The kitchen with the new spice rack and with paper towel holder reinstalled

The magnetic curtain rod is a bust.  The upholstery fabric is apparently too heavy, even with the additional magnets glued to the door.

So tomorrow I’ll remove the magnets, touch up the paint, and install a conventional curtain rod using rivets.

The new spice rack. Note the mini air horn on the top shelf. It’s there in case we catch a bear trying to break into our truck. 😀

I fared a little better installing the spice rack.  I did have trouble drilling out one of the old rivets, and ended up drilling one hole larger than I should have.  And neither Ron nor I have the hand strength to properly pop the 5 mm rivets.  Finally, though, we did manage to get them in  — only to discover that Casita had originally drilled the holes a little off level.  Funny, we never noticed the old rack being off a little.  I am training myself not to notice that this one is a little crooked!

The new rack had spaces for 4 rivets instead of two.  Since the rack wasn’t real stable with just two, I drilled smaller holes and used the 3 mm rivets that I could manage in the bottom indentations.

The paper towel holder, properly bolted on, at last!

Next was reinstalling the paper towel holder.  I originally had installed it with adhesive foam tape — that fell off on the first trip.  The next time I installed it with 3M VHB tape.  That lasted several months, but it finally fell off, too.

So this time I did it properly.  I drilled small holes in the stove hood and used small bolts with stainless steel washers on both sides.  I put a dollop of silicone on the back of the bolt so the nuts are actually “glued” on.  I bet it will stay up now!