Orange Crush

I love the color orange.  It's my highlight color on the inside of the cabin and in the galley of the teardrop.  I've had plans to paint the rims and even add a stripe of color to the side of the teardrop for as long as I've been working on this project. 

There were always more important items to complete.  Well, today I decided to go ahead and paint the rims.  I had them off the trailer so that made it much simpler.  I didn't have any masking tape, but duct tape seemed to work just fine.

I put about four coats of paint on the rims and then set them in the sun to 'bake.' 

 

I'm not sure how I feel about the orange yet.  It seems a little 'loud' right now.  I think I'll live with it for a while and if I like it enough, I might tape out some lines on the side.

 

Now, I need to hook up the trailer to the Civic and test out all the wiring.  That is going to be tomorrow's task.

The Perfect Bin!

After deciding that the length or depth of the baskets was not quite what I wanted, I went back to the internet.  I found a basket that I think will be perfect for the teardrop.  Where?  WalMart has a basket that is 18.3" deep, 14.5 " wide and 12.8" tall.  The best part?  It is in my 'accent color' orange!

I am not a huge 'doo dad' kind of guy.  I'm not a 'theme' decorator or anything, but I do like a good color.  Orange is one of my favorite colors and as you may have noticed, it is the primary color in the galley.  So, when I saw that these baskets, which are 5" longer and 2" wider than the ITSO bins that I was pretty happy with, were also available in the orange, I jumped on it.

One other note, I like the silver accent.  This will match all of the other hardware (knobs, hinges, etc.) in the teardrop.  Plus, WalMart offered free shipping.  If I don't like them, I can return them to the store at no cost.  It's kind of hard not to go with them when they make it that easy.  I should have them by next week; just in time for the finishing touches on the teardrop interior!

Lastly, we had a small desk area in our home office that I used as a 'second' spot for my work computer.  We decided to remove it.  Guess what?  Part of it will be used as an additional work table off the teardrop and part of it will be used for the slide out shelf in the teardrop cabin.  Best part: it's already the same shade of brown!