Renovation Process

This renovation took us almost 2 years (about 3 years with planning). We’ve never had anything test our patience, our relationship, or our mental strength quite like this. What felt like never ending late nights after our full time jobs, this project really pushed us to our limits.

For never taking on any type of renovation before, we couldn’t be more proud of how it turned out and hope you enjoy learning a little bit more about it!

PLANNING

We searched for over 10 months across the entire U.S. looking for the perfect airstream

Until we found exactly what we were looking for in Salt Lake City.

RENOVATION BEGINS

The seller had started the major demo and restoration of the frame. we started clearing the rest out right away.

(Those wood pieces were holding the frame together for the drive from SLC to Boise)

First real project was removing the original roof vents and installing the new ones.

This was honestly pretty scary. First time being on top of the Airstream, it’s a really thin aluminum shell and every move feels like you could break the whole thing.

First time blue taping our layout! We were actually almost spot on with this layout compared to the final version.

Gavin and his brother in the amazing service window cutout by our metal guy

This was something we knew not to try and attempt by ourselves.

3-D MODEL TIME!

Our cabinet maker created this for us and it was the first true image that captured the vision we’ve had for so long

Electrical Going In

This was another project we knew we wouldn’t be comfortable with. Didn’t want to chance burning down everything we were building!

Flooring came in and we were excited to lay it down and get a feel for how it looks in the trailer…we loved it then and we still love it now!

This was us during the insulation phase which Michell took charge of and absolutely killed it!

We went through so many cans of glue and had to wear masks the entire time so it felt good to get done with this stage.

Next up was the interior walls and if there was ever a point in the renovation we wanted to quit it was putting these up.

This was hands down the hardest and most time consuming part of the renovation for us.

A look at the plumbing layout and the mess we were working in.

We tried to keep it as clean as possible but had so many projects going on at once it was tough.

Flooring going down really changed the whole feel of the trailer. This was the first time we felt like we were finally getting close!

Appliances and first set of cabinets were in, giving us a good feel for how much space we were going to have.

We were worried the space would feel tight with everything in but it actually feels very roomy, even now being fully done.

Once the counters went in, even without the laminate, it really started to look like the coffee shop we envisioned.

Finally Testing Espresso!

Wash time just outside the storage unit to get prepped for polishing.

Cabinet fronts went on with the curved tambour and it looks stunning! Our cabinet guy, Ty Howard, knocked this out of the park!!

Polishing process. After trying this ourselves, we found out quickly we didn’t have the time or know how to get this done the right way. Luckily we got connected to some amazing people who were able to get in done for us.

The last finishing touch on the exterior was the decals. We were able to design exactly what we wanted and had a local decal company put it all together. It turned out exactly how we wanted it!

We had a few touch up projects inside, put the couch in, and we were finally complete with the interior!!

AND FINALLY WE WERE OPEN!

We are always working on something every week but we were able to offcially launch after this stage!