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Log cabin decorating mobile home4/18/2024 ![]() ![]() We have done hardwood floors (wish I knew about Gina’s pine floors back then) but want to do something to help insulate and also to cover those strips. We actually had to add a window AC in a dining room window. When the TV died, my son made that space much smaller but there is still so much heat coming from that wall because it is on the southwest end of the house. One end of our “manufactured home” – that is what they call it, in the living room, has about 2 feet of empty space between the outside wall and the inside wall – there were two indented places on the inside wall for a bookshelf and a huge TV. The decor was awful but it was immaculate and paint is easy. It is 2 years old and sits on almost 3/12 acres – it met every requirement I had. When we walked into this house, it was beautiful. We wanted some land and no close neighbors – we also wanted a big space for our dogs to play when they are outside (we have 5). I have big furniture and the other homes we looked at in our price range were cute but way too small. I am happy to hear you say it is a “real” home because that is the way we feel. Do you have to live in a mobile home to use them? Absolutely not! If you’re looking to add a little something extra to a space, wall coverings can go a long way, baby! I’m sure there’s probably eleven million other ways to cover walls without breaking the bank, these ideas are ones I’ve actually used and can tell you with experience that they work. We have them as a focal wall in our bedroom and love the rustic quality it lends, even though these days I’m trying to take a more modern approach (juxtaposition is one of my favorite things.) Can you say win/win?ģ) Planking: The last (and most recent) wall treatment we’ve added is plank walls. On top of that, it doesn’t need to be painted. The whole wall was less than $40 to do (including trim), and it went up faster than bead board. I’m all about some pretty.Ģ) Corrugated Metal: In our laundry room, we kind of ran out of budget, but found a KILLER deal on some metal roofing, so we installed it on one wall. It costs on average about $600 per room to do this – but if you think about the energy savings from the additional protection of the walls, it’s really worth it. Plus they help insulate better and sound proof, both of which are issues mobile home owners have issues with. Because mobile homes don’t have a lot of character, this adds tons of it. It’s not the cheapest option, but it is my favorite. We have covered about 75% of the walls in our house with ply bead, and I’ve shared before how we install bead board walls. So today I’m sharing the three ways we recovered our mobile home walls to get rid of the mobile home look.ġ) Bead board: Let’s start with what we use the most: bead board walls. And I know that tons of others do, too, because I get emails about what to do all the time. Plus moving a house creates all kinds of problems, so this also helps to eliminate cracking of dry wall compound in said joints. Mobile homes are made with pre-wallpapered dry wall, then matching strips are made to hide the gaps, because they’re made as quickly and cheaply as possible. If you’ve never lived in a mobile home, there’s one thing that we all hate – those darn strips on mobile home walls that they use to hide the cracks in the drywall. With all that said, I still get those questions. So we just make the most of what we have and do our best to bring our vision of home to life. While we could easily afford a real house, it wouldn’t be in the same place where I live now, and there’s no place on earth I’d rather live. I don’t particularly write this blog for mobile home folks per say, I try to share my ideas on how to make the most of whatever home you have. Being a blogger who lives in a mobile home, I tend to get a lot of mobile home related emails and questions about renovating them.
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