PHEW!   One week to get a move on and finish Blooie.   ‘It’s do-able’ we confirm to ourselves.

 Lets get going...

It was such a great feeling as the apartment was getting lighter and all the heavy raw materials were being refined into their final resting places.


It was really nice to work on some small details after the monumental task of securing the cabinets, worktop and doors in place.

On putting the handles in, we got that satisfying sensation of seeing a glimpse of the final product.  These small tasks seemed to take no time at all as we were buzzing so much in anticipation.  Now it was just the bed to go in,  I hope it fits!!!

And so it did- just.  Another Phew.  Unfortunately it was raining when we had to go under the van and seal all those holes up.  Hey Ho,  you can only get dirty once at a time.

Well, that was it – all the big bits fitted and now it was time to get into some serious detailing.

 

Our jigsaw skills we’re coming along by now and it didn’t take too long to realise we could add a little flair to the fascias. So a Blooie logo was designed (I’d always campaigned to having some waves in the van so when my design was accepted I was very pleased). A lot of scary cutting, followed by some relaxing sanding, and varnishing created a lovely little detail that just popped out of the Bloo(ie!) last minute.

Finally, it was a question of cushions- some mega comfy foam wrapped in super soft faux leather was a high task that Jen tackled beautifully, even adding a piping (for the first time ever).  These guys lift Blooie’s style right off the street!

With a couple of hours before Blooie’s maiden voyage to Geneva airport, we were able to clean her up, stock her with camping gadgets and sit/lay down and enjoy the fruits of our labour!!

Of course, there’ll still be little bits that we’ll want to add in the future but for now Blooie Scampette is DOWN on the Street and seriously ready for some mega styling camping action!!

-Ben