It's an old Shasta travel trailer

(and ANOTHER project)

This poor old thing has seen better days...that brown paint has got to go. I found out from the Shasta company that it was produced between 1953-55 -- I think it is suppose to have "wings" on the back above that window...

I spotted it about a year ago out on the property and began telling (nagging) Tim about how great it would be to turn it into a playhouse.

At the time, it was covered (almost completely) with brush and there was no way to get a peek at the inside.  The highland cows have finally freed it and Tim pulled it down to the house with the trusty tractor yesterday!

Boy, I'd like to prove that I can save it.  However, I freely admit that it's in pretty bad shape. This way you can see the "before" shots.

I have started gutting the inside already. It was full of stuff like old nasty boxes of Mac n' cheese.  The sink still had dirty dishes in it and clothes were in the closet. I removed a couple of old hornets nests from the cabinets above the table too. I thrilled when I found all the missing curtain rods in the closet. Looks like all the veneer ceiling and walls will have to go.  I hope to save the cabinets, the old icebox, stove and sink, (of course, remove all the wiring and plumbing). 

The plan is to use the shell as a playhouse for the kids.  I think I will have Tim place it next to the fenced garden area, so the kids have a safe (contained) place to play.  A couple of pink flamingos and PRESTO.

It will never be "road worthy" again, so a plywood floor will be installed with black and white checkered flooring.

I haven't made up my mind if I will paint it cotton candy colors or a retro 50's kitchen theme of cherries or something like that.  I have curtains to sew and cabinets to paint, but first we need to get it water tight again.

This is the interior in its current condition.

Well, it will be a work-in-progress!  Certainly not an overnight transformation. Heck, I may end up deciding it isn't salvageable after all...

EDITOR'S NOTE:  Sadly, after a heavy winter storm, the trailer collapsed in upon itself.  It was a complete loss.  It took three more years before my husband was able to build our kids their "Ranger Station" playhouse.

This is the outside.  The photo below is what the inside looks like on this corner.

This is what's left of the bed.