HAPPY CAMPER
A vintage trailer is treated to an adorable makeover, making it perfect for mom-anddaughter adventures. TEXT BETHANY LYTTLE | PHOTOGRAPHY JANET KIMBER
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Exterior PAINTS, federal standard colours 31669 and 31638, International Paint Company. Decal cutter (for DIY logo, shown opposite page), Cricut Joy.
o wonder this pretty-in-pink camper is now affectionately – or should we say “confectionately” – referred to as Strawberry Shortcake. Rebekah Higgs, host of the Halifax-based TV show DIY Mom, and her eight-year-old daughter, Lennon, transformed the secondhand Boler into a camper that’s as sweet as it is petite.
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Sweet Spot “Boler isn’t making these campers anymore, but I found one of the last remaining fixer-uppers online and had it shipped here from Quebec,” says Rebekah Higgs. It’s now perched at her parents’ house, with views of St. Margarets Bay. Rebekah used specially formulated paint to coat the fibreglass exterior, and a Cricut Joy cutter to create a vinyl Boler logo sticker for the wheel cover (opposite page). Sunny yellow vintage tulip chairs play host to sleepyheads in the morning and marshmallow toasters at night.
