Ugh thumbs clumsy today" Did you take them down and how do they look and was it easy.Di you take en down? How's it look and was it easy?
That's a thought thank youWhat you may want to consider, and it's what I did, is to remove the side panels and leave just the top valance that hides the shade when retracted. I found it was the vertical panels that closed the window in and would encroach on the surrounding area.
It is cleaner looking, allows more light and I could put it back to stock if I wanted or if I sold.
That's what my better half chose to do on our current 5W.We have had the valances down on the last 3 RVs that we had.
On my list for our next visit to the 5W (currently in winter storage).You may have screw holes that show once removed.
My better half wanted to do that in our Grand Design this year, but I was able to get her to re-think it (phew!). I really didn't want all the interior wood painted, not to mention the fact that it's all stained and would require quite a bit of prep. She really hated all that dark wood. A few things she did that helped brighten it all up (not sure if I have photos, but I'll look):I'm also considering painting the walls and cabinets a lighter color to brighten up the joint!
My better half wanted to do that in our Grand Design this year, but I was able to get her to re-think it (phew!). I really didn't want all the interior wood painted, not to mention the fact that it's all stained and would require quite a bit of prep. She really hated all that dark wood. A few things she did that helped brighten it all up (not sure if I have photos, but I'll look):
* The light color of the slideout frames had the same effect as when we needed to brighten up the exterior of our house 20 or so years ago; Painting the trim white caused the main color to look lighter.
- Covered the wide interior frames of all slideouts with a light fabric*. Could have painted them, but she'd have had to deal with the prep. This is easily reversible.
- Placed light-colored inserts in the lower panels around the island. This is easily reversible.
- Painted the cabinets in just the bathroom.
- Removed the dark valences (I suspect she'll eventually re-cover them and put them back up).
- Replaced our dark theater seating in the living area (4 comfy chairs and 2 dividers/consoles) with lighter-colored furniture.