this with some glue and the crystals
and lots of imagination.

Mood Lighting...
That warm glow is so relaxing.
You can kinda see the blue ceiling in this picture.

The kitchen is about the same.
It is amazing what Vannie can throw together in this small space.
She can cook 8 loaves of banana bread that her convection oven.

Another chandelier in the bedroom???
Yes, indeedy.!!

The middle of this one was a Christmas ornament
that Vannie had won at a Sunday School
steal-a-gift party years ago.
It's amazing that she had held on to it. 

The bedspreads needed a little jazzing up,
so braid was added. 
Just the right touch.

The pictures don't do me justice, so whenever we are in your neck of the woods, come on over for a cup of coffee and a slice of banana bread. 
You will be glad you did.



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