Cottage Chic Decor

This romantic shabby chic mobile home is worthy of a chapter in Rachel Ashwell’s next shabby chic decorating book. Rita, today’s featured homeowner, has mastered the shabby chic style that made the interior designer famous. Rachel Ashwell started her home furnishings brand 'Shabby Chic' in 1989 and home decor hasn't been the same since. She…

In April of 2012, I shared an article about a colorful single wide makeover that Better Home & Gardens featured on their site. This was a big deal to me since there wasn’t a whole lot of mobile homes being featured in national home decorating magazines. Unfortunately, BHG used the words trailer house or trailer home to describe it. What…

Jeff and Felicia French are no strangers to remodeling. As owners of a construction company in Southeast Louisiana, they've done many home improvements for others but this was the first time they'd conquered their own mobile home renovation. Their experience shows in this mobile home renovation. Every room in the French's 1997…

Our readers are always giving us suggestions for things they would like us to cover here at Mobile Home Living. The #1 suggestion, behind remodeling tips, is mobile home decor ideas. With that in mind, let's start exploring some different mobile home decor styles and some inexpensive way to incorporate those styles into your home. First up, Shabby…

A few years ago we featured an excellent remodel of an older mobile home, Shannon's Shabby Chic Double Wide Remodel. It included some impressive shabby chic home decor that we absolutely loved. So, today we wanted to check in and see what Shannon has been up to with a shabby chic remodel update. Shannon is a second-hand pro by profession. Her…

Kristy's amazing mobile home was one of the first featured homes we shared on Mobile Home Living. Four years ago, when my writing skills were even worse than they are today, I was fortunate enough to get to meet Kristy and feature her amazing mobile home. Kristy, and her husband George, live in Langly BC, a quaint Canadian town. Their single wide…

I've often heard that details are what makes a home so special and after seeing this gorgeous home I'm convinced! This 2000 model double wide is beautifully decorated and has a ton of country cottage manufactured home decorating ideas. It reminds me of a storybook cottage with its rustic, natural tones and rich, warm textures. …

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 a typical late 70's double wide with wood…

The very talented Teresa, from the blog Magazine Your Home, graciously shared her entire manufactured home's transition with us a few months ago. Today, she shares her double wide kitchen makeover! 'Organic farmhouse' is a good description of Teresa's favorite style and decor. It really isn’t an easy feat to make a modern manufactured home…

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 a 10-acre country site and a French Country double…