Mobile Home Living: One Year Later

A year ago we moved into a delightful little mobile home in a wonderful community (no, seriously, this place is awesome).

Overall, when we moved in the house was in good condition. It didn't need any repairs. Everything we have done has been primarily cosmetic, as the previous owner(s) had "interesting" taste. Pink floral wallpaper is not my idea of good design choices.

Our first major project was simple. Paint the living room. It had already been primed, so it was just a case of taping off the trim and picking a color! We went for a nice light-medium slate blue.

The second project was the bathroom. It started as an awful striped pink floral wallpaper. *shudders at the memory* We found a lovely medium green color (and one shade lighter for the bedroom when we get around to it). As I am a hater of faux gold, the knobs on the cabinets were quickly replaced.

In between project, we were able to replace the old, inefficient washer and dryer with a brand new washer and dryer (yay early Black Friday deal), as well as a new refrigerator we got a huge deal on as it was a floor model ($400 instead of $750!)

Our third project was to replace ALL the gold cabinet hardware throughout the house (see my post about 99centknobs.com and my post about how we got rid of the gold.). I told you, I really really really hate that fake gold! The new hardware made a huge difference in the kitchen.

Right now we are working on the spare bedroom, which is our hobby room (and the room the tree came through on Thanksgiving). It was painted a bright paleish yellow color, with a yellow and light blue wallpaper border. I found the exact grey color I was wanting on the mismatch shelf at Home Depot for $10! It was better than the paint chip sample I had selected. What I am looking forward to most is finally being able to bring home my 200+ Breyer model horses that I have collected since childhood. After the walls are painted, I'm going to get shelving put up around the perimeter of the room, about a foot from the ceiling to display my collection.

I'm looking forward to the warmer weather and seeing what grows in the garden. I planted some bulbs in the fall and it seems some are starting to grow. It'll be nice to see what comes up as I can't remember what I planted! We spent an entire day raking the storm debris and years of built up pine needles from the previous owner. Forty five bags later, we were almost done!

After a year, I am thrilled to be living here. I love our little mobile home!