Valuable discoveries about decorating a trailer

by Rose B. Mother of 3 in NC

I made these valuable discoveries about decorating a trailer.

 

1) There is more room on the outside than the inside. So, I made the most of my potted plants, and added a few purchased accessories. I made a lovely garden, complete with stepping stones, a water feature, seating, tiered displays, bird feeders, arches, and so on. I've gotten very creative in decorating my outdoor space, using many of the same things you might us indoors. For instance, I use baskets, second-hand knickknacks that I put in the potted plants, and even artificial flowers poked in here and there.

 

2) I realized that the windows were about the only space that didn't have hold anything. So, I focused much of my decorating on the windows. We have made an interesting collection of what I call "window jewelry" made of things like translucent beads strung on wire, sun catchers, etc.

 

3) I scoured thrift shops for things suited to an Early Americana theme. A great many "vintage" trailers are very suited to this style. This includes almost anything that looks very old, almost all primitive folk art, a bunch of country-style stuff, and even some low-end Victoriana. It also includes lots of Red-White-And-Blue.

 

4) I have recycled many free containers into decorator storage boxes, baskets, etc. You can make almost anything pretty if you cover it with self-adhesive vinyl (ie, Contac Paper), or wall paper borders, or paint. The point is to buy or make things to hide cluttery stuff in, that in some way enhances your decor or themes. Make things do double duty! For instance a wall pocket with flowers is also the place to keep matchbooks. A row of elegant canisters hold the stuff that used to reside in a junk drawer; the "cannisters" are large oatmeal boxes covered in decorative wall paper! A row of magazine holders are living a second life now that the corn flakes and crispy rice are gone; again, they have been covered with decorative papers. A stack of "wooden" chests is in reality a pile of cardboard underbed storage boxes covered with wood-grain vinyl; they hide many light-weight craft supplies. And rather than a coffee table and end tables, I have stacks of sturdy plastic storage chests in colors that go with my upholstered

furniture.

 

5) There are a great variety of organizers available that are hung over the door. While you must not overload doors with heavy objects that would pull out the hinges, you can often put one organizer on each side of the doorway. Furthermore there's no reason you can't decorate these organizers. You could wire on a wreath, weave in ribbons, mix pretty things with the items stored. etc.

 

Rose B, mother of three, in NC