tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post1758859283389615374..comments2023-05-26T10:05:39.316-05:00Comments on Cul-de-sac Shack: My First Vintage Dining ChairsMissouri Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057549777667213235noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-70972941584056011612010-06-20T12:05:36.882-05:002010-06-20T12:05:36.882-05:00The chairs are awesome! A classic retro design - l...The chairs are awesome! A classic retro design - looks great!SueLovesCherrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447602107520583304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-66669141491694152322010-06-18T08:21:01.262-05:002010-06-18T08:21:01.262-05:00As far as where to place a trailer, it depends on ...As far as where to place a trailer, it depends on a lot of factors, as Michael points out -- what you will be doing while living in the trailer, for instance. Will you be in college in a large or small town, will you have a job too, etc. Our trailer sat on 11 acres, about 12 miles outside of a mid-sized town. This was fine while we had jobs in that town. But, when my husband got a job in a larger town, and he had to drive over 45 miles one way to his new job, with lots of traffic along the way, then living in the trailer no longer made as much sense. We sold the trailer and land and moved to the larger town, where we live less than three miles from his job. The good thing about the trailer was, we had no mortgage! We were able to purchase the trailer and land outright with money from a house we had sold. But, when we moved to our current house, we had to get a mortgage. But, we don't have the stress of the long commute, and the cost of extra fuel to make the commute. You just have to figure out what is best for your situation. Good luck, a Go Go!JKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508777675700980389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-89230565911794403122010-06-18T07:58:02.546-05:002010-06-18T07:58:02.546-05:00Hmmm...I think that if you can put it on a piece o...Hmmm...I think that if you can put it on a piece of land, that might be better for resale. At the time that I bought my trailer, I didn't have the extra money for a lot (I was, after all, a poor college student) so I went with a nice mobile home park. Plus, The area where I went to school is really picky about where trailers are placed, and unless I bought a piece of land out in the country, I had to be in a trailer park to live in town.<br /><br />I had the additional aspect that I went to school out of state, and if I had purchased land to put the trailer on, I would have needed to claim residency in Kansas, and as I knew I wasn't going to stay there, and I didn't even stay there during the summers, I didn't want the hassle. I just had the trailer on a rented lot, which didn't require a residency change while I was a student.Missouri Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057549777667213235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-52984370453921218202010-06-18T03:47:29.904-05:002010-06-18T03:47:29.904-05:00I'm in College now and have definitely thought...I'm in College now and have definitely thought about buying and fixing up a trailer...I'm so DYING for my own space, and would love to tackle a huge project! My question is- is the best thing to do rent a lot in a mobile home place? Or simply buy a small piece of land and put it there? (So owning trailer and land fully vs. just owning trailer). Oh, and love the chair by the way!Decades a Go-Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722809448894385095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-14337402322194188692010-06-16T07:46:31.446-05:002010-06-16T07:46:31.446-05:00Your idea of living in a trailer was a good one. P...Your idea of living in a trailer was a good one. People make fun of trailers, but, they can be good launching points on to somewhere better. My husband and I lived in a trailer for three years, right before we bought our current '59 ranch. We made money on the trailer too (but, mostly because it sat on 11 acres, which was the big selling point, not the trailer!) Still, we had made improvements to the trailer, it was very nice, and the new owners were excited about it because it was a place for them to live as they built their dream home on the piece of property. So that trailer has done its duty well. <br /><br />A fellow once told us he wouldn't live in anything but a trailer, because "whenever you want to move, you can just hook it up and take it with you." Of course, our 16 x 80 mobile home wasn't something we could just hitch up to the back of our little truck. But, we liked the guy's attitude.JKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508777675700980389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-82930189578801262822010-06-15T23:14:18.132-05:002010-06-15T23:14:18.132-05:00Hey... Those chairs look just like mine! LoL The c...Hey... Those chairs look just like mine! LoL The chroming idea is genius so the set matches up with the formica & chrome table. In fact they'd accent the set's original table too since there's an aluminum band that runs around the tabletop edge. <br /><br />Oooooooh, a dining room AND an eat in kitchen... The fun I could have with that option ;) Thanks Michael, and I happen to like long rambling posts because they have a lot to tell a person!<br /><br />Atomic Ranch, I'm suprised how many of us have collected the same items.Space Commanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980773832050906325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157754340221650294.post-9508520212256071722010-06-15T09:17:42.028-05:002010-06-15T09:17:42.028-05:00Nice! And they match my new white atomic chairs an...Nice! And they match my new white atomic chairs and bar stools. can I have them? tee hee... j/k...<br /><br />I like to see how each one of us vintage/mid-century lovers decorates, and the different kinds of furniture we buy. If we all had the same chrome and formica dinner tables, the world would be a boring place. =) Says the lady with the chrome and formica dinner table lol...1950s Atomic Ranch Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460669868967006928noreply@blogger.com