1.17.2012

something dreamy - a scarlet & cream update!


i have been getting a lot of sweet comments and emails asking matthew and i how our scarlet & cream dream is coming along...i thought i would share quick update :)

early last week i received a phone call from the people who were going to complete our vintage camper restoration...due to unfortunate circumstances, they let me know that they would be unable to complete the restoration and were willing and ready to send us a full refund.  my heart was absolutely crushed...how would we ever find another vintage camper (that was affordable) ready to be up and running by spring?

after a few minutes of feeling sorry for myself i got myself pulled together and thought to ask them...do you have any campers that are already complete?  although a finished camper would not necessarily be exactly the way we wanted...i was open to anything.  after a few phone calls and photo exchanges, they ended up having just what we wanted...


meet our new scarlet - a 1959 platte, aluminum sided camper.  all we need to do is polish her up a little bit, add our graphic wraps (yay for our pretty pin up girl - more design details coming soon!) and swap out the linens on the interior.  originally matthew and i always wanted a shiny silver camper, but they were hard to come by...i guess sometimes things happen for a reason :)

OH and as for that pretty photo up top - i'm keeping that idea in my back pocket...NO we don't plan on operating a ferris wheel (although how amazing would that be?), but if we ever decide to have a brick and mortar scarlet & cream dessert diner (drive though style), this is exactly how i want it to look...isn't it dreamy? :)  XO

14 comments :

  1. it is dreamy! cute blog!

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  2. I LOVE that top photo and I love your updates about Scarlet and Cream! I am so glad you found another one and I'm sure it will look just as amazing :)

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  3. Oooh thanks for the update, how exciting how this worked out for you. So excited for your journey!!! Yay! Where will you have the camper? On your property?

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  4. How exciting!!! I LOVE this idea! Trying to get my bro into the food truck business right now too! I am so excited to keep up on your progress, you have such great taste!

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  5. Such a lovely dream, and if anyone can make it come true it's you! The camper is lovely and can't wait to see the finished product!

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    1. thank you so much donna :) what a sweet thing of you to say!

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  6. What a fun project! I'm sorry that they couldn't finish the one that you wanted, but it still looks like things are working out for you. I would love to have a camper someday too!

    xoxo,
    Joelle

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  7. Nice! What brand/model is it? It looks kinda similar to mine :D

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  8. Bummer that the original didn't work out but glad you found a solution. Can't wait to see the result!

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  9. So fun!! Congrats on the purchase. I can't wait to see it all finished! And the diner...please open it someday so I can come eat there. :)

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  10. Thats a beaut caravan you have there, I bet it'll look devine all polished up and on the road.

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  11. I'm so sorry it didn't work out exactly as you had planned, but I'm still so excited for you!

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  12. Aw so glad you managed to get a camper still & I bet it is going to look FANTASTIC! & yes that ferris wheel look is very dreamy!

    M x

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  13. That's so cute, cant wait to see how its going to look like :)

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