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Last weekend we did the unthinkable....we painted our RV. No, no, not the outside.  We've grown tired of looking at the factory walls, so we painted the inside of the rig.  Since this was a new undertaking for us we decided to start small with the bedroom and bath.
Before we started:


Maybe it is the southwest influence of being back in Albuquerque, but the pallet we chose was very New Mexican, deep purple for the bedroom and sage-y green for the bathroom.  The biggest problem was finding the right shades of the colors.  We went to Lowe's after work one day and picked up a ton of color swatches.  That night we went through them all and picked out the perfect colors, including a warm cream color for the living room.
When we went back to Lowe's the next day we picked out the only mold and mildew resistant paint they had.  Being New Mexico I guess mildew is not a problem, but up in Skagway it is a constant battle against the damp.  To make matters worse they would not mix the colors with that paint because it was not the same brand.  Two more trips to the store and we finally got colors and paints we were happy with.  On with the painting!
Durring view:


The whole process took just about two days, with the taking down blinds, pictures, and the TV, taping off windows and outlets, drying, touchups, and putting everything back. In fact we think it took longer to paint those rooms than it did to paint bigger rooms in our old house because, unlike a normal house, in a RV all you are dealing with is edges and corners and narrow strips of empty wallspace.  But we think the end result was worth it.
All Finished:


Bathroom Sink area:


Like I said we have a color picked out for the living room, but we are putting that off because neither of us are ready to tackle all the nooks and crannies that await.  Meanwhile we are keeping ourselves busy in the old ABQ.  But more about that later.