Well, I was thinking about caravan furnishings.
As you do.
And then it came to me. I will take my inspiration from an earlier plan. What do you get when you mix black and white (ie, the new caravan interior colour scheme)? Yeah, grey. And what do I have that was going to be named Fade to Grey?
This beauty is the last of my F²F blocks, and I’d planned to make a big quilt. But now I might make two smaller quilts, with the addition of a few more appropriately coloured blocks. Or perhaps wide borders. Or something. There are a few more blocks which aren’t shown on this layout, which I would add to the Husband’s less, er, hectic version, but then I could top up with a few more bright ones for myself.
And then of course there’s a padded headboard, and a couple of cushions, and a nice bright rug or two. And this caravan actually has a curtain rail across the width of it at at the foot of the beds, so you can curtain that bit off for more privacy or to let one person sleep while the other does something that needs light. So a set of full length curtains is also on the list. Also pot holders, tea towels and…. well, you get the idea. There will be a textile frenzy, and the colours will be fresh and bright, to give a nice pep to the clean black and white theme that’s already there. Think turquoise, green, orange and pink, and you won’t go far wrong. Hehehe… story of my life. I don’t do minimal. Or discreet.
I want to be…. Vivid!
talltalesfromchiconia 
Gosh !!! Those blocks make my heart sing 🎶.
All the colours added will pop against the black and white interior & will of course be gorgeous to boot 🤗
Yes! Only problem is, they’ll be murder to keep clean with muddy Husband and black, muddy doggo. Still, it’ll be worth it.
But it’s easy to wash
True, but I hadn’t actually planned on integrating paw prints into the design. Still, at least the overall background is grey!
😍
J has half a day work and then car gets packed and we hit the road this evening… can’t believe it’s here !!!!
I can’t believe we’ll be seeing you so soon! It’s wonderfully quiet, and cool and we have nothing to do and nowhere we have to be. Bliss!
Total Bliss 🤩
A few days of enforced idleness and peace. And conversation, and good food…
The pops of colour are wonderful. But a new van??? I have been immersed in my own world lately, and haven’t caught up with that news. I will have to go back and catch up.
Just caught up! It is a wrench to part with things that have given you so much pleasure, but the new van will be great. A bathroom! Luxury! Enjoy the adventures.
I know! I can’t believe the wonder of not having to stumble around in the dark, and the size of the new fridge/freezer!
It’s quite recent, and we haven’t taken possession yet, but we put the deposit on her a couple of days ago and she arrives on Monday 13th.
Exciting!
A sibling to the Grey Nomad quilt you made for our van… the pops of colour against the grey background worked so nicely for our old Nanna Van, and now complement beautifully the dark grey, black and timber finish of the new-to-us “Con” Fusion van. Not to mention warm without being hot, and washable.
That’s the great thing about quilts; you can make them cool or warm depending on climate. I like ConFusion! I’m looking forward to having a stickybeak around it.
Fun, fun, fun! Go for it!
And such a great use for the blocks that have been sitting patiently for me to have a ‘reason’ to make something from them. Aren’t your ship blocks lovely? Still some of my favourites in the whole assemblage.
VIVID! Just like I see YOU!
Thank you, my lovely!
VanEssa is going to look great with her new clothes
She will be a queen among caravans 😊
All hail Queen VanEssa and her new clothes.
Magic, m’dear. Happy trails! 😘😘
I’ll have to remember to do before and after pics. The difference will be startling – I hope!
You are vivid’s evangelist, Kate. I’m getting there. After years of living in an all off-white apartment with no pictures on the walls, I live vivid now. Walls of orange and fuschia and green. Outsider art. Whimsical bits like babydoll arms in potted plants and silly hats/masks in my office and more than one mannequin. I’m well on my way to being the wild old woman of my dreams.
Minimalism is overrated, when it comes to colour. I’m all for white and grey, but only as a foil to orange, pink and turquoise, for example! One of the lovely things about VanEssa is that she has wall space for pictures. And there WILL be pictures. Velcro® is a marvellous invention…
Oooh, velcro hangers would enable changing the art!
Exactly, and it will stop pictures bouncing off walls when we go over bumps in the road.
I love it, Kate, my wild and vivid inspirational friend!
VanEssa is my new doll to dress up 😊
you’re always vivid ^^
I try to be colourful and not boring. Glad it’s working!
Sounds like a great idea to add some pops of colour to the interior! (And yes, my new blog reader notified me of your new post!!!)
Excellent! And if I do the colour in soft furnishings, she can revert to minimal if necessary.
I remember those blocks. They will mix in well with the black and white of VanEssa. You wouldn’t be able to live with just monochrome in your life.
No, I definitely wouldn’t. The first thing I thought when I walked inside her was that I had some sewing to do!
Vivid sounds great – as long as not to much clashing
I do like *slightly* clashing things, but done in a way that works… But to each her own, what suits me wouldn’t suit you, and vice versa. I couldn’t cope with a caravan done in tasteful shades of beige and brown!
Oh me neither on beige and browns. Especially if the cabinetry, walls and ceiling that kind of neutral. I actually like vivid and clashing but having to take in aspect of space…Mind this is your holiday space, so go for it.
Oh, I want a caravan with this exact decor!!
I’ll probably document progress so you can see whether it works in real life rather than just description! Also, I’m not absolutely confident it’ll be Mouse-proof, especially with the example of today’s sandy paws in front of me!
VanEssa will be transformed! I am sure she will be delighted to go from bland to bold and beautiful.
That’s the plan! It’s going to be a fun work in progress.
glorious
She will be!
Happy bright fabrics, will be lovely
Sorely needed. She looks clean and fresh, but rather sterile to a quilter’s eye!