Upscale Trailer Trash

When the economy started to go in the toilet, we decided to sublet the house and move back into the trailer behind the office. Actually, it's not "behind" any more since Dan cut a hole in the wall & made himself an office in our old bedroom.

In order to make the trailer habitable again, Dan stripped the interior down to the studs, including the ceiling. We had the whole place rewired, replumbed and reducted for heat and air. Dan gave me a private bath and dressing room in the rear which used to be a bedroom & 1/2 bath. The old living room is now our master bedroom and the photos above show the kitchen. The stove & refrig are original to the space and we've carted the butcher block around with us for the last 25 yrs. I couldn't live without it.

A wall was removed between the old kitchen and a hallway with closets. These closets became an open pantry and storage. In the photos, the hall light is on. Without the light on, the open storage is hardly noticeable. I have never worked in such a convenient set up. Everything is at my fngertips. On the wall opposite the fridge is my spice rack. It's amazing how little space is needed to work efficiently when everything is so organized. I do all food prep on the butcher block. The table is a drop leaf & when open is comfortable seating for 6.

Some fine tuning is still necessary. Shelves around the kitchen window will get the nuker up off the counter & give me a little more staging area. We gave up a living room to make sleeping, bathing and cooking more convenient, but with our expanded office area with seating for 6 to 8 it's working quite well.