![Pop Up Camper Makeover](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Makeover1.jpg)
My husband and I threw around the idea that one day we would get a camper, but we never even entertained the idea of getting a pop up camper. I love DIY projects and am on Pinterest religiously. One day, I had watched an episode of Junk Gypsies on CMT where they renovated an Airstream. I immediately looked up renovated campers, and while going through Pinterest, I started coming across pop up camper renovations from Larissa’s blog. I started to follow The Pop Up Princess and became so inspired that I knew I had to get a pop up camper as soon as possible! 😉![Pop Up Camper Before](//thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif)
![Pop Up Camper Before](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Before1.jpg)
We found our 1992 Fleetwood Americana Shenandoh Series camper on a buy and trade group on Facebook. The first pop up camper I saw for sale on that group had sold within minutes. A day or two later another pop up camper came up on same group, and I expressed interest. I met the owner that weekend and bought it as soon as I saw it. It was the very first pop up camper I had ever seen in person. My husband thought that maybe we should wait, since it was the first one we checked out, but that pop up was calling to me. It was very clean and in great condition. The owner was a camping gal who was just so passionate about the camper–almost like it was her child. I could tell she took pride in her PUP, and I felt confident in purchasing it.
![Coleman Shenandoah](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Coleman-Shenandoah.jpg)
![Remodel Fabric](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Remodel-Fabric.jpg)
I had to buy additional material at Walmart for the curtains, because the valances used so much fabric. I selected a red material with white polka dots. I was scared to death of trying to figure out how I was going to do the curtains, and I saw this was a challenge for many of other readers. I don’t sew, but my mom does, and I was not sure if she could sew the sliding tabs on the new curtains. We were able to reuse the old tabs, as they tore off the old curtains easily due to their age, and believe it or not the old curtain tabs sewed beautifully into the new fabric. My mom had no problem and the curtains slid in nicely into the tracks. What a relief! My mom also sewed valances and privacy curtains, since the camper didn’t have them. I used 72 inch tension rods from Target to hold the privacy curtains up, and they come apart easy enough when the camper is closed. ![Pop Up Camper Curtains](//thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif)
![Pop Up Camper Curtains](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Curtains1.jpg)
I used the fold and staple technique on the seat cushions. I used the license plate fabric for the bottoms and the black Route 66 fabric for the backs. I didn’t pay enough attention to the black Route 66 material when I bought it, and piecing it together caused a weird seam. In order to hide that seam and make the fabric print align correctly, I inserted a panel of leftover red and white polka dot material. I wasn’t sure it would work, but it turned out perfectly and adds some great visual interest.
![Pop Up Camper Cushions](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Cushions1.jpg)
![Pop Up Camper Remodel](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Remodel1.jpg)
![Pop Up Camper Table](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Table.jpg)
![Pop Up Camper Bedding](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Bedding.jpg)
![Pop Up Camper](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper.jpg)
![Pop Up Camper Kitchen](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pop-Up-Camper-Kitchen.jpg)
What a great makeover! I love that retro travel theme. Isn’t it unique? Thank you so much for sharing your makeover with us, Michele. You did an amazing job. I know you and your family will make amazing memories in it together.
Happy Camping!
Happy Camping!
![Larissa](https://www.thepopupprincess.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/signature.png)
Is she saying she used Mod Podge or something similar for the table? I would also like to put a map on our table top–do you know what kind of decoupage I should use?
I believe she did use ModPodge on the table, Isha. 🙂
To make the top more durable with heavy use, a layer of epoxy can be poured on top. It dries clear, will not yellow, crack or peel and can be tinted.
I love that idea of a map on the tabletop! Definitely going on the “when I update our PUP” list . . . 🙂