Before & After - Click for larger version!
42 Days ago we bought our GM 4106 bus and moved in.
We took the photo on the left after a quick clean up. We just took the photo on the right after a lot of renovations we’ve accomplished so far! (And that’s just in this area of the bus!)
How many of the differences can you spot?
(Go ahead… list them out! Whoever does the best gets a copy of our State Lines eBook or iPhone App!)
We’ll soon have a post up with an updated video tour, and will start detailing all of the work we’ve been doing.
Right now, we’re busily getting everything ready to get in motion in the morning. We’ve selected nearby Flagstaff, AZ as our next destination, which is much higher in elevation and having temperatures much cooler. Plus, turns out we have friends currently staying there we can rendezvous with! We’re looking forward to some time focused on things other than bus projects.
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3 things.
1. I love Flagstaff and have a dear friend there. I’m very jealous of you right now.
2. There are so many changes! There should be a contest. Because I want an excuse to write them all down and see if I get them all.
3. Incredible job getting the exact same angle on these photos!
That’s why we asked how many differences you can spot… go for it
New floors.
New Counter top surface.
Removed edge of old counter.
Added whatever that box is on the driver’s side upper cabinet.
New faucet.
Paper towel roll reversed.
Pillows swapped positions.
Floor vent removed.
Ceiling went/window thingie is different.
Dinette gone.
Desk added.
Cabinet in front changed.
2 Macs instead of an iPad.
Banana instead of the apple(?)
Bag on the couch turned into a Kiki.
Light on over sink now.
Light off in bedroom now.
Stuff on kitchen counter.
Couch is pushed in more? Storage now below, or is that just the angle?
Strap under cushion tucked in.
Blinds are open on left.
Blinds down on right.
Fewer bulbs lit on ceiling.
Turned off the lamp closest to you.
Your hair is down
(I don’t need to be entered, I just like to play
Check out James Schipper´s recent awesome post ..Pack Light for any Trip and Miss Nothing
Thanks for playing along, James
And thanks for noticing my hair.
Kiki
New workstation in back with chair, computer
New light fixtures over workstation area
Image of Chris in mirror
Paper towel has sheet inside, as opposed to outside
Dinette removed
Coffee maker (stove; top left)
New storage under couch
New blinds behind couch
New blinds in kitchen
Salt/Pepper shakers on stove (?)
New blue pillow covering
New lamp stripped covering
New sink faucet
New sink (single from double)
New countertops
New stove covering
New ceiling vent
2 Macs instead of one
New table
New gadget on front facing counter above stove (can’t make out what it is)
Heater vent (in front of dining sideboard) removed or covered up
Something yellow and square – hard to make out what it is
Another grey square thingy – behind the knives
Hey Mick.. thanks for playing along! Great eye catching the switch from a double to single sink. That was difficult to pick out in the photos.
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
left to right top to bottom
possible new lamp shade or lower wattage bulb
different or repointed light fixture over the now removed dinning table
New ceiling vent (to possible new AC)
small tv or picture frame on cabinet
new sink fixture
magnetic knife rack
some sort of water heated / coffee machine between sink and stove
new or repainted counter top
removed dinning table and cabinet
removed free standing cabinet
replace couch or lowered it. but seem to have kept cushions
covered floor vent
new (nicer) flooring
and most important installation of CAT because a home without a cat is not a home.
Hi Eriko.. thanks for playing along. Kiki certainly agrees she’s the most important addition
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lights.kitty.pillows.countertop (0you mentioned this, though),vent,office area,lamp shade cover, hole in floor, flooring,new kitchen faucet,… it looks really sweet!
Thanks Rod…
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Lampshade – top left (near)
Different air vent
Window blinds
New cabinet/desks area on left replacing dinette
New or cleaned couch cushions?
New drawers under couch
New something (LCD Screen?) on side of upper kitchen cabinets
New sink
New floor
Removal of floor grate
New blue trim
Check out Glenn Dixon´s recent awesome post ..Napa Valley
Thanks for playing along, Glenn!
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Cat
Chris in Mirror
Cabinets under couch
Shades on window over couch/may just not have been down in original picture
Cabinets refinished
New Kitchen counter and backing on wall
New faucet
Not sure what dark object with silver box on top (on kitchen counter
but wasn’t in original picture
Two objects behind stove on counter top (not sure what they are)
New ceiling fan
Bedding looks new on bed
Dinette gone and wall painted
New desk
Cabinet in front of old dinette gone
Cabinet in front of that gone
Different lamp shade
New lights
New flooring
Thanks for playing along, Pam…
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
1 cabinet with laptop
2 floor vent gone
3 mini china cabinet gone
4 lamp shade diff color
5 flooring
6 light fixtures
7 fan vent
8 storage under sofa added
9 faucet
10 sink now dbl
11 monitor.framed object attached to cabinetry above sofa
12 paint color
13 paper towel orientation (over to under lol)
14 bedding
15 object under kitchen cabinet, between stove and sink gone
16 desk
17 cat and bowls
Thanks for playing along, Tee!!
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
Let’s see, between the two photos I think I’ve spotted 41 differences, 35 for sure, and 6 “maybes.” Starting on the right:
1. Kitty vs purse
2. Pillows reversed
3. Couch fully retracted w/o pull-out strap showing
4. Electronic goodie on cupboard wall (Clock + Temp unit?)
5. Counter top changed
6. Knick knacks on counter behind range
7. Backsplash refinished
8. New sink/faucet
9. Small appliance of some sort on counter
10. Bottle of dishwashing soap on sink
11. Clean dishes on dishrack
12. Light on over sink
13. Window treatment behind sink
14. Paper towel roll reversed
15. No light on in bedroom
16. Different pillow cases on bed
17. Maxx Fan vent
18. New flooring for living area & galley (can’t tell about BR)
19. Missing/covered HVAC floor vent
20. Front lamp shade
21. Front cabinet replaced with computer work station
22. Curio cabinet gone
23. Dinette gone
24. New computer workstation replacing dinette
25. Laptop on workstation desk vs notebook on dinette table
26. Looks like a banana next to laptop, compared to apple next to notebook
27. Mac laptop on front computer workstation
28. Kitty’s food & water bowls on floor under workstation
29. New office chair
30. Ceiling lights and/or fixtures different over rear workstation
31. Wall painted blue under mirror
32. Indirect lighting on street side working
33. Chair reflected in mirror turned 90 degrees
34. Looks like Chris is reflected in mirror trying to hide
35. Cherie has on a different dress (most important!!)
Due to “time of day” lighting differences, here are the “maybes”:
1. Different window blinds in living area?
2. Couch recovered?
3. Window valences recovered?
4. New window blinds behind sink?
5. Pillows recovered/replaced?
6. Possible light fixture change above kitty
I know I caught the most important change (Cherie’s dress), how’d I do on the others?
RJ
Ok RJ.. I think you get the prize for spotting the most number of things! Job well done (and thanks for noticing the most important thing – of course, Kiki disagrees).
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
If this was a hidden objects game I’d mention stuff like Cherie’s hairdo and there being a banana instead of an apple by the computer.
But, since we already own State Lines I’ll let others play. I do see many changes, though.
Thanks Linda… I’m surprised by how few folks spotted the apple vs. banana
If you know of anyone you’d like to gift a copy of State Lines to, we’re happy to give you another promo code.
1. Missing the banquet seating – I told you you’d love getting rid of that! LOL
2. New carpeting
3. One half of Kiki now there – what did you do with her other half? LOL
4. New bookshelf thing with laptop on it
5. New lampshade in fore ground
6. Sofa pillows reversed (you didn’t say WHICH changes!)
7. Ugly fluted light bulbs covers gone – GOOD choice!
8. Electronic picture frame? hanging on cupboard
9. Knife block on countertop
10. You have on a different dress in the new photo
11. There is a head in the new photo
12. New vent cover on ceiling
13. New comforter and pillow covers
14. Bedroom light turned off
15. Kitchen sink light turned on
16. New computer work area
17. New office chair
18. New kitchen faucet
19. Knick knacks on countertop
20. Vent in living area is missing
21. Under cupboard coffee maker?
22. Towel rack on far kitchen wall
23. New blinds on all windows
24. New kitchen countertop – nice color!
Can you tell I would LOVE your App for when I get my new Smart Phone? LOL…thanks for the fun.
Hi Linda… oh goodness do I love the dinette gone!! It was so empowering to rip that thing out. Thanks for your agreement on our styling choices… we love it!
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
I counted 19.
1. Maxx Fan or Fantastic Fan replaced.
2. Clock/Thermometer or such on side of upper cabinets
3. Counter top color changed
4. Pillow color changed or cleaned.
5. Couch color changed or cleaned.
6. 1/2 cat on couch.
7. New dish drainer on cabinet
8. New flooring, that is awesome!
9. Cabinets closest to passenger side remove.
10.Kitchen table gone. New office table & chair replaced.
11.Cabinet closest to passenger side painted/changed.
12.Light fixtures above office desk changed out.
13.Bigger computer on desk.
14.Kitty bowls on floor.
15.Chris in mirror w/you.
16.Something w/the refrigerator door.
17.Valence changed out or cleaned.
18.heating register on floor removed.
19. High Rise Faucet
Hi Carmen.. thanks for playing along. Great guess on the clock/thermometer… I think you’re one of the only ones to get that right.
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
Thank you Cherie,
You two are just loaded w/information. I’m surprised more people are not following, they will be when I tell them about how awesome your new to you bus turned out.
Thanks a million, Carmen
Wow! Great work, Guys!! Looking good!
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile; this is my first comment. I couldn’t resist the photo game…like Highlights magazine from when I was a kid…!
Here’s what I see…
New lamp shade front left
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Blinds on the windows
New flooring
Chris is peaking ‘hello’ in the 2nd photo (Hi Chris
New work station
New countertops
Pillows rearranged on the sofa
New sink
New faucet
New lights above work station and beyond
Additional storage under the sofa
Light above kitchen sink
Paper towel over in 1st, under in 2nd ;`)
Dining table out, work station in
No more hutch behind bench seat (no more bench seat)
Removed cabinet in foreground, replaced w/? w/other Mac on it
Added cute little flat screen above sofa
New ventilation thingie on ceiling
Blue paint or wall covering
Kiki’s home in the 2nd! (YAY! Welcome home cutie cat!)
Kiki’s food and water dishes in the 2nd
Cherie’s got a different dress on (always such cute ones!)
New backsplash/kitchen wall color
Stuff’s on the counter…looks more like you’re home!
What did I miss? :-/
enJOY your new home and continued blessings on the road ahead!
Hi Debra… thanks for reading along and de-lurking! Great to hear from you. Great observations.
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
* Cabinets and dining table removed on left side.
* New workstation area added (with rolling chair.
* Added whatever that thing is that the MacBook Pro is sitting on.
* Painted the counter tops.
* Painted or redid the backsplash.
* New faucet.
* New lighting fixture over the workstation area.
* New lamp shade (top left corner).
* Sofa looks narrower.
* Did the drawers exist under the sofa previously? Might have just been hidden by the overhang.
* Double pan sink replaced with single large pan.
* New flooring.
* Floor A/C register removed.
* Obviously the pots and pans in the corner weren’t there before, and whatever that is between the sink and stove.
* Not sure what the bar is on the wall to the left of the sink…
* Did you add the light over the sink, or was it just not there before?
* New roof vent.
* Cherie is wearing a different dress.
* Is the plexiglass still beside the stove? Doesn’t look like it.
* What is that hanging on the side of the cabinets above the stove?
* You reversed the paper towel roll.
* And obviously you added Kiki (and her bowls).
* I’m assuming the blinds on the right side (sofa and sink) were there before, just pulled up?
OK, that’s what I have.
Great job, Kev! Especially on catching the missing glass divider next to the stove. Was wondering how long it would take for someone to catch that! (And of course.. leave it to you to notice my dress).
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
Looks like the cabinet in the front left has been changed (now has a laptop), the split carpet/tile floor is now a single material; dinette is now a desk (and the cabinet in front of the dinette is gone); swapped out the fan/vent; do you now have storage under the sofa? Looks like you removed the plastic guard that was next to the stove; some sort of device/monitor is now above the stove (along the side), there seems to be something under the cabinet to the right of the sink, like a radio/mp3 player? Or else there is an appliance of some sort on the counter to the right of the sink; The faucet is different and you might have two faucets now? did you possibly swap a two bay sink for one? Not that it’s a big deal, but your paper towels are “over” on the left, “under” on the right; looks like you now have ports/pans and knives on the counter; the countertop material is different; the fixtures on the ceiling look different; did you not have blinds on the window on the left? The vent on the floor is gone now. The pillows are swapped positions…and that’s all I can see!!
Check out Jennifer´s recent awesome post ..Cool retro signs
Hi Jennifer.. and thanks for playing along! Great eye on spotting the missing glass divider next to the stove – you’re one of the only ones to catch that!
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
iPhone version would be awesome, thank you so much!!
Check out Jennifer´s recent awesome post ..Cool retro signs
So do you only want structural changes like floor covering, roof vent, faucet, dining/living area makeover elements (the line items of which appear many), etc? Or does any difference count like Kiki, stacking order of couch pillows and direction of PT roll on dispenser? (For those who might be lazy like me see also Easy Button.)
Seriously, it looks great. Mods are half the fun of an RV. Usability is no doubt much improved for you. Rock on!
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Hey Bob.. any difference counted
It is indeed much more suitable for our needs now in here.
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
Wait, I see a cat in the 2nd picture hehe
Looks GREAT. Love the new computer desks, the new carpet, new lampshade, electronic picture frame (?) on the wall. She’s ready to rock and roll!
Oh, and Flagstaff should be wonderfully cool. Went there last year when Phoenix was boiling and it was like driving into heaven. Apparently there are dispersed campsites in the forest (we didn’t know to look at the time). We stayed in Munds Park which is somewhat tight, but has access to lots of green forest trails. Enjoy!
Nina
Check out Nina´s recent awesome post ..SP Campground Review – James M Robb State Park, Fruita, CO
Thanks guys.. we look forward to getting this bus suited for boondocking. Right now, we don’t even have an inverter, and are borrowing some batteries
That’s probably our next big project. But it is simply lovely here in Flagstaff.
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I will add…..
new light fixtures?
recessed lighting on left?
that’s all I got…
New flooring, dinette removed and replaced with table (computer desk?) and chair. Old desk replaced with new computer desk. New lampshade. Looks like a storage door added under sofa (maybe could not see in orig photo). New or painted counter top, new sink and faucet, a picture frame or monitor on the end of cabinet, cat with food/water dishes, right side window shade is down (not sure if new or just was up in first picture).
Mike
Thanks Mike!
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
Let’s see…
1. Dinette gone
2. New desk
3. Two door cabinet gone
4. Cabinet up at the front gone and replaced with something
5. Kitchen counters replaced/resurfaced
6. Kitchen painted
7. New clock
8. Kiki is there.
9. New floors
10. New sink faucet
11. New lamp shade
12. Furnace vent moved
13. Couch pushed in
14. Couch pillows reversed
15. Lots going on in the kitchen that I can’t make out
16. New roof vent
17. New globes on the fixture above the desk
18. Chris’ head
19. Pillowcases are different
20. Paper towels turned around
Hmm, that’s about all I can see. It looks fantastic! Y’all really did a fantastic job sprucing it up.
Thanks Damon.. and thanks for playing along!
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
OK I’ll take a shot:
New flooring of course
Removed old dinette
Build computer work station from old parts
remove cabinets (But I like them)
Fantastic Vent fan
Painted counters
Replaced sink
New Faucet
Water purification System
Some panel mounted above the range on the side of the cabinet
Is it the picture? or is the other pillow on the couch now blue.
Lamp Shade
Added the cute kitty
Closed up floor vents
Spice rack
Add personal effects behind range
Removed some of the light fixtures
Cant make out what is hanging above the cute kitty.
Kitty food and water bowels
Hi Al.. appreciate your playing along! Good eye on catching the water purification system, it was kinda hard to make it out in the photo.
I posted the full answer key today in the blog, and I’m declaring everyone who entered a winner. So go grab your copy of the State Lines eBook, and if you’d like a copy for your iPhone, just let us know.
In addition to the ones mentioned in other comments:
1. Cherie’s dress is different.
2. New storage drawers under couch (or is the camera angle just slightly different, or maybe couch actually slightly pushed back?).
3. Something hanging from light(?) fixture on far right.
4. Nice, and different, laptops.
5. Very different window treatment in kitchen, actually looks like a larger window.
6. Blinds down on window on right, open on left.
7. Cat water bowls(?) on the floor under the desk.
8. Nice work chair.
9. In addition to new kitchen faucet, it’s actually a different sink.
10. That large thing against the wall between the sink and stove, what is that?
That’ll do for now….
Thanks for playing along, Randy
And yes.. there is something hanging from the light fixture.. a special momento we carry with us everywhere.