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Misc Glamping

This blog post will be updated whenever a new glamping pic/project becomes available. May 7th: front lounge trim The orangish strip that goes around the front lounge was missing. I really didn’t have a lot of time or energy to search online for replacements. Instead, I found some interesting scrapbook paper as a long term […]

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Lighting Issues

  First, look at that fabulous light! It’s TarTar’s first major “glamp”! I knew I wanted the back bedroom to be totally glamped up and after weeks of indecision, I finally settled on this crystal light from Home Depot.   It was a bit tricky to install and to work! Mike knew he needed to […]

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Bare Floors & New Floors

  Updated 3/28/17: Unfortunately, our new flooring was not a success. Due to weather changes, the seams expanded and shrunk. We have plans to rip out the Allure Faux Bamboo floors & install a true “floating floor.”     We knew when we bought Tartaruga that the floor was a mess. It was the peel […]

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Celebrating in Tartaruga

  My Birthday was a seriously rainy, stormy day. We had plans of going to TarTar for “happy hour” but with the torrential rains and lightening, it didn’t seem like a smart decision. But, we did need to do a check on the leak situation. Assuming there is a leak situation. We gathered up some […]

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Sourcing Supplies….

A full day at Home Depot, Lowes, Big Lots, Ray’s (for pizza!) and Camping World in Woodstock for supplies and prices on upgrades. I think I’ve decided on the above light for the back bedroom. A girl’s gotta have some glamour in her bedroom even if it is twin beds! We also are trying to […]

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Scrubbing, Inventory & Curtain Clips

Today was the day that Mike started to take “inventory” of what repairs have been made and what needs repaired. Nick and I went about scrubbing the walls and shelves…..and tackling the back curtains.  Airstream / Argosy walls are known to be “sticky.”  It’s not necessarily grease but some sort of substance that was originally […]

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