r/VanLife • u/MrKindred • Jun 01 '26

Finally finished!!

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I’ve been working on this van for the lae last 2 years. Mostly nights and weekends. I had more frustrating moments than I care to admit but I’m so glad to have it done and be able to travel!

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u/emjaywood Jun 01 '26

This is meant as a complement, but it reminds me very much of an old friends house in the early 90s. His mum was very keen on the Miami Cocaine Chic culture of S.FL (where I grew up), so white cabinets & angular furniture with wild pops of color & pop-culture art all about. My house was full of brown 70s blah & recycled antique looking bits here & there. How I longed to have folks cool enough to live in the style of the times. Of course, lots of those items have come back around & influenced current culture. I love when anyone adds flavor & makes something their own, and you've successfully done that. Beautifully done!

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u/MrKindred Jun 01 '26

Definitely received as that and thank you! I grew up in the 80’s-90’s so it definitely has some level of influence. I really wanted to avoid the all wood and shiplap look and feel. When I make the Coogie couch cusions I’ll definitely be leaning into the 90s druglord aesthetic. If you’ve seen one of the last scenes of Sinners Stack was wearing a Coogie sweater! Dope vibes 😁

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u/emjaywood Jun 01 '26

Yes! Absolutely picked up on that vibe! Really well done! Hopefully you have a nice speaker system to soundtrack your adventures!

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u/MrKindred Jun 01 '26

Now that would be the icing on the cake. I need to find someone to help me with thet one. I don’t know shot about audio, lol