Building A Mobile Fashion Boutique

PRETTY IN PINK

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PRETTY IN PINK

Now that the walls are up, it’s time to paint and add the trim! I decided to paint the trim pink to add a splash of color to the stark white walls of the pegboard. It looks great against the gray walls too and just gives it a little interest. Since Paparazzi’s colors are pink & black, I had to incorporate the pink in there somehow!Since the truck isn’t perfectly square, some of the wall panels didn’t quite line up perfectly so the trim will hide any imperfect edges so it is playing a dual role in the design of...

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THE LIGHTS ARE ON...IS ANYONE HOME?

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THE LIGHTS ARE ON...IS ANYONE HOME?

Whoo hoo! We have lights! Larry installed the track lights today and they look great! We went with 6’ lights to cover the majority of the merchandising space in the truck. The lights can be positioned to highlight areas as needed so they should supply enough light for everything. I am still trying to decide on a chandelier for the center light. I want something pretty but not too fancy.​I can’t believe how expensive lights are! Holy cow! The darn track lights were $135 EACH! Chandeliers are close to $100 for a small one and they just go up from...

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A WORKING MACHINE

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A WORKING MACHINE

​My Husband was a working machine this week! He got all of the walls put up AND he built all of the furniture too! Look how great these shelves look! He’s doing such an awesome job with this project. For a man with NO experience in this type of work, he is doing great. It hasn’t been without struggles, but he’s getting it figured out. Although he STILL hasn’t watched any YouTube videos! Lol!So, with such a small amount of room to work with inside the truck, we need to utilize all the space we can so I decided to...

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AND THE WALLS ARE UP!

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AND THE WALLS ARE UP!

This week was a pretty productive week for the build out of the inside of the truck. The Electrician was out to finish the wiring and while he was there, he helped Larry hang the slatwall panels and pegboard so we now have walls! They figured out what type of screws to use, and go figure…it wasn’t ANY of the screws we bought at Lowe's! They ended up using masonry screws that the Electrician had on hand. So much for that wasted hour starring at screws in the screw isle at Lowes!​We decided that because the slatwall was so heavy...

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CAN'T YOU JUST WATCH YOUTUBE OR SOMETHING?

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CAN'T YOU JUST WATCH YOUTUBE OR SOMETHING?

Well it took a few more weeks to get the Electrician on the schedule, but we finally got him out here to work on the truck! He has all the wiring done and just needs to hook up the light fixtures and switches and we should have lights! Yesterday we picked up the rest of the wall panels and 1x2's (I have to say that I think I love the gray paneling we got. I think it's gonna look great along with the gray slatwall!). Now that we had everything we needed, my Husband and I got to work on installing the wall...

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