In their former life they might have been considered “vintage rustic”, is that a word? Anyway, to us they were just another thing in a long line of things showing Pop n Lock Patty’s age. Brown looking wood patterns everywhere, well not everywhere because it was starting to peel…YOU MEAN THAT’S NOT REAL WOOD! Oh the shock…the horror. I’m kidding of course I knew it wasn’t real wood but it didn’t matter because heading into Week Three of our Camper Renovation: I’m sanding the “wood” off the cabinets.
Prep Time
I will say I think this was the easiest part of the camper renovation for me. Since a good part of it was peeling any way I was able to pretty much use my fingernails to get it started and then it lifted off in sheets (so satisfying iykyk). You will then want to use a piece of 180 grit sandpaper to rough up the entire surface of them all (even the ones that came off). Make sure you sand them down really well otherwise if you don’t it will scratch right off. Trust me I know from experience. Follow this up with wiping them all down with a damp cloth and allow them to dry which doesn’t take long.
Supplies
For this part you actually won’t need much because there’s not much you’re painting. Here are a few things you will need:
- Paint
- Paint brush/Small roller
- Paint tray
- Painters tape
Now I will say I actually only needed a quart of paint and I had some left over but how much you use will depend on the size of your camper and the color you get. We went with Sherwin Williams Showcase Interior which is a stain blocking Paint and Primer and the color we went with was Benjamin Moore Onyx. Which is the same color we used on our Mudroom ceiling and our Laundry room wall and ceiling which has held up beautifully. Once applied I knew we had made the perfect choice:
painting
When you are painting the camper cabinets make sure you have air flow. One for ventilation and two it will dry much faster, when I was painting ours I noticed it was drying faster than I could paint which was fine with me. I still let it dry for a few hours and than went back with a second coat. While they were drying I moved on to the hardware.
Hardware refresh
When it came to the hardware I wanted something that would look clean and still stand out against the black so I went with Behr Metallic Spray Paint in a vintage copper color. I washed them all down with some soap and water, dried them, and gave them a good ole even spray. It was at this point that I decided I was going to also spray the front of our mini fridge in this color as well. As they all sat glistening in the sun I applied the second coat of paint to the cabinets. I usually wait till the next day to reattach the hardware because we live in such a humid area but you do you.
I must say the cabinet’s makeover was surprisingly the least traumatic part of our journey. Maybe it was because by then our standards for “success” had become wonderfully flexible. Or perhaps it was the thrill of peeling off the old to reveal the potential of the new. Either way as I stand back looking at the beauty that was our finished cabinets I must say I love how they turned out. How did yours turn out? Let me know in the comments!
In closing I want to thank you for always coming and hanging out in our little corner of the world. We hope you come back next week because we are going to tackle the bathroom. Melissa you have a bathroom in there?!….we do now. We may be out in nature but that doesn’t mean I’m answering the call of it outside.
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