Do you consider yourself a gypsy, wandering-spirit who thrives on experiencing life on the go? For those travelers among us with restless souls, with wandering hearts and with the constant travel bug biting in their ear, "Where are we going next friend?" - let us celebrate the wonderful world of (and sort of under the radar) tiny caravans. Not being a huge fan of hotels and their lack of homey-ness, I more often now find myself daydreaming about the benefits of hooking up my very own tiny caravan and traveling off to just about anywhere; really anywhere you can park a car. Not only do you avoid paying for an overnight crash pad but the customization of a small space presents endless possibilities - just imagine a dorm room on the go!
Featured above is a 1971 Shasta camper that was renovated to Serve as a portable bar for weddings, parties, festivals etc. Can you say awesome awesome? Woodworking/ Artist husband and wife duo of Mabel Studios out of Boone, NC are responsible for this lovely transition. The floor plan (completely customized) was based on fitting three full-sized kegs, a draught tower, two under-mount sinks for beer display and a large roller ice sink. Warm woods and cool whites/ greens were combined paying homage to vintage California-dreaming! Check out a full article and interview here.
Our second indulgence, this Midway 1959 camper, is lovingly called a "canned ham" in the tiny camper community - your guess is as good as mine. The rad chick behind Wild Poppy vintage bought this old gal and cleaned her up to use as on vintage-pop up sales - brilliant and so cool! It's clear that her vintage clothing business and the boehmian southwest served as design inspirations - native patterns, colors and relics are found scattered throughout.
I am so intrigued about these little awesome guys that I ordered this book, my cool caravan, to indulge in more vintage models, renovations and stories. Since owning a caravan has now been moved up to the near top of my "dream" priority list (but I can't actually buy one yet) I think it's only fair to find an actual real-life camper and design it for my own. This awesome website dedicated to selling tiny caravans is a great starting point. This is after all, a hypothetical project for now so there's no need worrying about silly things like money, availability of materials tools or anything practical. This will purely be a creative endeavor including anything my little heart desires... stay tuned! |