The Making of “The Whim” What do you call a lovely single wide remodeled with cedar shake siding, a smooth stone foundation and a wrap around deck? “The Whim” of course! The Whim is a gorgeous single wide sitting on the edge of a Wisconsin lake that’s being transformed by a talented DIY couple. We …
Michael Biondo is a lifestyle stylist and designer that has made headlines many times throughout his career. One such headline on Naples News is regarding a single wide mobile home remodel he did for a client in Florida. One Assignment Leads to Three He had gone to Florida on assignment to design Laura Grace’s new …
Repairing and remodeling a mobile home is different from a stick built home. Knowing the differences between mobile homes and stick built homes and how to make those difference work for you is the trick to a successful remodel or repair on any mobile or manufactured home. Here we take a look at some common …
A 1954 Spartan Imperial Mansion gets encapsulated with a modern structure. Modern and vintage are married perfectly. Great ideas and inspiration!
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time you know I despise the stigma and stereotype that mobile homes have. I feel it is undeserved, unfair and unjust. In my humble opinion, our homes and all the people in them should be celebrated and honored for living an affordable lifestyle. There are so …
This double wide makeover is what MHL is all about. Shannon Olson, the publisher of Southern Belle with Northern Roots, is an amazingly talented woman. She calls a 1979 double wide home and has transformed it into a shabby chic paradise, and I am so honored to get to feature it today! The home was …
This budget kitchen makeover in a mobile home will surely inspire you! This home is a late 70’s model had an original kitchen with a curved counter and harvest gold was everywhere. The homeowner’s sister didn’t let it stay harvest gold for long though! Mimi, a talented and creative soul, turned this old mobile home …
This country double wide found on HGTV Rate My Space is perfect for all you country and primitive loving readers! Nature is front and center with this Georgian Mountain manufactured homestead. The kitchen shows some great creativity. The wooden spoons used as a garland is a great feature for the country-primitive style. The backsplash is old fence …
Welcome to the bathroom revolution, there is a new best way to box your shower and water sources in. They are elegant, hygienic, economical, and easy to clean. The trick to making your bathroom last as long as possible is building it up with really good materials. Glass is such a great, versatile, cheap and …
There’s a smart new design for mobile homes by Mehdi Hidari Badie. I’ve seen it featured on Dornob.com and TreeHugger.com so far. This flat-pack house on wheels is very a futuristic design that utilizes space efficiently. What everyone seems to fail to see is that this is very much a throwback to the original flat …
A Modern Single Wide Remodel I wanted to get you inspired for the 3 day weekend! Here’s a great single wide remodel that is very modern, futuristic and contemporary but still has a comfortable atmosphere. The description on Houzz is “Small Kitchen in a trailer! Aluminum Cabinet. Inspiration to Fu-Tung Cheng, Cheng Design. Porcelain backsplash.” …
It’s that time of year! Spring is here, pollen is everywhere and the house is in need of some freshening. I’m not for sure where the concept of spring cleaning came from but it does make sense. We’ve had our homes sealed up throughout the winter months, the bugs are about to invade us with …
