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Our Home: Seven Years Later
Our Home: Seven Years Later

A walk through our home today – more attractive, but forever a work in progress.

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Our Home, Projects, DIY, Home Tour, Home Kitchen, Office, Exterior, Entry, Living Space, Dining Room, Guest Bedroom, Guest Bathroom, Main Bedroom, Main BathroomKristenHome Renovation, Home Updates, Paint, Windows, Exterior, Interior, Flooring, Tile, Limestone, Austin, Texas, Oak Trees, Texas Style, 90s Home, 90s Builder, After, During, Built-ins, Ikea, Wainscoting, Wall Moulding, Bookshelves, Kitchen Upgrades, Kitchen Updates, Home TourComment
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Grounding a Vintage Camper
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Grounding a Vintage Camper

Everything you need to know for the first step in making sure your electrical will work.

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DIY, Projects, The Cameo, ElectricalKristenBefore, Subfloor, During, Exterior, Electrical, The Cameo, Framing, Floor Joists, Flooring, After, Wiring, Lighting, Lights, Vintage Travel Trailer, Vintage Camper Renovation, Porch Light, Interior, Inverter, 1969 Cameo Camper, Converter, 12V Power, 120V Power, Grounding, Ground, Bus Bar Comments
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Exterior Electrical Install
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Exterior Electrical Install

Sometimes you have to fail to succeed – porch, license plate, clearance and tail lights + a backup camera install.

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The Cameo, Projects, DIY, Cameo Exterior, ElectricalKristenBefore, Butyl Putty Tape, The Cameo, 1969 Cameo Camper, Vintage Camper Renovation, During, Exterior, After, Vintage Trailer Supply, Vintage Travel Trailer, Waterproofing, Backup camera, Lighting, Lights, License Plate Light, Electrical, Tail Lights, Clearance Lights, Porch Light, Airstream Comments
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Repairing holes in aluminum exterior walls + prepping for paint
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Repairing holes in aluminum exterior walls + prepping for paint

This detailed how-to covers how we salvaged the metal walls by filling every type of hole imaginable.

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DIY, Projects, The Cameo, Most Popular, Cameo Exterior, Structural, The Cameo BeforeKristenthe cameo, vintage camper renovation, 1969 cameo camper, before, waterproofing, during, after, vintage travel trailer, paint prep, exterior, bondo, exterior paint, off white, navy, jb weld, patching aluminum, filling holes in aluminum, camper exterior Comments
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Prepping + painting the exterior
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Prepping + painting the exterior

Contains before + afters of the exterior (+ how we got those crisp paint lines)!

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DIY, Projects, The Cameo, Our Faves, Most Popular, Cameo Exterior, The Cameo BeforeKristenthe cameo, vintage camper renovation, 1969 cameo camper, before, during, after, vintage travel trailer, sherwin williams, paint, paint prep, exterior, exterior paint, frog tape, tsp, cleaning, navy, off white, sher-cryl, dtm paint, dtm primer, hpa paint Comments
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Polishing aluminum window frames + exterior trim
The Cameo Camper Renovation: Polishing aluminum window frames + exterior trim

A step-by-step guide to fixing up original vintage windows.

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DIY, Projects, The Cameo, Most Popular, Cameo Exterior, Structural, The Cameo BeforeKristenthe cameo, vintage camper renovation, 1969 cameo camper, before, framing, waterproofing, windows, jalousie windows, louvered windows, polishing, butyl putty tape, vintage trailer supply, during, vintage travel trailer, camper exterior, exterior, polishing aluminum Comments
The Cameo Camper Renovation: The skylight's the limit – Replacing the leaky roof vent
The Cameo Camper Renovation: The skylight's the limit – Replacing the leaky roof vent

How we repaired someone else’s questionable roof vent install – AKA the dirtiest project so far.

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DIY, Projects, The Cameo, Cameo Exterior, Structural, Before, The Cameo BeforeKristenthe cameo, vintage camper renovation, 1969 cameo camper, before, vintage travel trailer, roof, roof vent, skylight, vent cover, framing, waterproofing, during, butyl putty tape, heng roof vent cover, camper exterior Comments