Van Build Update: Victorian Eye Candy & Bug Screens

Stealing an idea from The Babe Cave, here's a cheap wall texture technique AND bug screens for your van doors that cost a FRACTION of custom-made options and WITHOUT any hardware.
Van Bug Screens: amzn.to/2t18oUT
Wall Medallions/Stencils
Buy the stencils here: victorialarsen...
Lightweight Joint Compound for FULL room: amzn.to/2Ttx83Q
Joint Compound for SMALL area: amzn.to/2GiioB8
Putty Knife: amzn.to/2MKUpeU
**You will need two surfaces to scrape the compound off the stencil after each application. One for one side, one for the other.
**You may be able to find these materials at your hardware store, but not the stencils.
READ why only village idiots use cheap paint: bit.ly/2S7uXGg
SUPPORT this channel on PayPal (paypal.me/CaseyRoman) and on Patreon to keep the Babe Bus moving: / caseyroman

[@avivamae5171]

Cool idea with the joint compound! I've never seen a van done in this style, it's awesome!

[@hanasl2582]

We loved those screens when we had a house. They would fade in color and still stand tall. When we moved out we had to rip that shit off because my husband stapled it down one time there was a storm with strong winds 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@FloridaLife]

My Collector's Edition Breast Pump just arrived, along with the lovely card.... Could not be more pleased. 👍👍👍😁

[@CaseyRoman]

YAAAAASSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kyealexander6988]

That stenciled idea is amazing. Love it.

[@ulicreighton7796]

Loving your wire baskets and your stencils... awesome idea with the compound, too ! the entire build is coming along very nicely! you go girl ! :)

[@CaseyRoman]

Hard to believe this was just an empty cargo van a few months ago!

[@patriciaburr4826]

Really interesting technique for the walls. Can't wait to see your final reveal. Good job on the bugscreen. Happy trails.

[@mikephillips8406]

Wow - really like the medallion technique. I have a 100 year old home as well and I used the sponge painting technique to hide the plaster and lath imperfections. Screens - I don't know how people live with out them. Here in the midwest a horde of mosquitoes would drain our blood and carry off our bodies for the meat if we didn't have screens. And most of us have learned the hard way that cheap paint is more expensive than expensive paint! Looking good!

[@CaseyRoman]

Preach on it! After about April you can't go outside here without buy spray. the bugs are unmanageable. Without screens you'd be miserable. The screens are not pretty, they will not make any Instagram famous photos but I WILL sleep better at night

[@LadyTSurvival]

seriously cool decorative idea. gotta remember that for myself later

[@livingitup9647]

Wow, Casey, you had a beautiful Victorian house! You did a fabulous job of decorating (per the few pictures you shared). I hope you'll be able to create another beautiful home after your vanlife road trip is in remission. You've got so many talents -- good on ya, girl!

[@btapann]

😂🤣😂LMAO..”I staple my clothes back together....ain’t nobody got time for a sewing machine” I love your sense of humor! So refreshing from some of the other “bourgeois” van dwelling channels!!! 🙏 Thank you!☺️

[@heatherlucero2530]

The stencil effect looks amazing!!! 👍🏻😁

[@johnellebaker3725]

Love the way you are showing the way to use the stencils. Looks great.

[@sarahwolf8825]

I love how real you are get it girl

[@Rainbow-jx1ov]

This van is turning into the perfect homage of your flipped home. The antique doorknobs are an interesting touch. :)

[@CaseyRoman]

In Honor of her bigger, older sister...The Babe Cave.

[@davidcrumpler5714]

Not by design sense, but that stencil/compound idea is just awesome. Great job. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@CaseyRoman]

I really like them! They were gorgeous in my house

[@KMARWASHERE]

Lamborghini of all Vans builds 😂 I Love it ...... GO BIG OR GO HOME 👍👍

[@CaseyRoman]

I was just like this with my house. I knew I would only renovate a 110 year old house one time in my life so there was no holding back. The van...well I think we can all see its her little sister.

[@lauratibbles6598]

I’m loving your joint compound design I live in an old plaster wall house so I could use your ideas to cover up som bad bad walls

[@CaseyRoman]

Its VERY easy to do and if ever you want to change it just sand it down!

[@sledneck7398]

The plaster looks great Casey! You certainly have the most fancy van I have seen on KZbin, lol.

[@CaseyRoman]

I'm dreading doing the floor but...I suppose that's next! Thank you!

[@mimilion6072]

Cos Casey is FANCY!!!! Hehe...

[@SeeKatFly]

I have never seen anyone do a wall medallion like that. It’s so cool! I wish I could do them on my walls but I have a rental at the moment. Definitely going to try and remember it in the future though!

[@CaseyRoman]

Ask the landlord! I can be sanded down in the future if they don't like it but you never know....they may get a lot of beauty/value added by letting you do it! I mean lets be honest...how many rental walls look decent in the first place?

[@SeeKatFly]

Casey Roman good idea! They’re really into restoring old buildings (my apartment is in a historic building) so hopefully they’ll be okay with it :)

[@maryellencook9528]

Casey, you are so right about insects here in the South. I don't know about the size of them and North Carolina but in Texas you can put a saddle on the water bugs and ride the damn things as they crawl out of the plumbing and mosquitoes are the size of B-52 bombers. You can practically see the dadgum things carry off grown men into the sunset.

[@ryanthompsonatl]

Great vid. I think by now we know you're smart and resourceful. You bring a new prospective to van life. I lived in Raleigh for 10 years. I look forward to seeing your personality change after your out of NC.🙂 God speed.❤️

[@drmachinewerke1]

I like the plywood with a design on it . I worked at Sears & Roebuck’s in the late 70s . Those critters were in the warehouse. Once after a Christmas party 🎉 🥃🥃 and smoking a roll your own cigarette . There was a cloths dryer moving on it’s own. Being loaded onto a truck . Another time another place. Them suckers were big . If you had not stomped on them hard they would keep crawling away or towards you.

[@CaseyRoman]

They're horrifying. The Asian roach (yes they come in hundreds of shapes and sizes) is the largest by far. I have stood over them unleashing a hydrant of poison as it puddles on the floor around them and they still get up and walk away.

[@Ragoczy]

That does look beautiful. I love your videos -- can't wait to hear your commentary once you're on the road. :)

[@sharoneasley]

I have that screen on my front door. And plan on using one on my bus. I love it. My dogs can go in and out; it’s perfect. Found them on sale for $5.99 so I bought 4 of them because they do unravel over time. I’m putting fray no more or fray check on the edges the next time before I put it up. BTW I use masking tape to hem my pants and skirts.😂🤣😂

[@CaseyRoman]

Hello soul sister!! I wish I had learned how to sew but I have zero patience and a staple gun works pretty quick.

[@sharoneasley]

PS I lived in the south for 11 years Alabama, every time I hear a southerner say water bugs??? Who are they fooling. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@KG-sf7lr]

Stencil idea is fantastic. Looking good!!

[@CaseyRoman]

Thanks Kathy!

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

"They have, like, ankles", "make it your bitch" and "this fluffy dead cat thing on my microphone". All that, and "hangry" had me laughing...the...whole...time!

[@stevestranz8790]

You are one of the first to put screens in before getting the van infested with those little battery’s, good on you. The stencils were a great idea and really came out awesome! ✌️❤️👍

[@CaseyRoman]

When Cpt. Michael and I were working on it late at night those little tiny gnats were all over. Its only going to get worse!

[@stevestranz8790]

Casey Roman I just noticed that autocorrect changed basterds to battery’s😡😡😡

[@trainman7068]

Ha.!! Can't remember the last time I rubbed up against a wall, I am so old now, I just lean on them. That wall stuff is a good idea to cover, looks good too.

[@paulrendon3716]

No one can deny that you design your van with class don't ever change your style

[@charlesscorpiniti5827]

Great job Casey! I look forward to watching your videos as soon as I get a notification on my phone.

[@CaseyRoman]

We are getting very close to unleashing my smartass mouth into America Charles! Thank you for handing in there with me!

[@rhondazappalewis3685]

Casey, your Babe Bus is beautiful...I love your taste.

[@CaseyRoman]

Rhonda I put up the curtains today I can't wait for you to see!

[@rhondazappalewis3685]

@@CaseyRoman me neither, I know they are beautful

[@wildman4244]

Lmao... “they have ankles”. Sooooo your bus is starting to look too classy. #vanlife is for dirt bagging it. Your turning your bus into a masterpiece. Your doing an amazing job. If you did a show like flip or flop but for vans. I would watch it. HGTV would probably pick it up too. Love the ideas.

[@CaseyRoman]

I did the same thing with my house. Way over the top. Here's my thinking...I'm only going to do this once just like I'm only going to restore a 100 year old house once. So if it's a once in a lifetime opportunity I want to go big.

[@wildman4244]

I think your restoration is beautiful. I’m saying that you should travel and do that for money and use the KZbin Chanel to document the flips. Seems better than bedazzled breast pumps. Who knows, maybe you will end up being the next pewdiepie and I can say… your not a real fan, I am!!! I was here from the beginning!

[@queenlorea2094]

Kasey you’re well on you way; that’s a great design finishing idea! 🤩🌹😂

[@maewest2012]

Love your stencil work that you added to your van, Casey! It looks great!

[@lynspa2562]

WOW that stencil looks fantastic way to go!

[@zenseed75]

Wow! I LOVE the stencil idea! Made a huge difference. We had "waterbugs" in WV also. 😂. Staple sister! I had to hide my cleavage at work one day and have been stapling ever since. TBB is looking great!

[@CaseyRoman]

Waterbugs are Satan's love child.

[@sherry866]

Pretty, it definately looks like a Chick Van. Omg, bugs that BIG !! Holy Shit. You don't Sound like you're from the SOUTH, SHEESH, NO WAY !! Netting looks GREAT !!

[@janicesbowen9977]

Love the wall technique! I'm not 100% on this but I've heard that lace curtain will do better than regular house screen while you're on the road....

[@CaseyRoman]

Yeah....I will keep these for now but damn they are bulky and ugly.

[@janicesbowen9977]

@@CaseyRoman sometimes necessity overrides beauty. Good luck and thanks for starting this channel. You are super entertaining and I love your wit.

[@ericwilde3837]

if you spray with a Wagner and then roll it you will get a great covering and thicker with less paint that sticks better

[@tomallen8296]

“Buy the screen on the internet and make it my bitch” I haven’t stopped laughing yet. You’re beautiful. Thank you I needed the laugh.

[@CaseyRoman]

Hungry and tired is not a safe time for me to be hanging screens.

[@gdm620]

That is cool although a little girlie for me. A scenery with a deer in it would be cool as hell though. Nice job! I think a bug screen would be a must no matter where you live. Mosquitos will eat you alive here in Iowa in the summer.

[@CaseyRoman]

How are all these van people taking Instaglamour shots at night without a screen? Bugs EVERYWHERE.

[@gdm620]

@@CaseyRoman Yea I know. I watched a video a couple years ago where this couple was traveling across Canada in their camper van and was stopped on the side of the road to get out to look at the scenery and there was so many bugs flying around they couldn't open the door on the van to get back in without filling their van with bugs. It was so funny to watch. They finally went for it and got in quick but still had a lot get in.

[@novaknight7188]

I just love the way the van is coming along I'm seeing your vision. Romantic vintage look. So I'm also seeing the AC & I want to know what kind is it? How difficult was it to install or was it hard at all. In the future during the summer I'd like to know how you power it & as I suspect is it one if the best decisions you made. I live in TX we can stay in the triple digits for weeks at a time so when you got that AC I thought it was genius. I'm super excited about the AC I think it's going to be a game changer for van life. I'm currently saving for a van single 49 my son is 27 so I think it sounds like heaven. But the AC is almost mandatory because I don't function well without good sleep. Your pretty pink babe cave is pretty inspirational. Anyhow thank you I love the way it's coming along.

[@CaseyRoman]

I got so much flack on here for getting an air conditioning unit but people just dont understand until they've lived in the South!! I bought a Coleman Mach 3 Power saver on Amazon so it would be delivered to me: amzn.to/2BjcOv3. The SOLE reason I chose this model is because it has a *running* wattage of about 1000 watts which means I don't need a huge generator to run it. I bought a Honda EU2200 inverter generator to power it: amzn.to/2t3CB5G. Its more than I wanted to pay but has fantastic reviews and is the only generator I know of you can bring to the "store" (Honda) to get fixed by the manufacturer in just about any city. I also like the Mach 3 because it has a heat strip you can add. I can send you all the parts I used if you end up buying it Nova. I had it professionally installed. Cutting the roof was not the hard part. The electric I was lost on.

[@nicoleadams5050]

LOVE LOVE LOVE!! I'm living vicariously thru u right now, but I'm on a 5 year plan. Got to get the kiddos graduated, then hitting the road!! Cannot wait!!!!!!! Btw, I really like ur headband thingys, where do u get them?

[@CaseyRoman]

Hey Nicole! Thank you! Walmart girl WALMART!!! I am a discount shopper and if I own it it probably was on sale ahha

[@ericmueller1987]

Very cool, crafty, quick effect.

[@iTrove]

Cool idea, though I wonder how road vibration will effect the plaster, probably give it more of an antique look with every pothole. I too get to go for free toothpaste and brush this week.

[@CaseyRoman]

It will absolutely crack. But...that's all part of it's charm. Its not charming when your plaster walls crack in a house but here there is solid plywood underneath.

[@jameshudson1508]

You are so fun to watch! Great critter stopper idea.

[@joelm6631]

Duration matte is...the bomb.esp w. Deep based colors. That technique is very cool.

[@CaseyRoman]

Wonderful product!

[@freewilleymammoth3851]

Love the stencils! Especially the ones of the female reproductive system/owl from the Tootsie Roll commercials! lol Best of luck from the other side of NC!

[@CaseyRoman]

Ok I was TOTALLY going to put in a subtitle that AFTER I put it up I thought it looked like a uterus but I really thought I was the only one. I have DECORATIVE FALLOPIAN tubes on my walls OH MY GOD.

[@rhansen1969]

LOL.....yep, I am guilty of being the village idiot too.....past tence of course.❤👀❤ I LOVE your idea about the medallions!

[@randlayman2668]

Damn girl, a real heat gun, I'm impressed!!!!

[@CaseyRoman]

I love that thing

[@fastgurrrl]

Neat wall decoration!

[@MyplayLists4Y2Y]

Has it held up? Joint compound dries brittle, fine for a house, but a vibrating, jostling van I would think would crack the joint compound right off the wall. It'd be great to know if it held up : )

[@CaseyRoman]

Tine Woodbe I just posted an update video. As I predicted, everything is fine despite potholes, off roading and drastic temperature changes

[@JohnSmitth]

The stencils are awesome!!! I wonder if you mix the compound yourself and add paint pigment could you skip having to go back and paint. I might have to try it.

[@CaseyRoman]

Not in this case. Mixing paint pigment would still give you a matte finish against satin painted walls. I went back today and did some gold leaf painting on them.

[@chriswilliamstunes1]

Palmetto bugs; as we call them!! hahaha A funny story about plaster walls. My grandparents house that is in Mt Pleasant, Sc, was built in1956. Apparently, the were still doing plaster walls. moving forward to the late 80’s and my grandfather had to have the cable company come over. Well, the good ole cable guy tells my grandfather; that he needs to drill to run a new cable; in the back bedroom. I am down the hall and hear my grandfather tell mr cable guy; that those walls are plaster and he needs a special drill bit and needs to be very careful. lol Well, good ole cable guy says, I got this!! I know what to do. 10 minutes goes by and I hear drilling and then a big crash and plaster raining off the wall hahaha yeah, that happened lol My grandfather just shook his head and walked out of the room lol meanwhile, my brother and I are laughing so hard; we were crying lol

[@CaseyRoman]

Palmetto bugs my foot!! they are ROACHES

[@ChristiaHall]

Those plaster medallions look really cool! I recently started your videos from the beginning of the project after crashing into your van tour one but in that one I couldn't tell what they were. It's been awesome being able to share in the (realistic) experience, even if I'm a late comer to your series. Did you name your Truck Fridge yet?

[@x35mmman]

I just found the guy on KZbin that is pretty good on solar panels on vans and C class vehicles. He even has written a few books on the subject. His youtube name Will Prowse

[@SeanPatrick59]

very cool texture.

[@citten4u]

Love it. I think I'll try it on o my trailer.

[@CaseyRoman]

Nice!

[@nonegeo]

Defiantly a one of a kind build. Hope you didn't think I was being "Snarky" by asking when are you hitting the road. I guess I'm just looking forward to your adventure. Also I was wondering if you were doing anything about your comfort & entertainment from your position while driving the Babe Bus down the road? (ie) the drivers seat.

[@CaseyRoman]

Nope, wasn't you George! I don't intend to do long drives in a day, thats a fast way to wear yourself out. Just turn up the radio!

[@nonegeo]

Smart girl. Dayzee Dog & I just did a SoCal to Sarasota FL run in 3, 12hr days. Now we need 2 weeks to recharge.

[@annettewess3702]

You are such a bad ass decorater😄

[@CaseyRoman]

Thank you Annette!

[@sunshinedeb]

Looking Good!! Neet technique!!👍

[@tx2sturgis]

So, two nights ago I was telling all the folks around the campfire here in sunny, warm Quartzsite about this Babe in a Bus on my computer screen, they all laughed and said I'm in love. Denials by me were not accepted! Hey be sure to check into the exceptions for sale of your primary home....HUGE tax breaks there.

[@CaseyRoman]

Awesome!!! We are hoping that because I lost my job I'm not going to get killed on capital gains tax. If I am...this trip is going to be very short.

[@tx2sturgis]

@@CaseyRoman Here's the info right on the IRS webpage: www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc701

[@anagoldstein1453]

Very classy touch. I luv it!

[@americanpitbullrv3049]

Lots of cool stuff, Nice job dragging your feet . Cant wait to see what you do next to prolong this great adventure . Make sure you keep a camera going as you cruise down those Detroit well paved roads.Shouldn"t have any effect on those molds. You will be fine HAHAHA always good entertainment.

[@CaseyRoman]

***dramatic eye roll****

[@sharonfrommann6516]

Very nice looks wonderful , Enjoy your videos

[@damouldo]

Is that an actual tin ceiling ? New or reclaimed ? I see a gap between molding an ceiling 😊

[@CaseyRoman]

Always a critic! The van walls curve there is no way in hell you are going to get completely flush metal tiles in here. These are new. I have a storage unit full of salvage tiles from the 1920s but those are like gold to me. I would never put them in a cargo van, too precious!

[@Cockeyed_Den8213]

Cool I kind of like that. Is it me or did you forget to post the link for the screen? It could be me but I had to ask.

[@samanthadodd8112]

Beautiful. Love this idea.

[@kmvegas]

So here's a 2nd way for you to make money on the road, in between your comedy gigs; Van Interior Design. With your creativity and cleverness you could make a pretty penny. (Pun intended)

[@CaseyRoman]

I'm not very skilled at construction but design...thats my stage!

[@SLMain5]

TFS Do you think you would be able to add color to the putty before putting it over the stencil?

[@CaseyRoman]

No. Its not putty its joint compound. It needs to be colored after.

[@amyfletcher4749]

Love love love!!!!!

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Amazing ! Was the heat gun necessary, or could it just have dried over time ?

[@CaseyRoman]

At these temperatures if I didn't help it it would take 3 days to dry.

[@tamarafaurot]

Very awesome stencils!

[@jamieabel477]

I always buy Home Depot marquee paint- one coat and done

[@CaseyRoman]

Quality paint will never let you down

[@traceyreneenelsongrant2870]

The Babe Bus is nicer than my home... ;)

[@CaseyRoman]

ahhaha she's a labor of love!

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Awesome idea for plaster, thanks. Wow!

[@CaseyRoman]

And cheap. Wallpaper would have also been much heavier.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Wallpaper would contribute to mold 😛🇨🇦

[@grannieannie1371]

That looks amazing. Love it.

[@ovmn]

The baby buss is looking so good :)

[@ovmn]

Sorry...bus..no extra s ;p

[@CaseyRoman]

When I did this technique in my master bedroom it took 3 nights that lasted until 4am. NEVER. AGAIN.

[@ovmn]

And I mean to say Babe Bus not baby.. I guess I am hungry too.. :p can’t wait to see her all done

[@guzzialfa]

My only comment is on the Velcro tape. It's a problem I have and have yet to beat permanently. Heat, I'm talking egg fry on sidewalk heat in a closed up van finds the Velcro melted off the window, wall, ceiling wherever and on the floor, bed, on top of me if I happen to be in the swelter. I've done the extra glue on the Velcro too and it lasts longer. Other than drilling holes to hold Velcro in place with screws, be prepared to swear. If you find a magic potion, do tell.

[@CaseyRoman]

Great point. I'm going to carry some heavy duty glue on the van when I take off and I will buy enough for when this inevitably happens.

[@guzzialfa]

@@CaseyRoman Maybe if you tack the corners with a metal screw and grommet or flat washer it would help keep it from falling down totally.

[@49dodgeguy]

Well done kid,,,,,looking good,,,

[@jeffthompson8663]

If you sell a home and DONT re purchase another, is that good or bad for your pocketbook? I'm considering the sell of mine and getting a promaster.

[@CaseyRoman]

That depends on A LOT. If you sell under two years (like I did) you get slapped with capital gains tax. My house was too much for one person to manage at 110 years old. If you have a newer construction home you might consider renting it out while you are away in your van, that way you always have somewhere to park. Or you can AirBnB it if you are in a touristy area. Just remember the moment you let go of your property you are also letting go of somewhere to park it and somewhere to take breaks when you get tired of the van.

[@jerrystreeter4418]

That pink stuff looks tasty 👌

[@CaseyRoman]

ahhahahha

[@cathylarsen7967]

Awesome stencils

[@learemington1700]

Since vehicles vibrate and flex i am wondering if your plaster artwork will crack and fall off over time. When i build yachts we know not to use tile. Quite often it will pop off. Please do a follow up after a few months to let us know how things hold up. P.s. Next time countersink your screw heads a smidgen and mud over.

[@CaseyRoman]

I expect it to crack. I hope it does, then it will look more like an old house. A house that has plaster walls and no cracks is a phony! The solid plywood is beneath is it doesn't matter if it cracks. Since I sold all of my tools after doing my house renovation I have pretty weak gear, hence the reason why the countersinks are not done well.

[@raydeanfeniuk2168]

Very, very cool...

[@SamSam-ij2mz]

“Sometimes you need to buy cheap shit on the internet and make it your bitch.” AMEN!!

[@CaseyRoman]

I'm all about DIY. I really am. Clearly...I mean look at this van - I could have bought an RV. But at this point I'm all about beating low cost merch into submission than getting on Pinterest.

[@shirlenehigbie5677]

Wow the stencils are awesome ...... So okay to me the bug screen looked like it could use some fine tuning .... like it may be larger than it should be .... don't want you tripping on the way out the door .... know what I mean ??? ..... Hugs ...... Shirlene

[@CaseyRoman]

Its too big but I'll likely get some curtain tie backs. No screen will be perfect unless custom made unfortunately.

[@x35mmman]

Your dentist should be giving you that tiny tiny tube of toothpaste too. In the Midwest that's what we are given and if you're really good he might even give you two of them.

[@Kralphrn]

Thats really cool, great idea!

[@haroldgatlin1332]

I am impressed.

[@onewolf1959]

Awesome mud Job! Fancy Spancy! You go gurl! Stink & Lady Bugs are the biggest pest bugs here in Central VA....Both make a mess when squished, the lady bugs bleed their colors, and Stain whatever they are squished on! The stink bugs have a double dose of STINKING Arsed Guts! I hate both of the Biotches! I once (unknowingly of course) wiped my mouth with a napkin that had a lady bug on it, "Orange" Lips & Mouth was the result! Great Job Lady, your Van will be one of a Kind! BTW...hows your fridge working? I have a 14Ltr. on the way, that will be for when I am traveling and to just keep water and sodas in. I am getting very excited about My Journey, I know it will suck sometimes...but heck doesn't life sometimes suck when living in "Sticks and Bricks"?

[@michaelrs8010]

With your taste in decor if my mother (an interior decorator specializing in early American and Victorian) were still around and I showed her this video, I can totally hear saying, "Why couldn't you bring a girl like that home instead of some of those other floozies" 😄

[@CaseyRoman]

ahahahhah!!! Well, I may be a profanity-flinging tiny overlord but put my in a big Victorian home with my camera and its a different person. I find it nothing short of remarkable that those homes were built WITHOUT power tools and the painstaking attention to detail they put into every cut. The last one I got to explore right after interior demo I saw where a worker had cared 1910 into the wall. I only wish he had known in 1910 that in 2018 someone would be marveling at the moment he marked in history thinking he was a total badass!

[@michaelrs8010]

@@CaseyRoman I can appreciate and actually like the exterior design of some Victorian homes, particularly when it comes to their trademark towers and turrets. But when it comes to Interior furnishings and style then the dude and me takes over and if there's a choice between the two, early American and Victorian, I go for the early American. Our house with mostly decked out in Victorian except for the family room and my room. But when I was in high school and would bring a girl by the house they would absolutely love it and mother would absolutely love giving them a tour. One girl saying was like a giant dollhouse. Fortunately, while all my friends knew what our house was like, I never heard it spread around that "Michael lives in a dollhouse". I don't think my boy-pride back then could have handled the embarrassment. 😄

[@66marmak]

what happened to the sticker from the marine and RV guy?

[@CaseyRoman]

Its satin paint it fell off.

[@sharongypsydove8396]

Not only is that awesome and a gorgeous technique but is it my imagination or does it look like there's a little face in the bigger ones kind of like an owl's face! Or maybe it's just my artist Eye that wants to see it. Damn the Babe bus has got Sassitude... Snap! Ginger jokes my whole life my son had them now my grandson's getting them.

[@ianfurqueron5850]

The plaster stencil looks awesome. BTW - I get some sort of error when trying to subscribe to your Patreon account and for some reason you don't show up when I do a search from mine.

[@CaseyRoman]

Thank you for letting me know! I'm starting to get REALLY unimpressed with them. Theres an error message for many and they just sent us an email "sorry we are going to be very late paying everyone." REALLY? Can we try this one? If this doesn't work I may cancel it and switch to PayPal, this is ridiculous! www.patreon.com/CaseyRoman

[@ianfurqueron5850]

It looks like it went through using that link, although I had a spinning circle for awhile. Patreon seems to work reasonably well for most folks. There are 6 other channels I support and this is the first time I've had an issue.

[@shawnbrooks1004]

Looking good...it's getting there! Congrats on the ebay sale! Has that success convinced you to make Babe Bus trucker hats available?

[@CaseyRoman]

Still brainstorming that

[@karenhamill5048]

Wow...i never knew how they did that on the old houses...it's beautiful!!! Not so much the mosquito door though...yuck. There is a better way. Go to a JoAnn's Fabrics...go to the table where they cut materials and the lady there will be able to suggest the type of netting material that would be good for your situation..i.e. uninvited visitors with wings and ankles. LOL....then ask her what she would do if she wanted to put it up in a van doorway without sewing..they have so many ideas..I depend on them from time to time for suggestions because I sew a bit. Have fun with your finishing touches, and don't be so hard on yourself, you will get it done and then will look at it with pride and joy!!!

[@karenhamill5048]

Or just look for mosquito/no seeums netting on amazon. might be cheaper but you still have to put them up with maybe Velcro??

[@karenhamill5048]

www.joann.com/utility-fabric-mosquito-netting-white/10173292.html?q=SUGGESTION-Polyester%20Mosquito%20Netting%2072%27%27

[@CaseyRoman]

That's a great idea Karen!!! Since I already bought these I will likely stick with them for now but this is a fantastic back up plan.

[@loveu2222]

you do have a different taste 😉 that for sure, perhaps that's why we love you?✌️

[@janiceconnolly8740]

You’ve gotta have some Irish in there some where... my Irish father uses the term “village idiot”...😬 I’ve never heard anyone else use that term. If you say igit, I’m going to pass out.

[@timebanditrvtravels3449]

neat idea