Painting, Varnishing and Tiling a Porcelain Splashback | DIY Sprinter Van Conversion UK

Incredibly conveniently, as soon as I had planned to paint the interior of the van, the temperature decided to plummet below freezing which made things slightly more challenging.

I decided to give the walls and benches a couple of layers of white paint, but then chose to varnish the ceiling as well as the bed frame and table front for a nice contrast.

I also removed all of my cupboard doors and painted them white then finished them with some pine handles.

For some further finishes, I fitted some pine corner moulding around each window frame as well as auto-carpeted the base of each cupboard to prevent the contents from sliding around as much.
I then purchased some grey porcelain tiles to use as a small splashback in the kitchen. I made sure to use flexible adhesive to stick the tiles in place and then also flexible grout as well. This should be a lot better for a van that’s always on the move and also for the varying temperatures.

I then applied a thin bead of caulk around the edge of the tiles to form a tight seal.

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below.

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Materials used:
Painting:
Knotting Solution - https://amzn.eu/d/4ydpBeu
Caulk - https://www.diy.com/departments/souda...
White Paint - https://www.diy.com/departments/dulux...
Varnish - Free
Corner Moulding - https://www.diy.com/departments/smoot...

Tiles:
Tiles - https://www.claybrookstudio.co.uk/maz...
Tiling Kit - https://www.diy.com/departments/vitre...
Spacers - https://www.diy.com/departments/vitre...
Grout - https://www.diy.com/departments/mapei...
Adhesive - https://amzn.eu/d/32PgKtn

TOTAL: £151.43

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Prepping for paint
3:32 - Painting
9:10 - Varnishing
11:58 - Finishing touches
12:30 - Prepping wall
15:03 - Cutting tiles
15:34 - T-spacers
15:59 - Fixing tiles in place
18:08 - Grouting
20:27 - Caulking