From the factory, camper interiors tend to be as neutral, plain, and unadorned as possible to appeal to the greatest number of potential buyers.
We would be the first to admit that our cinderblock and stucco Florida home isn’t exactly decorated for an Architectural Digest cover. We’re both too practical in our approach to things and have something of an aversion to collecting too much stuff. Our abode is furnished and cozy, but most of our attention is focused on Angela’s quilting room and my music and media room. We enjoy our hobbies.
Our twenty-two year old camper has had a bit more attention. A few years ago, we painted the interior, and Angela made new dinette seat covers, pillows, and an amazing quilt for the bed. During the Covid shutdown, Angela also recovered the valences with our friend, Jeannie Coushaine.
Those changes truly refreshed the interior, and made it feel even more like a home on wheels.
Beyond that, the camper interior remains mostly a white canvas—clean and simple with minimal embellishment. We’ve added a string of LED lights in the cabover for ambient lighting, and a set of quilted rear and front window covers. That’s about it.
We have long thought about adding a peel-and-stick backsplash, a painted accent wall or two, and changing the original Corian countertop in the kitchen and bathroom (from 2004) to something a bit less dated and heavy. Heck, we talk about changes all the time, but the important list is usually dominated by needed repairs and other less fun truck and camper items.
Have you decorated your truck camper interior to reflect your style, personality, or interests?
Having been in a lot of truck campers over the years, we’ve noticed there’s more than just food, stuff, and mods going on. On the walls, dinettes, doors, cabover bedrooms, and even the bathrooms, many of you have made your traveling truck camper home homey and a reflection of you.
Now we’re asking you to share some photos of your truck camper interior, show us how you’ve changed it, and tell us a little about what you’ve done.
We’re not looking for polished perfection, but we do want to see interiors that have been decorated, enhanced, and embellished. From complete makeovers to the simple button or pin wall behind your dinette, please send us pictures and tell us why you did it.
We’ll be sharing the interiors and stories in an upcoming feature in Truck Camper Magazine. We can’t wait to see what you’ve done to your campers!
Photo Tip 1: Take your photos wide and from as far back as your camper will allow. That means holding your camera or phone horizontally, and standing against the opposite camper wall from what you’re photographing.
Photo Tip 2: Turn on all the lights inside your camper. If it’s not too bright out, open your window shades to bring in natural light. We want to see what you’ve done.
