Marj - Glorious and with a Totally Tropical Taste!!

You may remember that Marj was our second baby bought from an advertisement in a classic car magazine.  Although, she was our second baby we decided that she should be the first of our girls to get the Lily & Violet Vintage transformation!

Marj is a 4 berth (bit of a squeeze) 1977 Sprite Alpine and when she first came to us she needed quite a little bit of love and care to make her the beautiful van that she has become!  

Marj when she was first rescued

She has had a whole catalogue of works done including a new side panel, complete internal restructuring, new electrics, new gas, new foam seating and cushions and new upholstery, new flooring, new external electrical fittings, new skylight, new door locks, new window capping, new internal lighting complete re-sealing and water testing.....
Phew!!! have we really done all that?? 

And of course, interior and exterior painting and decorating (our favourite bit!!) - actually, Lisa did quite like the window frame cleaning bit and is an expert at wielding the wire wool…

Understated???

Being ‘girls’ we chose all of her paint, fabrics and wallpaper before we had even started! When our website goes live (very soon) you will be able to see the caravans that are in the pipeline and the ‘mood boards’ associated with each of them. 

Des (the lovely upholsterer from Berkeley Sofas and Chairs) thinks we are ever so slightly mad when we show him the swatches we have!  But everything always turns out as expected - Totally Unique and Totally Gorgeous.  Actually we think Marj is a quite understated for us, but we would love to know what you think!! Please, let us know..

See - Palm Trees!

Marj is now ready for her big unveiling!! We have worked really hard to make sure that Marj will not disappoint.  She is absolutely beautiful (even if we do say so ourselves!) And of course she has a totally tropical taste! All of her paint is from Little Greene as is her wallpaper and the fabric is (for the most part) Designers Guild.  We are particularly fond of the fabric used in some of Marj’s curtains - little palm trees!!! soooo cute.

Marj has just completely surpassed our expectations and could now live up to the name we originally had in mind for her - Marjorie.  But who needs a Marjorie when you have got a Marj??? We have decided that Marj can only ever be Marj for us - changing her name now would be like changing the name of one of your children (do people do that ??)

Marj - Gorgeous and Totally Tropical

This week Marj has been the subject of her very own photo shoot and she really is a very special little caravan.  Whoever become the lucky new owner(s) of Marj will really be getting a whole lot of loveable caravan.  

Both of us want to keep her but we can’t - it would mean the premature end of a beautiful relationship with the amount of jealousy that would be involved!… (but, it is going to make us both very sad and there will be many tears shed when she leaves us). It is amazing how these vans each take on a personality of their own and become part of your life! - no, honestly, they really do!!!

She would make a brilliant extra room in the garden and is also perfectly towable  - so maybe she will become a festival goer or a hobby room or a play room or a room to hide your teenager (or for your teenager to hide out)…

If you think you could offer Marj a loving home then her requirements are very few….She has become very close to the rest of the Lily & Violet Vintage fleet and postcards sent yearly (at least) will be a condition of sale.  Whilst Marj is not expensive to keep, she does need a gas bottle for her hob and fridge and electricity for sockets and lights. 

Whilst she is quite capable of surviving without any others of her kind, Marj will thrive the more time you can spend with her. She needs company and is a very sociable little caravan, she loves life and is keen to do some sightseeing (but only if you are). Really, all she needs is love (and a little bit of silicone now and again!). We don't want her to sit alone in a field to get damp. None of us would like that - it would be heartbreaking!! 

A caravan is for life not just for holidays!!

We think that we may need to do a home visit prior to relinquishing her and we may require references.. (not really!! - actually, we might…) !!

Mary & Lisa x