Vintage trailer restorations take the best of yesteryear and restore them for us to use and enjoy again today. Here is a selection of lovely restorations...

Needing a bigger trailer than my "Little Rose", I decided to sell a few of the beautiful antiques I have gathered over the years and buy this, a classic old, old, old Avion Travel Trailer. I have been attending more art festivals and sometimes hubby comes along and we just needed more space. He gladly made the 5 hour one way trip to pick up the trailer, and didn't complain when the trailer lights shorted out in the snow storm as we were dragging her home. He didn't seem to mind having to spend the long, cold night stranded along the road waiting for daylight with just a small coat to keep us warm. We patiently waited out the night, but at daybreak the fog rolled in and we still needed the lights. Luckily I am a farm gal and after thinking about it for a while I asked, "Couldn't we somehow hook into the back lights of the vehicle?" It was worth a look and as we tore into the back wall panel, we discovered a wire to a heater fan. Hooked into the wire and simply had to turn on the heater fan for the trailer lights to work. I will say however, he did gave me quite the look when we first stepped inside the trailer and he saw the shape it was in, but he didn't say a word other than, "it's up to you". Being a bit of a dreamer and an artist, I could see what potential it had and was thrilled for all the possibilities. Smiling, I handed over the cash! This little trailer pulled home like a dream. She didn't slip and slide on the snowy roads, and followed along so nicely it was hard to tell we were even dragging a trailer. She is 18 feet long, just the right size for us to take on our travels. We spent a couple of days gutting out the interior. (Yes, those are holes in the floor) Then it was off to the store to buy paint, marine plywood to cover the big holes in the floor, and new laminate flooring. The step into the trailer was re-attached and c-bolts were added to the metal frame for more stability. Grates were screwed shut and the holes from small doors that were missing were covered with rolled aluminum sheeting. Once again hubby gave me the look when I said I wanted to buy blue, orange and green paint, but by now he was getting anxious to see the results of all our hard work so he just said "It's up to you". I purchased an old, used, water bed frame with drawers at the Habitat for Humanity store. I knew they would be just the right height to place the mattress on. The water bed headboard was placed in the wood shed to be donated later to a local thrift store. We yanked out the propane stove and fridge. Keeping the existing cupboards, I painted them and added new (old,vintage) hardware. We built a cupboard to fit in the area where the stove was. It is filled with my silver tea set and copper pots and pans. Here are the results!!!! (I know, can you believe it?) The propane stove and sink were removed to allow for the full counter top. I needed the space to work on various art projects, framing, painting etc. I have an old Coleman Propane stove to cook on outside and a large metal milk bucket I fill with water to heat up and do the dishes in. The wall surrounding the bed was left "as is". It has so much character from years of use and different layers of paint, wall paper, and old peeling cork. The large double closet is big enough to hold all our clothes and shoes for an extended stay. I found the perfect vintage chandelier after several years of searching. It showed up in the local thrift store! The hole that was in the cupboard where an old clock would have been was covered with a second-hand silver plated serving tray and then I attached a mirror over top of the tray. I purchased the bird pillows in a discount store. They are the only "new" items in the trailer, but I couldn't resist the bright colors and colorful tassels. The double door storage area under the water-bed frame is the perfect place to put both my oil and watercolor easels. There is also plenty of room in the drawers for all my sketch pads and other art supplies, or the drawers can be filled with food, clothes, and necessities. Corrugated tin placed along a portion of the bottom edge reflects surrounding colors Candle sticks are screwed down to the top of the shelf. They remain stationary as we travel. Old metal tiles I had purchased 20 years ago line the wall above the counter. An old paraffin oil lantern I purchased in Wyoming, gives us light. A chandelier made from a vintage lamp and pretty beads scored in the discount bin at a local craft store makes a beautiful addition. Remember the old water bed headboard destined for the thrift store? As it was being loaded into the vehicle, I had a flash of inspiration. What if I tore it apart and made it into a bench for the trailer? It turned out better than expected and can easily be removed if needed. If desired, I can add my old rocking chair. I recovered it in a mix-matched variety of fabric, velvet, lace and trim. It gives me a perfect, soft comfy place to sit. Just found this smaller, green velvet chair at a second hand store. It fits the space better so the rocker was moved into the house. I filled the small cupboard with books to read while on the road. Photos of the bathroom before the remodel. shower and counter with sink and after A portion of the cabinet was removed to allow for more room around the toilet. I used green industrial, waterproof paint to coat the inside of the shower. The walls were painted orange and corrugated metal was placed on the wall surrounding the toilet. Tile was also used along the floor, covering the holding tank and the shower entrance. We do not have water in the trailer. A personal choice, the trailer is old and the shower and sinks were made to run out on the ground. We will be collecting the shower water in a bin under the trailer to dump in specified areas. To conserve water, we will use a small solar shower bag and a basin for washing our hands. By removing the existing sink, I had a large counter space and wanted to make it extra fancy. I constructed a mosaic top out of old plates gathered from the kitchen. A blue patterned shower curtain picks up the colors of the flowers on the counter-top. The tile placed around the holding tank and shower edge is the same tile used around the mosaic counter-top. I added this vintage metal rose wall hanging along part of the wall and across the top. I wanted something to help transition between the green and orange colors. Bright blue birds are added........well because I wanted to and they match the shower curtain. Now we are ready to run away on another adventure! I have traveled extensively the past couple of years since the remodel. Took a trip along the old route 66. I attended several Plein Air art festivals in Southern Utah. Camped in the high Uintas, the Rocky mountains, and made a couple of trips through Arizona to visit my kids. If you see me along the way be sure to honk or come on over to my camp and say "hello". " "All who wander are not lost." J.R.R. Tolkien GLAMPING AT THE FARM click here to see how I spend my summers in a camp trailer while working on my beautiful, organic vegetable farm. CRICKETSONGFARM.BLOGSPOT.COM click here for gardening information FARMHERJILL click here to read a little more about me

Obsessed with these retro camper interiors! Checkered floors and colorful appliances these vintage campers will give you all the retro vibes!

Last weekend my hubby surprised me by announcing that my she shed dreams are about to come true. He didn’t just blurt this out, he took me out to eat after a long day at work and said he had a surprise for me. Immediately my mind goes into overdrive. What can this be? Knowing […]

Ok, I know what some of you are thinking. No, I'm not talking about that kind of ham. I'm speaking of these little darlings... *Photo c...

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My hats off to this fellow blogger... rose cottage two ... for the remake of this adorable trailer. It's so fabulous that I want to redo some of mine into this great romantic look. She has done an incredible job!! Don't you just want to crawl into that comfy bed.

Viscount caravans bring back childhood memories for so many Australians, and these Viscount caravan renovations bring them all back to life.

Are you a Happy Camper…do you enjoy spending vacation time camping??? I wasn’t always a Happy Camper even though I was surrounded by trailers and motor homes at my dads dealership. I …

We’ve had our vintage travel trailer for over 18 months now and I’m still on the lookout for travel trailer remodel ideas. We ‘should’ have done the travel trailer renovation by now, but we live in it full time so there’s no way we could be remodeling our travel trailer while also living in it.

At night, I want to stare at the moon and swim naked. In the morning, I want to rise with the sun and listen to Earth wake up. I want to wash my damn clothes in a creek. No joke.

Morning lovers :) Well I have the joy of trying to get through to the tax office today - wish me luck!!! All I'm saying is thank goodness they have

It took 3 months, 2 boys, a Fox, and a handful of super talented local artists and craftspeople to turn this 1969 vintage Globestar camper trailer from endearing but outdated to modern and remarkably cozy. Check out what we had planned from day 1 if you wanna go back allll the way to

A Concord fibreglass model pictured at the SheepWorld Farm & Nature Park, north of Warkworth. From Vantastic by Chris Hunter, HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand).

I'm in the market for a Vintage Camper Trailer. I got this insane idea that I needed one immediately and got to work bidding on Ebay yesterday. I haven't won any auctions yet. I'm trying to slow my roll, do a little research and hopefully I will stumble upon the perfect camper trailer for me.

Windows, Drip Guards, etc.Removed... Windows masked off - 2" Blue tape applied to aluminum stripe. The drip guards over the cargo doors were cleaned, reputtied and then reinstalled prior to paint. Primer going on. Second coat of primer going on. The Next Day The white went on the upper body. I can't tell which pictures are of the primer, and which are of the paint - it looks the same to me in the pictures. It didn't SMELL the same though - that primer was STINKY. ~ The Day After That ~ The PINK was applied Getting Pretty! ~Intermission~ Here is where you go back to the paint store to buy another can of paint. The Fun Part! Our Daughter - getting a picture of the Shasta behind her truck. With the windows reputtied and reinstalled using stainless steel screws.

After weeks of off and on rain that limited our ability to work outside on Tilley the Silver Streak, we finally had a solid stretch of rain-free days. That meant it was time to start resealing her outer seams. But first, all of the silicon had to come off. The good news is that this

Welcome! A few weeks ago we bought a 1948 Spartan Royal Mansion camper. We will be slowly restoring it over time. This is our second camper restoration, our first being a 1969 Airstream Sovereign. We sold it this past spring and really miss it. This is the 15th Royal Mansion ever built. Spartan Manors (25') were first built in 1946, in 1948 the Mansions (30') and Royal Mansions (33') were introduced. ours was the 15th one off the line in '48. The Spartan will be beautiful once restored but at the present it is in horrible condition. It sat in the woods of north Georgia for about 30 years. It looks like it was being used as a moonshine still at one point judging from an older picture of it that I saw. The floor is completely shot, as is the birchwood interior panels. The skin is in decent condition with a few dings and small holes. The frame appears sound. Most of the windows are broken or missing. On the plus side most of the original details appear to be present and restorable including light fixtures, exterior lighting, switches, outlets, and door and cabinet hardware. Most of the cabinets appear sound but I'm not sure that I'll be able to use them. Squirrels made nests in the cabinets for years so there is a lot of squirrel pee and poop in them. Not sure if they will retain any smell or not. It's not too big a deal if I have to rebuild them though, they are fairly simple in design. We intend to restore it with the original floorplan but we will be using some new things as well. One thing will probably be the windows, they originally were slid back into the wall by hand, similar to a pocket door. I plan on converting these to electric. The trailer came with the original stove and fridge but I may not use these, we may go with stainless appliances. We're not sure on this yet. Here are a few pictures of it in it's current state: Exterior: Interior: Ok, now that you've seen the sorry shape that it's in i'm going to show you some pictures I found on the internet of what we are planning for our camper: Beautiful, isn't it? I found these pics on E-bay. Yes it's going to take a lot of time and effort but I hope ours will be just as nice once done.

I’ve been trying to post pictures from my trip to White Bird, ID since Monday. It’s not going to happen until mid week, next week. I have a computer virus and my ‘geek’ can’t be here until Tuesday…sure hope he can fix it. I hope you can settle for some pictures from last Spring. Love this name!! These sisters are so imaginative…love their paint jobs. Wish I had pictures of this one on the inside, I will remedy that in four weeks, I promise! It will be at Farm Chicks. I almost hate to share this gorgeous site on the Salmon River, I would love to keep it to myself! It is just so lovely. Just enough room. You would be surprised. Hope this got your curious eyes settled for a bit. I will be back with more from last weekend soon. Sorry for the wait.

This lovely vintage camper renovation will have you obsessed with bright colors and pattern wallpaper. Take a look at the before and after pictures.

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