Bath Items

Question of the day:  How come toothbrushes don't fit in toothbrush holders anymore?  Did we really need such comfort-contoured handles?  We used to have a nice toothbrush holder that came with the Airstream, but it was outmoded probably the moment it was installed.

We substituted this Ikea (surprised?) holder that had a saucer on one side for soap and a glass on the other side, then substituted 2 stainless steel glasses for those items.  One glass holds the toothpaste tube, the other the toothbrushes.

Also you can see the soap dispenser in this photo. This, I would say, is the single best value investment we ever made - costing about $10 (not Ikea --Faucet.com had them).  It makes life so much easier to not have to deal with soap bottles or bars of soap.

Art

With our new soft blues and greens, the perfect artwork for our Airstream was watercolor paintings by our dear friend Laurie Brooks.  Check out her wonderful paintings at http://lauriebrooks.net/  The colors in the photo don't do justice to the beauty of the paintings! This painting is of our son:

And this one is of a Holstein cow in springtime under a flowering tree:

I will take a better picture soon!

Velcro

When our Airstream had carpeting (ozite) on the walls, we used Velcro hook self-stick tape to attach things.  Just stick it on the back of a decorative badge, a picture, a router, a modem - whatever - and stick it to the wall. 

Now that we have removed the carpeting, we could not give up Velcro.  Here we used it to attach a lamp to our table.

  Just be sure you select a good aggressive Velcro - preferably from a hardware store.

Fake Fur

As a BB (baby boomer) I happily remember when fake fur first (like the alliteration?) came on the scene.  Happy days! 

I am writing about fake fur because, in our version of the Airstream, there is a 4 inch gap between the end of the mattress and the wardrobe - or between the mattress and the end wall.  Sometimes a draft from where the bedframe doesn't quite meet the wall is a little chilly. We decided to slide the mattress toward the wardrobe, and fill in that gap with a couple king size pillows.

I promised to make cases for the pillows, but I wasn't fast enough.  Max took up the challenge, and went to Target and came home with lovely cream colored fake fur body pillow cases.  Wow!  They are that super-silky fake fur. 

And, when I cut them down to fit the king size pillows, there was enough left over to make a couple extra throw pillows.  More happy days!

Kvissle

Another nifty product from Ikea - the Kvissle. It is probably made for files, but we will use it as a magazine rack.   

Chairs - Redux

Our nice new blue plastic Adirondack chairs have now given way to the chairs we wanted originally. We were fortunate to sell some of our model home furniture recently (yay, Craigslist!) and thus had some wherewithal to indulge in the nice Ikea chairs we wanted.  They fit perfectly, and swivel around also. 

We can turn and look out the front window - here at the empty space where our good friends J&C&HG used to store their motor coach before they returned to full-timing.  Or, we can face each other for a meal or a mean game of cribbage.

I know, I know.  We are camping and eggshell might not seem the most practical color, but they are leather and should clean nicely.  We also took the nylon button feet off and will cut a non-skid rug pad to put underneath so they don't slide.  Add a shock cord while traveling so they don't swing around, and we are in chair heaven!  P.S.  Rosa approves.