LivyLu's Park's and Rec line launched at Dallas apparel market this week! Some of the designs are already available online and will be showing up in stores this Spring. Our National Parks line is inspired by destinations that "The FIVE" will be visiting this summer when we head West. My favorite piece of the collection is our Wilderness Rangerettes terry slub, over-sized sweatshirt. It is lightweight, comfy and will be great for both a summer hike through Yosemite or hanging

The front part of the Airstream cabin traditionally features a pull out sofa bed. I decided against this feature in an attempt to keep the space as versatile as possible. I want to be able to break down much of the furnishings to provide further space to store items while en route and also reduce some of the weight at the front of the trailer. My solution is a few cots and feather bed rolls. One cot will act as a sofa while the other will be put up as needed to accommodate a

With five people living in an Airstream for any length of time smart storage is a must. At the same time I do not wish to sacrifice style. My clothing storage solution hearkens back to my summer camp days when I lived for weeks at a time out of a footlocker. Instead of customizing our footlockers with paint pens and stickers, as was the summer camp custom, I chose to use a silver leaf kit purchased at the craft store. Each of us will have our own locker that will fit perfectl

Perhaps most people are not excited by an empty trailer shell but Dave and I certainly are. It seams we have reached a milestone this weekend in the trailer renovation. Most of the interior panels and the old insulation have been removed. We found a little moisture around some of the windows but nothing too alarming. Our next step involves dropping the belly pan, cleaning up the frame and replacing the sub-floor. When that is complete we will begin replacing the electrical an

The multitude of woven potholders created and gifted to unsuspecting teachers and relatives in my childhood years gave me the inspiration and skills needed to create a custom cot for the trailer. knowing we needed a fifth bunk space in the trailer to accommodate us all but not wanting to devote the necessary space solely to sleeping, I decided to create a drop down cot. The cot can be lowered at night for sleeping and raised during the day so that the counter above can functi