{"id":354819,"date":"2026-07-08T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/alabama\/vintage-summer-camp-bedroom-in-a-1970s-ranch-remodel\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:24:03","slug":"vintage-summer-camp-bedroom-in-a-1970s-ranch-remodel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=354819","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Summer Camp Bedroom in a 1970s Ranch Remodel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color:#f9f5f0; border-left:3px solid #c9a96e; padding:10px 15px; font-size:0.85em; color:#666; margin-bottom:20px;\"><em>This post may contain affiliate links. I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase through my link.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0-576x1024.png\" alt=\"Vintage Summer Camp Bedroom remodel of a 1970s Ranch Home\" class=\"wp-image-22987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0-225x400.png 225w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0-640x1138.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1970s-Ranch-Home-Remodel-Series-0.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-welcome-to-part-1-of-our-1970s-lakeside-ranch-remodel-the-vintage-summer-camp-bedroom-nbsp\">Welcome to Part 1 of our 1970s lakeside ranch remodel: the Vintage Summer Camp Bedroom.\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m kicking off a new ranch house remodel series with one of my favorite rooms in the house\u2013 the vintage fishing camp themed bedroom. This bedroom is layered with genuine summer camp nostalgia, from a $200 thrifted log cabin bed to a framed 1971 map of Lay Lake we found in a closet, real Eagle Scout memorabilia, and three generations of trophy fish on the wall. Almost every piece of decor in here has a story. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full before and after room reveal!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-watch-the-room-reveal-video\">Watch the Room Reveal Video: <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"July 5, 2026\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cb_bKp2PfLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ranch-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-and-After.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-decorating-style-vintage-summer-camp\">Decorating Style: Vintage Summer Camp<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve seen <a href=\"https:\/\/wandawega.com\/bookyourstay\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Camp Wandawega in Wisconsin<\/a> all over your feed, you already know the look: army green wool camp blankets, red plaid Thermos bottles, heavy log cabin furniture, old boat oars used as wall decor, and that authentic Americana quality bedding that today\u2019s knockoff Amazon purchases can\u2019t easily fake. But make it less \u201cGrandpa\u2019s stinky fish camp\u201d but more wholesome midwest-meets-the-Adirondacks style. Like when the upperclass escape from the big city but still want all the luxuries of home vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s having a serious moment right now. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Lucky for me, I\u2019ve been decorating in this similar style for almost twenty years, so I\u2019ve amassed quite a collection of campy nostalgia along the way. When my son was a baby, <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/2011\/05\/big-boy-bed-take-two\/\">we decorated his nursery in a Great North Woods theme<\/a>, and after 18 years, I still have all of those original pieces. He\u2019s headed off to college now, so the nursery decor needed a new place to land. Actually it had <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/2019\/08\/step-inside-gingerbread-point-our-little-lake-cottage\/\">been decorating the walls at our previous lake house<\/a> for a while now, but little baby Garrett was the original owner. <\/p>\n<p>The leather paintings on the wall, the fishing lure lamp, the moose pillow, and the pressed tin fish wall art all came straight out of his original 2008 baby nursery. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the thing about classic decorating trends. If you wait long enough, eventually it all comes back in style. But my motto is decorate with what makes you happy, NOT what\u2019s trendy. Just in case you were wondering. I really just don\u2019t want y\u2019all to think I was suddenly hopping on this vintage summer camp theme because it\u2019s currently trending. Again. <\/p>\n<p>This room, of course is THE perfect spot for the now-infamous owl lamp to have a permanent roost. He got a new non-ruffled shade and he\u2019s settling into this room like he owns the place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-owl-lamp.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-200-log-cabin-bed-from-the-thrift-store\">The $200 Log Cabin Bed from the Thrift Store<\/h2>\n<p>The star of the room is the huge log bed, and it is my favorite kind of furniture story.  My husband stumbled upon this Gatlinburg-cabin-style log bed at our local thrift store for $200. Can you believe that steal of a deal? It fits the room perfectly with a queen mattress, and it instantly gave the whole space that lodge feeling you cannot get from anything sold in a big box store.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, in case you\u2019re wondering\u2026I still need a bed skirt. Don\u2019t judge me. It\u2019s on the to-do list.<\/p>\n<p>The bedding is a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzlink.to\/az04YPTuOX0sJ\" rel=\"external nofollow\">simple navy duvet <\/a>over a down feather insert, plenty of pillows, and a Pendleton camp blanket with red\/yellow\/blue\/green stripes, which is the single fastest way to make any room feel like summer camp. If you want <a href=\"https:\/\/amzlink.to\/az0rUyyISMhdO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow external\">a REAL wool Pendleton blanket<\/a>, it\u2019s an investment piece, but it\u2019s also the kind of blanket your grandkids will fight over someday. <\/p>\n<p>But\u2026If you want to be like me, get on facebook marketplace and find someone reselling the Pendleton sherpa fleece blankets that Costco was selling a few years ago. Only a few folks will ever know the difference.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-2-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-diy-end-tables-made-from-old-wooden-windows\">The DIY End Tables made from Old Wooden Windows<\/h2>\n<p>My husband built the end tables himself using old wooden windows many years ago. They\u2019re one of my favorite DIY projects in the whole house, and if you want to try to recreate them for your house, I have a full tutorial here:  <\/p>\n<p>LINK: <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/2014\/05\/free-end-table-furniture-plans\/\">DIY End Table Furniture Plans using old Wooden Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Curtains That Fooled Everyone<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzlink.to\/az0tSvzZV04dI\" rel=\"external nofollow\">curtains are a navy wool-look plaid from Amazon,<\/a> and I mean it when I say they look and feel like real wool. They\u2019re the exact same curtains we hung in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/2026\/04\/bunk-room-decorating-ideas-that-feel-like-a-cozy-lodge\/\">Harry Potter\/ Ralph Lauren attic bunk room at my dad\u2019s Airbnb<\/a>, and they\u2019ve held up beautifully there, so buying them again was the easiest decision in this room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Navy-Wood-Curtains-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 1971 Lay Lake Map<\/h2>\n<p>Now for the piece that makes this room genuinely one of a kind. While cleaning out a closet, we found an original map from 1971, with the entirety of Lay Lake mapped out exactly as it was back then. The same era this house was built. During that time, my father-in-law worked for Southern Company, and they owned Alabama Power. He brought this map to HIS father-in-law way back in the day, and now here it is. <\/p>\n<p>We had it framed and gave it a place of honor on the wall. You can buy vintage-STYLE maps all day long, but you cannot buy the real map of your own lake, from your own family, found in your own closet. That\u2019s the kind of thing this whole remodel is about. <\/p>\n<p>Those are the parts that make you tear up when you think about them too hard. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vintage-1970s-Lay-Lake-Map-from-Alabama-Power.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-eagle-scout-memorabilia-wall\">The Eagle Scout Memorabilia Wall<\/h2>\n<p>My husband is an Eagle Scout, and this room finally gave him permission to bring out all the old Boy Scout memorabilia. Old badges, patches, and pieces from his scouting days are worked in throughout the room, and he has had entirely too much fun buying more stuff on Whatnot. If you or someone in your family scouted, dig that box out of the attic. It belongs on a wall, not in storage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boy-Scout-memoriabila-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Generations of Trophy Fish<\/h2>\n<p>The fish. Oh, the fish. We hung every trophy-mounted fish in this room, and together they tell a family story:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The huge crappie my husband\u2019s grandfather caught in the 1970s<\/li>\n<li>The huge largemouth bass my father-in-law caught in the 1980s<\/li>\n<li>And my own largemouth bass, caught my senior year of high school in 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They\u2019d been waiting in storage since we finished the renovations, and seeing them all together on one wall might be my favorite moment in the whole room. <\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of vintage decor you cannot buy at the store. <\/p>\n<p>This kind of decor has to be earned. One long, hot fishing trip at a time. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mounted-Fish-in-Summer-Camp-themed-bedroom.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-room-details-paint-colors-sherwin-williams-smoky-blue-and-shoji-white\">The Room Details\u2013 Paint Colors: Sherwin Williams Smoky Blue and Shoji White<\/h2>\n<p>The walls are a combination of two classic Sherwin-Williams paint colors:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Smoky Blue (SW 7604)<\/strong> on the back accent wall. It\u2019s a moody blue-gray that reads like a lake at dusk, and it makes all the warm wood and navy plaid accents in the room really shine. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Shoji White (SW 7042)<\/strong> on the dark old wall paneling. This is a warm, creamy white that keeps the room from feeling like a cave without fighting the vintage pieces. We used it in most of the other rooms, so you\u2019ll be seeing it a lot in future room reveals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re trying to recreate this look, that paint pairing is a classic shortcut that has never done me wrong. Deep smoky blue +  warm white + rich wood tones. That\u2019s pretty much the whole formula.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vintage Summer Camp Bedroom Sources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wall paint: Sherwin-Williams Smoky Blue SW 7604<\/li>\n<li>Paneling paint: Sherwin-Williams Shoji White SW 7042<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzlink.to\/az0rUyyISMhdO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow external\">Pendleton camp blanket with leather strap<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzlink.to\/az0tSvzZV04dI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow external\">Navy wool-look plaid curtains <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Log cabin bed: thrifted, $200 (check local thrift stores and Facebook Marketplace for \u201clog bed\u201d or \u201ccabin bed\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Window end tables: DIY, tutorial here <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbryan.com\/2014\/05\/free-end-table-furniture-plans\/\">DIY End Table Furniture Plans using old Wooden Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leather paintings, fishing lure lamp, moose pillow, pressed tin fish, owl lamp: collected over 20 years, originally from a Great North Woods nursery<\/li>\n<li>Framed 1971 Lay Lake map, Eagle Scout memorabilia, trophy fish: family pieces.. priceless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1783282622647\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What paint color is the vintage summer camp bedroom?<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The accent wall is Sherwin-Williams Smoky Blue (SW 7604) and the paneling is Sherwin-Williams Shoji White (SW 7042).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1783282644517\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Where can I buy vintage summer camp decor?<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Start with thrift stores, estate sales, and your own family\u2019s attic. And don\u2019t forget Whatnot. For new pieces that fit the look, a Pendleton blanket and wool-look plaid curtains do most of the heavy lifting. Both are linked in the sources above.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1783282660719\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How do I get the summer camp look without it feeling like a theme room?<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Use a classic palette of primary colors (smoky blue, deep red, mustard yellow, hunter green, warm white, wood, and leather), use real vintage pieces wherever you can, and if you have any, let heirloom items like maps, badges, and family photos do the decorating. The room should feel collected over decades, not styled in a weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1783282691111\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What\u2019s next in the 1970s ranch remodel series?<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">This is Part 1 of a LONG remodeling series. There is lots more to come, so stay tuned!  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