Modernism Week in Palm Springs is not a week, it is ten days. Last year in February when I made our condo reservations I made them for February 17-22. Hubby and I wanted to get inspired for the Curtis Wright restoration. Dal Smiley told us it was worth the trip. It turns out that the vintage travel trailer show is actually the second weekend of Modernism Week. I had planned to stay on and visit Sheryl so I was going regardless. We had invited Jeremy and Rene and then I found out I had the wrong dates. I could get a condo but we'd have to move every day to a different unit. We decided to forget the show and just be poolside.
Hubby flew home and missed the show. Yes, I feel bad. Jeremy and Rene ended up renting a car, staying on and driving home after the show. They got to PSP and got caught up in the hype.
I am telling you this long and painful story because if you want to go next year be very careful when choosing dates. It's pretty hard to find the events and times the year before the actual show. UGH!
Brian and Melissa were there with their trailer.
I really appreciated the trailer owners that posted information about their trailer just outside the door. It's impossible to talk to every owner as the show gets busy and there isn't enough time in the day.
The rear pink bathroom in this trailer was spacious. A bath tub and a vanity area to sit down and put on your make up is luxury in a trailer.
Their built in bar on the way to bathroom was really sweet.
I am going to pop all over in this post as it's going to be long.
I don't feel like I have to explain myself but just giving readers a heads up that I focus on different things than you may have at the show but it's my blog and my focus. Hah!
I loved this table setting. My parents' dish pattern when they got married was the same as the coffee pot only in aqua. I wish Mom had saved them.
Sheryl and I ran into Jeremy and Rene. Again they are so photogenic.
Sheryl is too!
I loved this Spartanette and the poster outside the door was great.
I love a divider between the living room and the kitchen, a corner kitchen, pretty fabric and metal shelves. Don't mind me, I'm moving in and taking over.
The use of the original formica was clever in the bathroom.
Having watched Hubby stain and finish the wood in our trailer I can appreciate the beauty of this trailer's wood.
Dutch doors? Yes, please!
Since I polished the metal on our Aloha I can appreciate all of the shiny metal I saw at the show. And the window trim, because that trim is a pain.
I am also looking at all of the upholstery since my lessons. The piping, the button, the tauntness of the material, all of those details have a whole new meaning for me.
Hubby keeps reminding me that he is going to need my flooring selection for the Curtis Wright soon.
We love marmoleum and used it in the Aloha and in our bathrooms in the house. I know what kind of flooring but there are many colors and designs to choose from so my work is cut out for me.
Some trailers have marmoleum on the floor and on the counter tops and on the table tops.
It's growing on me.
It's pretty!
Justin and Anna from Flyte camp always use marmoleum in their trailers.
The teal in their Neutron is calling my name for the CW counter tops.
Hubby has always talked about doing a design in the marmoleum and here is a gorgeous example. Justin did this in a Bowlus "Red Chief" restoration.
All of the work in the Bowlus was done by Flyte Camp. They have a new show coming on the travel channel this Spring. The window trim, the metal, the floor, the cabinets, the, the, the... you get the idea. T'was stunning work!
I am going to have to continue later because there is just so much pretty to share.
Later, cabinet hardware, lamps, tables, and my favorite trailer.
Oh, and my and Sheryl's post show field trip!
