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My little vintage caravan project ~ Ice cream colours

This week I've moved on to the interior of the caravan and I've cracked open a few old tins of paint from the garage to see what colours I already had (I am trying to fix up my caravan on a budget after all).

This week I’ve moved on to the interior of the caravan and I’ve cracked open a few old tins of paint from the garage to see what colours I already had (I am trying to fix up my caravan on a budget after all).

I was pleased to see a tin of pink wood paint (that I had previously used on a chest of drawers makeover) and a pale yellow emulsion that I must have picked up from a DIY store sale in the past but never used. I am not worried about creating a uniform look inside my caravan, and I like the idea of pairing Neapolitan ice-cream colours together so I was happy to paint the biggest wall with the yellow paint, and the two ends of the caravan in pink.

I knew that the ceiling needed a lick of paint too, so I invested in a new pot of white paint and, after filling and sanding all of the holes that were left behind after removing the roof units, I rollered on a couple of coats of white satin, which reflected the light and freshened up the whole interior of the caravan.

I am really pleased with how quickly this colour change (and the blue outside) has completely altered the ‘feeling’ of the caravan – it’s definitely turning into MY space now, and is becoming unashamedly girly! I picked up some wallpaper samples while I was at the DIY store, because I’m thinking of papering one of the large side walls, so I’ll let you know how I get on with this soon!

Please check out my previous caravan blog posts below and come back to see how the caravan project progresses soon!

14 Responses

  1. Hi Maria, thanks so much! Ooh that sounds like a lovely van 🙂 I just used exterior paint from Dulux on my caravan that I got mixed up in the blue colour & painted on using a roller, not sure how much it would cost these days – not too much! Good luck with the project! 🙂

  2. Hi your vintage caravans look lovely! I have a 14foot vintage touring van and i would love to paint it inside and out can you recommend the paint i will need for the exterior and how much would it cost me roughly? Thank you..

  3. Hi Rebecca, no primer and I used an exterior paint. I’ve had no trouble with it, it has stay on great without any peeling or flaking so I’m really pleased with it! 🙂

  4. did you have to use a primer beforehand, has the paint stayed on well since? thanks for your time

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Cassie is a freelance writer with a Masters degree in Lifestyle Promotion Studies and is trained in Personal Money Management. She loves to ‘get the look for less’ so regularly shares thrifty-living advice, DIY interior design ideas and low-cost recipes on her blog.

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