What to Put Over Mobile Home Walls to Remodel
Need a new vision for your dwelling house?
Cheque out the winners of our Mobile Home Makeover Contest!
If you've ever thought most remodeling your mobile home, you know how exciting it is to dream. Only with all those walls, floors, windows, and fixtures staring back at yous, information technology gets overwhelming. How do you get past this? Where do yous offset?
Actually, planning your mobile home makeover is easier than you might think. All information technology takes is a little inspiration from some amazing remodeling pictures. Once yous come across what other people accept washed to transform their homes, you accept something to work with. You lot can file away a look that appeals to you, or you lot tin can make a mental note NOT to copy someone's mode. Either style, looking at other beautiful makeovers volition help y'all figure out your own project.
At Mobile Home Parts Store, we dear the DIY spirit. Nosotros dearest to encounter people taking accuse of their homes and changing them for the improve. To celebrate these everyday interior designers, we held our first-ever Mobile Home Makeover Contest in July, 2016.*
The results were stunning. We received many high-quality entries, and we judged them very carefully. No dubiety near it—people are creating beautiful remodeled mobile homes all over this great state of ours.
So what are yous waiting for? Allow these beautiful projects inspire you. Maybe it'due south time to first that renovation y'all always dreamed of.
*Notation: no buy was necessary to enter the contest. Contest entries were judged on inventiveness, design, execution, and photo quality. You can read the full terms and weather of the contest here.
Patricia talks nearly the project in her own words: "All supplies were either purchased at a retail place or online. The front facade and skirting was purchased from Mobile Domicile Parts Store. Needless to say, we have had many compliments on the home! Anybody loves the look!" Charlie talks virtually the project in his own words: "We purchased a weekend home on Lake Livingston near Trinity, Texas over v years agone. It is an early 70's Champion Mobile Habitation, approximately xiv′ X 60′. It was sinking by vi inches into the ground on the Northwest corner, and looked so bad that we decided to take it down to the studs and sheet metallic. The plumbing looked like a copper spiderweb, and the electrical wasn't much better. Information technology is still a work in progress (we have only hired an electrician to alter out the main panel). We are proud of the work we have completed then far, and buy those hard to notice parts from y'all guys." "We decided not to pull the unit off the lot because we wanted to retain the original fashion or theme, but make it more mod. Nosotros could save more money past doing the work a little at a time ourselves and not have to buy a new one. This too allows us a clean slate to deal with." "To start out with, we stayed in our RV while we did the demo work. We had to reinforce the rafters to support people earlier having the roof replaced. We boxed in the rafters that were constructed with ii X ii'southward and paneling with 1/4″ plywood, wood glue and a blast gun. They are also tied together the length of the trailer to help forbid twisting and flexing. This was washed and then we could install drywall on the ceiling. The raised surface area had sagged significantly, and I reinforced that area likewise earlier the roof." Charlie says: "We got the kitchen cabinets from Habitation Depot (unfinished), and my wife stained them. I got the kitchen lighting on clearance at Home Depot. I am always looking for a bargain for our weekend identify. I installed the countertops, sink, dishwasher, microwave, and all of the cabinets. Some of the older pictures still show the harvest gold floor that was original, and we recently installed laminate in the living room, kitchen , and master bedroom (not shown). My picture still has the island on dollies so it could be moved, but the dollies are gone now and the toe kick is installed. I take a backsplash for the kitchen, only that has not been installed nevertheless." Charlie says: "The master sleeping accommodation was kind of odd, where yous walked right into the side of a cupboard where the electrical console was. We decided to remove the closet, and relocate the electrical panel into the wall. The chief bathroom volition get a modest cupboard organisation for our hanging clothes." "I have replaced all of the windows. 19 so far, one remaining for principal bathroom. New French doors on the front and new small door on back. I know that we are not done yet, but I am proud of the work we have completed so far." "Special thanks to my dad (retired electrical engineer) who has spent many hours with me assisting with re-wiring the house." Kirk talks about the project in his own words: "For your consideration, my 1968 Single Broad! — A Disaster when I moved in! A Full remodel! I tore out the sometime carpeting, replaced all 17 windows, added hard wood floors, all stainless steel appliances, backsplash, new lite fixtures, lots of paint, new kitchen floor—I wanted to update it but still proceed a retro feel to it. Diamond plate on the bathroom walls with new mirror. It's my fun, retro/modernistic home at present and I love information technology! I hired a contractor friend of mine to help. It's still a work in progress!" Check out Kirk's incredible transformation. Staci talks about her remodel in her own words: "My husband and I recently purchased a foreclosed mobile home. We spent several months renovating it. My husband and I did all of the work ourselves. Projects included: Tape, texturing and painting all the walls, tearing out flooring and installing laminate and tile, resurfacing counter tops, new windows and front door. We have accomplished A LOT, simply even so have then much to exercise!" "I bought a 1970 Majestic this past fall. I was given a blank slate to play with. Lots of primer and pigment and some imagination, I am loving this 14 x lx ft. gem." "As you can run across, I painted the kitchen yellowish with white cabinets. That gave it a whole new wait. Plus, taking downwardly the overhead cabinets added light into the kitchen which was much needed. It too helped with banging my caput on them. I bought a new "skin" for the fridge to embrace the old rusted spots." "The bath—which, past the way, has an flat-size washer and dryer backside the door—just needed some TLC. Nothing was changed except the color and some wainscot wallpaper and some sea glass and jewels glued to molding for a border." "The new porch was a different story. I hired a carpenter to come and frame information technology out. I did the labor with my brother. Information technology took 2 weekends because we had to scout every Y'all Tube video nosotros could find to figure information technology out. I needed permits from my town, and I must say, they were not familiar with mobile dwelling renovations, so they were very overnice. I bought the materials and had them delivered from Abode Depot. All porches and decks have to exist composite in my customs so it was expensive…$1,200.00. Adding the carpenter…$1,700.00. But I must say, the event came out just as I designed it. I love it." Editor's note: these prices reflect personal feel. Prices in your market may be unlike. Karen talks about her projection in her own words: "Get-go, let me beginning by telling you lot what inspired us. Meet our lovely couple, Botso and Delilah." Hallway: Earlier and afterward "Next we put wainscot all downwards the hallway and information technology certain looks swell! It works like a charm! The only problem we had was detaching the electric plug sockets. They are simply fastened to the drywall and not a stud. We had to attach them to the wainscot." "I acquired an abandoned mobile dwelling house in the neighboring community of Coolidge, AZ. from tax lien auctions. The re-build started in 2013 and took close to 3 years to complete. I take a full time job and 2 teenagers, so time is a rare commodity." "The photos really don't do justice to the actual damage. Both doors were left open up, assuasive the dirt from summer dust storms to pile in. Rain also damaged the back entry extensively. Most of the laundry room floor had to exist replaced forth with drywall. Vandals eventually establish their way to the property. Holes in drywall were common, spray pigment throughout, and a few unmentionables were discovered. Worst of all, stray cats found the home inviting." "In 2011, I began shopping for property in Bartow County, Georgia, where I would be relocating to be shut to family. I found 10.5 acres less than one mile from my parents' habitation that had a 1984 doublewide mobile home on it that had not been lived in for several years. Needless to say, in that location were several people who took one look and said they would tear information technology down." Kitchen: before and later. Carrie describes the laundry room: "The laundry room is next to the kitchen on the front of the dwelling house. It had a side outside door that I did not desire. I wanted a back door, only wanted the side door enclosed so that I would take more storage space. (The door was falling autonomously anyway.) Part of the floor had to be ripped out and replaced in the laundry room by my dad, I assume where at that place was a bad leak once upon a time. I bought new linoleum, scrubbed and painted everything (including every door and door knob in the entire house – yeah, oil-rubbed bronze spray pigment!)" Laundry room: before and after. "My husband and I purchased a 1970 Fisher Mobile Home in March 2001 which is a vacation home for u.s. in the quaint town of Salter Path, NC. Nosotros have gradually worked on it ever since as an ongoing DIY project." Exterior: before and after. "The exterior of the mobile home was repainted a creamy white and trimmed in bright white for dissimilarity and to coordinate with the new roof. Nosotros as well demolished the original outside storage and built a new one from the ground up. Information technology is twice the size of the original and has electricity run to it. Landscaping was added including lighting and borders." Primary bedroom: before and afterwards. "The master bedroom originally had a bay window which leaked and caused the room to be drafty and noisy. There was a small-scale closet and a built in desk-bound between the bay window wall and the closet which was common for 1970's mobile homes. The entire room was gutted to the studs and the bay window and entire back wall removed. The wall was pushed out to add square footage. The subfloor was replaced. Actress support was placed in the floor to preclude squeaks. Insulation was sprayed in the walls. This is the quietest room in the house. New recessed lighting was added. A larger cupboard was constructed including mod shelving and doors. The room was repainted, carpeted and redecorated. I dearest this room." Kitchen: before and after. "Just finished this room in May 2016. Nosotros started a few years back by putting downwardly stick on tiles. That was a fault. They came upward within ii years. Too painted the wall trying to comprehend upward the prior dated await and to help coordinate with the existing avocado green countertops. The problem was the avocado dark-green sink and counter tops. We decided this was too big a project and moved on until recently. Some cabinets were removed to make room for a larger refrigerator. The avocado green counter tops were removed and replaced." "A new stainless sink was installed. It is ready at a diagonal. Thanks Mobile Home Parts Store—your sink fit perfectly. It was hard to find one. The cabinets received new pigment and hardware. A new tile backsplash was installed. The oven vent was replaced. New floor was installed (again) but done right this fourth dimension—no peel and stick." Living room: before and later on. "Not many before pictures. The original flooring was blue carpet. The walls had a country theme textured wallpaper. The effects were former and tired. The room had a set up of globe pennant lights hanging from the ceiling along one wall—very 70s. The subfloor was replaced and reinforced and hard wood floors installed in this room and down the hallway. The wall covering was textured, and then I painted over the wall paper resulting in a nice textured look with color. Chair runway was added. Heavy floor molding was added. The pennant lights were replaced with blue halogen lights. The windows were trimmed in heavy molding. All furnishings were replaced. The room was also wired for surround sound. Discover the arch way from the living room to the kitchen. Information technology is a prissy feature." "I bought my 2002 Redman abode in 2012 as a foreclosure. This being my first home, I was a petty scared of ownership a foreclosure, especially one in the country of disrepair it was in. I knew the house would be awesome with some hard work and a lot of hours….and money! I did most of the work myself and only contracted out the permanent foundation block work, deck, and rear porch. This began as a whole house remodel and then I also decided to give the HUGE fourteen×nineteen kitchen an overhaul. Enjoy!" "The log walls were added by previous owners. Needed a lot of cleaning and restoring back to like new. Besides, the entire house got new flooring." "The whole house got custom wood blinds ordered for all windows, including these large 46 inch windows." "I woke upwardly one morning time and said " I want a new kitchen" The abode was an upgraded model for 2002 with tile in baths and kitchens, two×6 side walls and Thermal windows….but the kitchen cabinets ( and lay out for that matter ) had seen better days! Start the new kitchen AND new laundry room as it received the onetime kitchen upper cabinets for added storage!" "Keep in listen….we had to LIVE here during the kitchen remodel. I wish I had washed it before we moved in. I had to do it stages equally I work total fourth dimension equally a retail store owner and interior designer." "Ran out of money for the kitchen remodel so instead of all Hickory cabinets I opted for cheaper unfinished cabinets and painted a custom mixed black color and also distressed for an updated look. Lots of fourth dimension doing this!" "Thank y'all for assuasive me to enter and to show off my home and all the hard work put in it to make it dwelling house."CONTENTS:
Winners:
1ST PRIZE: Patricia Pacheco
2nd prize: Charlie and Lesna Maxwell
tertiary prize: Kirk Montgomoery
Runner-ups:
Travis and Staci Greenlee
Marian Frey
Karen Parker
Chris Shoemaker
Carrie Savage
Amy Staton
RJ Simmons
1st Prize – Patricia Pacheco
Patricia's mobile dwelling remodel is chic, stylish, and utterly original. Patricia'southward work displays a great eye for design relationships. She tends to pair lite with light, bringing in a dark element for perfect balance. In the dining room, nosotros run into the home's signature beige and silver pairing assorted with nighttime wood flooring and dark furniture legs.
Lighting is a crucial element in interior design. Hither, we see a playful pick of lighting and reflective texture. The facets of the lamps over the table throw light in every management, and the reflective surface on the wall throws it back in unpredictable ways.
The master bedroom is a paradise. The beige and silver are repeated with nuance and intelligence. The reflective bedside furniture adds a glamorous experience which is repeated in the beautiful rosette blueprint on the wall. Modern bedding and an opulent padded headboard round out this luxurious suite.
Permit'south turn to the outside. Patricia and her family had a lovely, respectable home to start with, merely they wanted more. Why not echo the biscuit and silver motif on the exterior of the home?
Patricia and her family chose Reil Rock skirting in Granite from Mobile Home Parts Store. This choice allowed them to maintain the off-white and silverish combination which was the backbone of the entire redesign. The distinctive patterning of the skirting also immune Patricia and her family to carry their eclectic design sensibilities to the outside: they paired the skirting with distressed vertical wooden siding.
The dark skirting takes up a minor portion of the overall expanse of the wall. The remainder of the wall is calorie-free, just like the balance which Patricia achieves in the interior. Outside and within, information technology'southward a pretty nifty look—one you lot don't see every day.
Nosotros find the theme repeated in the kitchen. A big, stainless-steel sink and beautiful oven and microwave provide the right amount of metallic smooth. Whitish cabinetry moves to a supporting function as the contrast of silver and blackness take over: the range, the themed placemats, and the coffeemaker all contribute to the sense of residuum.
The choice of white contemporary furniture with potent geometrical lines fits perfectly into the overall design.
The transformation of the bathroom is especially striking. Hither, the silver motif is adjusted into grayness alongside silvery. The metal floor grounds the bath, and the motif is repeated in the fixtures and sink front.
The banded shower door repeats the banding of the walls which we saw elsewhere in the house—eastward.g., the dining room:
We dearest the sense of light and infinite in this room. Even better, in that location'southward plenty of natural calorie-free bachelor.
Dorsum to the bathroom—hither's another view. Annotation the repetition of the banding motif, translated here into white banding on grayness.
The white rag rug balances the metallic flooring and metallic banding on the glass doors. There's a great sense of balance here. For more kitchen and bath inspirations check out the blog 25 Swell Mobile Abode Room Ideas to help unlock your creative potential.
Hither, the use of mirrors adds a great sense of space. The nighttime couch and matching zebra-patterned art and furniture bring residuum to the emphasis on white and silver.
"We purchased our mobile domicile 1 year agone. Information technology was a logroller-upper, every bit information technology was sitting vacant for more than than two years—plus information technology was xxx years erstwhile. But we got a slap-up bargain on it. We wanted to purchase a dwelling house where we could remodel to our taste. The dwelling house was completely remodeled inside out, including the shed. The whole place was gutted out including windows, walls and jacuzzi. The makeover took usa near one year with taking couple of months of breaks in betwixt. The makeover was done by myself and my hubby as well as friends and family unit. It wasn't like shooting fish in a barrel, considering we both work full time jobs; all the same, it was all worth it in the finish. 2nd Prize – Charlie and Lesna Maxwell, Texas
This beautiful panoramic shot captures the artistic spirit that propelled Charlie and Lesna to remodel their mobile habitation. The results are pretty amazing. Check out the living room north wall before and after:
Living room due north wall, earlier 
Living room northward wall, after 
"At get-go I had woodgrain beadboard up at that place, merely I was not satisfied. Once I decided to utilize bamboo flooring on my kitchen isle, I wanted to bring more of this await into the living room. The ceiling is washed with bamboo flooring as well, and the beams are covered with a dark forest flooring trimmed down to look like beams and friction match the kitchen cabinets perfectly!"
"I as well made a small section of wall that we are in the process of decorating with antique ski items."Kitchen: South wall before and after.
Kitchen south wall before. 
Kitchen southward wall after. Master sleeping room: West wall before and afterward
Principal bedchamber west wall before. 
Primary chamber w wall after. 
"I convinced my wife to go with a modern cabinet system with floating nightstands from IKEA. I also installed wall sconces above the nightstands with dimmer switches and USB plugs higher up the nightstand. I still need to frame in the new windows."
"I went with a small 40″ Tv in the master chamber, and nevertheless need to install the door after we stain it nighttime to match the kitchen cabinets. We still accept plans to install room darkening shades and some sliding semi-transparent panels over the windows so we tin can have filtered light if desired."
Electrical panel in progress.
Charlie says:threerd Prize: Kirk Montgomery, Michigan
Kirk took a 48-year-quondam single wide and turned it upside down. The result is a chichi, comfy living infinite with enough of atmosphere.Before:
AFTER:
Runners Up – THANK YOU for entering the competition!
Travis and Staci Greenlee, Colorado
Front of business firm before. 
Front of house after. 
Living room/dining room before. 
Living room/dining room after. 
Kitchen before. 
Kitchen after. 
Living room before. 
Living room after. 
Bedroom before. 
Bedroom after.
Marian Frey, New Bailiwick of jersey
Marian talks virtually her remodel in her own words:
Kitchen before. 
Kitchen after. 
Bathroom before. 
Bathroom after. 
Porch earlier. 
Porch later. 
Living room before. 
Living room later on.
"I hope you lot enjoyed my new home. Thank you for looking!" Karen Parker, Montana
"Botso is our 250lb English Mastiff and Delilah is our St. Bernard. They run our household with lots of love and clay. Dirt and slobber on the painted walls."
"Botso likes to sleep past the toilet in the main bath and dug his toenails through the wall. I tried a vinyl viscous tile but that didn't piece of work then nosotros remodeled with stone tiles."
"My son and I did all the work ourselves. We textured and repainted the master bathroom and we decided to put wainscot on the walls to help convalesce all the domestic dog dirt and slobber on the painted walls."
Hallway before. 
Hallway after. 
"Finally, every bit a bonus for me, my son decided that I would enjoy an updated kitchen. He put a mosaic tile dorsum splash in my kitchen and wow, what a difference. It is beautiful! The only trouble nosotros had was with the plug sockets once again. I couldn't figure out how to fix the plugs back and so I glued them. I sure would accept liked to put brown plugs dorsum in but I could not find any to purchase for a mobile home. Cheers for letting me share my story." Chris Shoemaker, Arizona
Chris discusses the project in his own words:
Carrie Cruel, Georgia
Carrie describes her mobile home makeover in her own words:
"The original orange carpet was withal inside and had an aroma that could only be described every bit years of accumulated pet urine. However, I needed a home for my two children, and myself so the makeover began. My dad, who has been a carpenter his whole life, inspected the electricity, plumbing, and full general strength of the structure, and determined that information technology could be salvaged. He started by removing the overgrown shrubs to see how the outside was. The flat rocks had been cemented to sheetrock, which was eat up with termites, so all under-pinning had to exist removed. My dad had some leftover tin at his barn, so that's what was used to supersede it. I purchased new siding and lumber for a uncomplicated deck on the front and back."
Bathroom: before and after.
Carries says:
"I promise you have enjoyed the journeying through my mobile dwelling house makeover! What I have learned through this experience, and what I share with my kids, is that no matter what you accept, whether it be new or erstwhile, prissy or worn downwards, you take care of it the all-time y'all can and brand the most of what you have." Amy Staton, North Carolina
Amy describes the project in her own words:
"Lessons learned: Mobile homes are different from stick-built homes. You cannot always notice parts in traditional home comeback stores. It is easier and things fit and work better with mobile habitation replacement parts. I would suggest having patience and taking your time to do things right. The work is non hard, but in small-scale spaces information technology is hard to work on things. Nosotros constitute information technology helpful to shop our things that were in a room while we were working it. Information technology is easier if the room is clear of everything if possible. Nosotros bask the DIY projects. The sweat equity has given usa much love and appreciation for our little 1970 Fisher Mobile Home. To wait at information technology now, it is hard to tell it is 46 years old." RJ Simmons, North Carolina
RJ talks about the project:
"The exterior: as yous can see, it was in pretty rough condition. I had to supervene upon siding in some areas, and I purchased it through Mobile Home Parts Store. Rear deck was added as there was none. Also, rear of house needed shutters!"
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