Camper Renovation-cabinets

7 years ago

So we bought an RV that had a fire in the back and a bit of smoke damage throughout. We’re planning to clean the cabinets as best we can, but since we need to rebuild some of them in the back and fix a door, I’m thinking about just painting them all!
We’re not gutting the whole thing-just keeping what’s salvageable and removing the rest. I need some ideas of what to paint the cabinets. The casing around the dining and couch area will be replaced with something else that’s more so like the attached picture from an outside source.
The walls are pretty good, but I’m not opposed to painting them. (That wall paper strip is just a sticker and actually removable)
We love the idea of doing tongue and groove to cover the ceiling too.
So, what I’m wondering about is...

what color to paint the cabinets (and fridge) (I love the look and that white goes with everything, but since this is actually for camping and we’ll be having kids (and a husband) with dirty hands haha it’s just not practical to have white!) I’ve attached a few inspiration ideas as well as the current interior situation

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Mrs. S
7 years ago
Im sorry no one responded to your post. I don't know anything about RV's but I do know that painting your own kitchen cabinets is a very intense, loooong process, if you want to do a decent job. I imagine that you do it the same as kitchen cabinets.

There are diy blogs and websites that give the step by step, but you sure can't paint them in place, especially not in a motorhome. It's so labor intensive and time consuming, that quotes from good painters would probably be $5-8K (dependent on your local market). Every step has to dry for days/week(s?), and only buy the best of products. Just a hecka lot of work.

What's wrong with the nice wood tone that's there? It looks really nice. Just paint the walls a soft white, or maybe a very, very soft pale green. That would be pretty.
Michelle misses Sophie
7 years ago
Better to ask on someplace like iRV2.com, where they specifically discuss RVs.

You're going to want to pay attention to material weight if you change anything out.

Of course this piqued my interest - given the fire, I take it this was a salvage RV? That salvage title is going to follow the vehicle, making it very difficult to sell.
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Angla Gadapee
7 years ago
May I ask how much did you pay for this RV? Or how much depreciation you got on this used and little affected RV? Actually, I was reading this article about RV depreciation that also mentions the depreciated figures of used motorhomes according to their models and size, but I think you got a significant discount. Is it true?

Yes, other mates are right, you will get the answers of RV related technical questions at an RV forum like http://rvforum.net. However, I am sharing a few RV interior ideas with you here.
THOR, Son of ODIN
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Painting cabinets is not all that hard. And since this an RV it does not have to be perfect.

Paint them a scrubbable white or off white.

Throw another coat of paint on in a few seasons if you have to.

and enjoy CAMPING!