LITTLE LAMPY INTERIOR TOUR

The time has finally come to reveal the interior of the Little "Lampy" Camper in all of its teeny tiny glory! The official square footage of LL is roughly 150 feet (at least that's about how much flooring we bought - more on that later) and we've kept it light and bright to make the space feel open when it's jam packed full of people! 

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First up, this is how the "bedroom" end of LL looked when we brought her home in July 2017: 

and the after:

And the dining side before: 

and after:

The whole overhaul took us about 5 months to the day and cost around $3,600 not including the photo booth electronics and equipment that we already had. The interior walls are the lightest possible shade of pink (Magnolia's Antique Rose from Ace Hardware).

For a full look at the process, get that scrolling finger ready!

We started out by removing all of the old cabinets and paneling:

Then came removing the old insulation:

Then we were left with a LOT of rotten wood: 

From there, it was a matter of removing the skin (you can see a pic of one small section removed in my last post), rebuilding the frame with new wood, and reattaching the skin (easy peasy!) 

Then it was time to do the wiring:

re-insulate and put up the walls: 

If you're eagle eyed, you might see a little something carved on one of the studs in the pic above. Since we've done two of these campers now we figured we should keep the tradition going and carve our initials into it somewhere. Here's our initials in the original Lampy Camper from 2012 and the Little Lampy Camper in 2017:

Lastly, we build the cabinets and put in the flooring and trim. We stuck (pun intended) with peel and stick flooring just like the first camper because it has done just fine for the past five years. It's easy to clean, not very expensive, and this particular color doesn't show a lot of dirt.

And that's pretty much it! Of course, it was a LOT more work than a blog post can ever cover and I've skimmed over some of the details but all this to say it's pretty great now that we're all done and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

I've already done a couple of DIY decorating projects in the camper like this honeycomb installation right when you walk in:

And of course, adding some little touches like these awesome Heartlandia Stickers from Vortex Souvenir: 

And I'm super excited to get out and add some more decorations to the inside as the weather warms up and it's not a race against time and numb fingers to work outside ; ) 

For now though, it's back to business. The Little Lampy Camper has its very first wedding next week and we've already got a lot of other awesome public events planned for 2018! 

Thanks for following along on this little journey with us! If you see the Little "Lampy" Camper out and about, be sure and say "Hi!" and of course, if you have an awesome event or wedding coming up, be sure and Contact Us about bringing LL to the party! 

LITTLE LAMPY CAMPER REVEAL!

After about 5 months of working day and night, we're so pleased to finally reveal the Little "Lampy" Camper in all of its adorable glory! 

Join us for a little look back at the progress we made! 

This was the camper the day we brought it home in July:

If you'll recall, it was a little worse for wear.

What little paint that was on it was falling off, two of the windows (front and back) were completely broken

Big dents, a broken hitch, flat tires, and that didn't even start to cover the INSIDE of the camper! 

So, we started work demolishing the interior and began working on scraping the old paint off of the camper. 

We also removed all of the rotten wood inside the camper which meant removing the skin on almost all sides to repair, replace, and re-frame with new wood. More on that later but here's a harrowing photo to prove it: 

Once all of the old paint was removed and the skin of the camper was firmly back in place with new j-rail and fresh butyl tape, it was time to prime the camper: 

Now if you have been following us since the beginning of this journey, you may recall that I had a very "pink" vision for the Little "Lampy" Camper but after some thought about the variety of events that this would be used for and the overall look of our other booths, we decided to go with something a little more understated: 

The body is painted a very light blue-green color and off white. It really looks sharp with the orange marker lights...

And my favorite thing is that depending on the time of day, it changes just a little bit and can be more blue or more green!

Another really awesome project we were able to have done was the hand-lettered name on the back of the camper. It was done by a local sign painter, Canary Signs and it really is the cherry on top of the whole thing. 

So there you have it! 5 months almost to the day and Wichita's newest vintage camper photo booth is ready to roll out! It's already been a big hit at one event and I can't wait to see how many smiles it brings over the course of this year! 

We've already got several weddings booked and we're having so much fun brainstorming fun ideas and and events to take it to! If you're interested in booking the Little "Lampy" Camper or using it for a photo shoot or just about anything, Get in touch with us here! 

Up next, we'll do an interior tour and show some behind-the-scenes photos of the process of gutting and remodeling the inside of the camper! 

Here's a peek at the finished product: 

So excited for all of Wichita to get to see this little lady soon!