This French Country Double Wide Manufactured Home Makeover is a Treat! Former blogger and double wide domestic diva, Amanda Livenwell, is a pen name coined by this homeowner in her effort to chronicle when her family of 10 downsized from a 2200 square foot home in suburbia, complete with HOA, to […]
Beautiful Manufactured Home Decorating Ideas “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ― Leonardo da Vinci Manufactured home decorating can be difficult, especially if you are trying to give the home a modern look without a big budget. Giving the walls a neutral base to start with is always a good idea, in […]
We’re detouring from our usual and having a little fun! Through the months I have stumbled upon a few mobile home and camper themed cakes that look just like a mobile home or a travel camper. Of course, I saved them so I could share them with you once I had enough. […]
Roofs are the most important aspect of a mobile home. Roofs not only protect the home and its contents, it also holds 100% of a mobile home’s structural integrity. Therefore, a healthy mobile home roof is vital and must be maintained because water can do a lot of damage in a short […]
The manufactured homes of today are a direct descendant of the automobile era. The pulling power of a large engine made them possible. Before that our wheeled, moveable homes were limited to what a couple of strong animals could pull. When mass production of affordable cars with high towing capacity became […]
Appliances intimidate people but they shouldn’t. You don’t have to call a professional for every little issue that comes up. Some repairs are a lot easier to fix than you may think. Here’s a great feature from Family Handyman that shows a few quick fixes. Hope this saves you lots of […]
Admittedly, plumbing in manufactured homes is a bit different than plumbing in a site-built home but different doesn’t always mean bad. PEX, one of the most popular plumbing products on the market today, got its start in the manufactured home industry. The basic principles of plumbing doesn’t change between site-built and […]
As you may already know, my ultimate daydream is pulling out of the drive way with a little canned ham behind me and hitting the open road. I want to tour America and see her in all her glory. I want to stay in campgrounds that have vintage campers and mobile […]
Living in a manufactured home is no different from a stick built home. I know that and you know that but those that have never been around a manufactured home usually have a distorted view based on stigmas and stereotypes. I hope the more we educate those people and make them […]
I plan to travel across the country with a small travel trailer visiting every tourist trap and every back road possible. I joke that I’m leaving the day my daughter goes off to college but I have every intention of pulling her right along with me. We may even take the […]
Please welcome our guest author, Erin Watchel. She shares some clever storage solutions for your home. Enjoy! 5 Clever Storage Solutions For Your Home Fitting all your belongings into a smaller mobile home can sometimes seem impossible. But, once you take a closer look, there are many different creative ways to […]
When trailers first hit the market in the late 1920’s, they were the epitome of freedom. No other product had allowed entire families to travel with such freedom before. They were appreciated and admired. From the 1920’s till WWII, people were using trailers to see the country and considered the height […]
This 1959 Spartan Imperial Mansion, on top of it being a Spartan, is immaculate. It’s one of those homes that you will adore because it’s simple, it’s vintage and it’s as close to perfect as it can get. The owner did a perfect job of keeping its originality but still updating […]
Featuring manufactured homes is my favorite thing to do on this blog. I love to see all the beautiful homes and also get to learn a bit about who lives in those homes. Today’s featured home, a Colorado double wide is not only a great home, but the owner is a […]