Turning an RV into a home

If you don't plan to move your RV unless needed then there are so many things you can do to it, like we did. For one, gone is the RV toilet and enter a porcelain goddess of a toilet.

The other thing is to make your own space and a lot of that will do with the RV park you are in. In this RV park half the park is dedicated to the "over nighters" and the other half is for extended stay renters. On the extended stay side there are people like us that just can't afford to live in a house. Then there are the short term one that are only here for the season or while working at a job locally.

We were lucky enough to get one of the back in spots on the side of the park. These are harder to rent because most people can't or won't back their RVs. The spot we have is a lot wider then other spots because of the trees which makes it perfect because it has a yard and a place for my chihuahuas to play.

In the RV there is just my husband and I but we are both large people living in a little space and after awhile it's stops becoming home and becomes the tin can. That's why outside we have a swing and a table and chairs. I jokingly call it the living room and the living room in the RV is the sitting area or TV lounge.

You really need to have some space for quiet and reflection away from your loved one or the marriage won't last in my opinion. This way I can use my laptop outside or in and crochet in both places too and it also gives my husband room away from me. It will be even nicer when we can get a awning for it.

To make it a home inside I recommend painting over those horrid printed walls or put up new panelling like a lot of the other RV'ers around here do. Also I recommend remodeling the kitchen like we did to make rooms for things you really need or use, like a larger fridge. Then decorate baby!

Another thing we plan to do is to remove the shower. I know it sounds crazy but my husband is to tall for it for one and for another it's already broken. In its place we are going to put more storage in the way of shelves and use the existing shower stall and put a shower curtain up to hide it all. This will be perfect for linens.

Another thing we plan to do is convert the second bedroom to storage. I know you are thinking "second bedroom?" but this is a 37 foot travel trailer not a 5th wheel so it has a second bedroom with bunk beds, two small closets, and a small table with bench seating.

We plan to keep the table and benches because it's a great place to do my crafts and the benches have storage. We also have to keep the lower bunk because of the electrical and tank below it, but we haven't decided how we want to make storage for the top bunk yet. Right now things are just crammed in there along with the kitty litter box.