February 21, 2012
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A Fun, Creative Twist on a Makeover

Today’s post features a quick little video of how a person renovated a mobile home for their daughter.  It’s really creative and it does my heart good to see someone put so much craftsmanship into creating a new space out of an older mobile home.  These places really can be made into lovely little homes and I appreciate when someone sees that sort of value in them. Enjoy!

February 20, 2012
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Five Memories of Mobile Home Living

Oh the glamour!  The elegance!  The style!  What most people wouldn’t give to live in a mobile home.  I know, I know, the glitz of it is blinding.  The envy of all your neighbors is hard to bear from time to time, but we must endure.  We must endure. Even though I was raised in a family that was financially comfortable, I have actually lived in mobile homes by choice more than once (maybe this accounts for the financial comfort?). Four times in fact!  Yes, we have ultimately graduated from a 12×68 single wide with an add-a-room glued on to a 28×52 double wide. But a mobile home is a mobile home, even if we have sworn to never call our double wide a…a…trailer!  The ultimate definition of a “humble abode”, mobile homes provide a comfortable, affordable way of life.  If you find a used one, you can pat yourself on the back for recycling a useful resource.  AND you can comfortably remodel them to fit your needs without feeling like it will cost you an arm and a leg. Here’s a list of just a few of the memories that have come to mind this week about mobile home … Continue reading