As I sit here, patiently waiting for my heater to be delivered...
If you follow this build, you probably know a few things about this project that are consistent. For the entire process we put money into it as we had it. If we didn't have money, nothing happened because we promised ourselves we would come out on the other side debt free. Broke maybe, but debt free! The other constant is, we always tried to stay mindful of the Mid-Century, Atomic-Era, Space-Age, Retro-Futuristic flavors of the Astroliner. Just ask my brother how annoying it was that I would only play Mid-Century music during the build. It's all about staying in the Vibe, in the Mindset, it's the Inspiration! Anyway, that's what works for me as an Artist. So... true to form we have been very delayed in getting the upholstery completed for the dinette. Like everything else, it's been a process and has taken form in incremental steps. Sure, we could cut some foam with a Turkey knife and try to do it ourselves like everything else we've done. But in the end, we decided a professional upholsterer was the best choice. Unfortunately, the quotes came in, anywhere from $1500 to $2500! For camper cushions! (Sorry long story here, but hang with me.) So we found a sweet little lady that is a seamstress who also does some light upholstery work. We took Astro over to her and she made patterns and cut foam cushions, even covering them with something she had on hand just to get us through the first season. Over the winter I've been squirreling back a few nuts, and we finally have our fabric. We decided on a two-tone scheme for variety and of course, we wanted something Whimsical and Atomic-ish. Flash back to 5 years ago, Carrie and I found a very expensive, high quality, woven material called "Gustav's Dream" at a designer furniture store. It was based on paintings from the symbolist painter, Gustav Klimt. It inspired a lot of the colors, flake and whimsy of the Astroliner from the very beginning. The Tangerine Copper and the Raspberry both came from this first inspiring piece. Sadly, it was wayyyy out of our budget so we passed, but never forgot the inspiration of "Gustav's Dream." I stopped a couple times to look at it but they finally quit carrying it. Now fast forward 5 years and we are finally ready for upholstery! Finally! And would you believe, Carrie found "Gustav's Dream" in a warehouse online somewhere, still expensive but about half of what it was 5 years ago!
If you are still reading you are a serious trooper for sure! God bless you. Anyway, the fabrics came in today and I'm getting in the truck to take everything to the upholstery shop. Not sure on a time frame but I told her by spring!
Oh, here's a teaser pic. I'll have more and probably a video once it's finished! Thanks for following us and our journey. Not always easy but always worth it! Glad we have the Brotherhood (and Sisterhood!) Of the Builders!
Happy Building!
Michael and Carrie
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by featherliteCT1 » Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:11 pm 
Thanks for always supporting us! I keep chipping away and maybe someday I'll be 98% done or so. It's all the little things! Never ending! How's your project coming along? Need me to head that way and give you a hand?!
