Many campers opt to use table top trees to save on floor space or pencil trees (think a very narrow “pencil” like tree!) I got inspired by a couple of people I saw in the various RV groups I’m in on Facebook and felt like people NEED to see how good a camper can look when decorated by someone who knows what they’re doing! They keep a letter board by the front of the bus and display funny holiday quotes for everyone to read. Something else that can add a little decor is holiday-themed window clings. Kids will enjoy arranging snowflakes, Santas, and reindeer on every window. Skinny Christmas tree Make a little room for the tree Over the 3 months we spent travelling the USA we added a few things here and there to make him feel more like home. This helped us keep everything compartmentalized and organised, preventing things from getting too messy.

Thank you for subscribing to the Do It Yourself RV newsletter, keep your eye on your inbox for updates. said Kimberly Dekker. We had quite a bit of storage along one side of the van but added more by putting some storage boxes with lids underneath the bed. Drinking your morning coffee or post-adventure tea out of a cute mug will help to make you feel at home.Run lit garland around the interior of your slide out– Why not make use out of easy horizontal space? If you’re somewhere that tends to be warm then you’ll be okay with just curtains. If you’re somewhere that’s colder and you need all the insulation you can get then you’ll probably already have reflectix for your window. Bringing in elements of nature like live greenery inside the RV not only adds a sweet fragrance but also makes for some creative art pieces. A pop of colour here and then really transforms your van and takes it one step further from the old cargo van it may have been! A proper bed However, once we’d got the insulation in (there was a lot of it!) and put in the walls and flooring he began to feel a bit more like home.

Drape your fav cozy Xmas blanket your sofa or favorite chair – even if you don’t have one, dressing up the couches doesn’t hurt! Finding a way to add some colour (even if that colour is white) is a great way to modify your campervan and make it feel more like you and your home. Put up some Christmas-themed wall decorations– Garland, printable wall art like this, or even some cute bows and lights will do! Place small decorative pillows sporting holiday themes throughout your RV – pillows are another easy find at places like TJ Max and Marshalles. Since our bed folds away into a sofa bed and then pulls out for sleeping we then cut the foam to match each part of the bed.

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Put up a small Christmas tree inside your RV– this 6 ft pull up tree that collapses flat is perfect! If you do, you can cover this in a funky pattern so that when you’re inside your van you don’t just see the silvery bubble wrap that is reflectix! Having a full-size bed was pretty important (mostly for my husband, but I wasn’t complaining!). We bought a double-size, foam mattress and used the dimensions of that to create our bed. The Murphys save a little money like the Watsons by buying used. They scour second-hand stores for decorations and recirculate them after the holidays for others to use. “I donate or sell locally what I don’t want to keep early in the season, and then I aim to only buy what I cannot DIY,” Kristen said. Find more Christmas decoration ideas

You could do this in so many ways. Whether that’s by painting your walls, cupboards or shelves, getting coloured decor, adding curtains or updating your reflectix as above. For some, Christmas is not quite the same without a tree. Short trees and skinny trees are RV-friendly Christmas trees. They can be placed on tabletops or corners of a room. The Dekkers chose a miniature tree as a centerpiece on their table. The Watsons went with a live tree, small enough to fit in the front of their bus. Be unconventional with gifting Of course, you could also add some curtains as well as put the reflectix in the windows for that extra bit of insulation! Will and Kristen Watson, along with their daughter, Roam, and playful pooch, travel in their 180-foot skoolie. They agree that a little goes a long way. “In a tiny space a few decorations will have you feeling like you’re in a winter wonderland,” the Watsons said. If you’ve recently bought a van to turn into a camper van perhaps you’re wondering how you’ll make a camper feel like home.Our curtain is like this and then we just made our own makeshift curtain rail to attach it behind the front seats and make a bit of separation between driving and home. Modifying your reflectix You don’t want so many that it’ll be a pain to move them when you go to sleep since you’re in a small space after all, but it’s nice to have some to prop yourself up when you watch something or read.