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The News
Thursday November 26 2015
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Elegant transformation . . . Kiki and Steve Mitchell’s restored 1971 Zephyr Touring caravan PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP at their home in Rangiora.
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What began as a simple caravan restoration developed into a highend project, with the potential for something special at the finish. The project began in February this year when Kiki Mitchell, a doityourself enthusiast, from Rangiora, bought a 1971 Zephyr Touring caravan to restore. It was to be her new project, and she envisaged it would take a month, possibly two, to complete, doing most of the work herself. It was obvious the tiny caravan had seen better days when she bought it, but she hadn’t realised how much work needed to be done until she got it home. The interior of the caravan had to be completely gutted, thoroughly checked for leaks, rewired, and relined, before any of the decorating work could begin, and the exterior also needed a lot of work. Kiki called in Grant Shadbolt Building Solutions Limited, in Rangiora, Autobody and Glass Repairs Limited, in Kaiapoi, and Doig Auto Electrical, in Rangiora, to help. The project became known as Kiki’s Grand Design. It’s gone way over the initial restoration budget, and the work has taken month’s longer to complete, but the little tourer’s elegant transformation is stunning to see. The high level of skill from the tradesmen involved in the project, and Kiki’s clever eye for design, style and colour have transformed this caravan into a lovely, warm, lightfilled holiday home on wheels for three people, or a spare room to spend some quiet time in at home. It’s also a place where one of Kiki’s
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cat’s, Will, loves to spend time snoozing, and no wonder. There is soft lighting, lovely hand made curtains, a dining table for four, soft seats with cute cushions, a gas cooker, a microwave, storage space, and even a fridge. Outside the caravan there has been a stylish facelift also, with shiny new paint work in white and soft pink trim. Kiki says she is pleased with how the caravan has turned out, and her husband, Steve, is also ‘‘chuffed with the end result’’.
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Stylish interior . . . Inside Kiki and Steve Mitchell’s restored 1971 Zephyr Touring PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP Caravan.
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