We have been working so bloody hard on this camperbuild we're nearly at the end of our tether. We're both grumpy but pushing through! If you missed my post earlier in the week, here's the final result of the aesthetic build at least, sans curtains, which are coming.

Jamie nearly threw a spanner at me when I asked him to build me a spice rack. I cook good food and spices are important. A few tears later, he got to it. Honestly, he is so sick of building things! It was great to use up some draw sides from that dresser we broke up - you can see the top from that against the door in a photo below.

I hate messy camping cupboards - everything has to be in it's place. So I am SO happy with the rack - you'll notice the belt as a pull tab that's also used on the table and the door handle to tie the theme together.

Next, we finally made use of the copper from our old hot water service! I had my doubts but it came up BEAUTIFULLY. It was simply a matter of cutting, sanding, and polishing. I'm thrilled with the look. The best thing is it hardly cost us anything - only the small bit of ply which was a left over piece anyway. 4x4 equipment such as rear door tables can be really expensive.

It also serves to break up the pine wall and ceiling too, so I'm super thrilled with it. What do you think?

I love how the folds in the metal or the marks on this piece remain - Jamie didn't bother sanding them out and it does add some gorgeous detail, don't you think? And if you missed it in the last post, you'll notice the lovely wooden tabletop which was from a dresser we found at the dump. Honestly it's almost impossible to get hardwood these days so it's a really lovely feature to offset the ply.

It does make us laugh that the strategically placed ax makes us look super hipster, but one NEEDS an ax when one is camping. We've also packed a hammock, of course... also a necessity.

You may notice that there are some essential pieces missing - the stove, for example. That'll be stored in under tub/chassis storage below, along with the chainsaw, oils and other stuff that I don't really want to keep in the camper.

JAmie still has the 12v to set up and the 50L water tank (that's right at the rear, but it'll have an outside filler and tap). He also has the head to do.

Bring on the end of this project, we say. We're proud of our efforts but also super tired.

What do you think of our aesthetic details?

With Love,

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