What my Vardo would have, if I had one now.

Inspiration

So I thought it would be fun to do a round up on the things I've found that I would probably have in my Trolley Vardo if I had one now.



So at some point in the distant future, I'm going to gut an American Trolley and turn it into a mobile "gypsy" home.
I wanted a vardo that included the driver like in the olden days. Usually modern vardos are pulled by cars with a hitch, but mine I want to have the driver included as well. Plus it already looks like a modern vardo. They are usually around $30,000 which is as much as a new car. The cost of fuel adds up to cheap rent if I rented an apartment in a cheap area. If gas was $4.00 and it was 90 gallons, then the fuel would be $360. Plus whatever it costs to park at a trailer park...



In the end I may spend up to $100,000 making it self sufficient. I want it to be solar powered and have a grey water system.

Painting

A painting technique I'll probably do:

Lighting

Loving This style of Lamp
"Edison Lamps"



Lights made from old decanters/bottles. A way to show my bottle collection.

Colors

Color possibilities.


Definitely considering color blocking for it though. I just love white with dots of color.

Furniture

Furniture I'll save up for.


Curtain rods as a room divider.


I love this book case but in no way in hell will I spend $1,298.00 on it. It doesn't look like its worth $1,298.00, but that's Anthropologie for you.


A rain barrel is a must...


Choice of shower head...

Office Space

A reminder that offices don't have to be big

Misc.

Need to find me some of these...


For the outside


Def. need one of these attached to it =)

Catch my planning here: "For the Future Vardo" on Pinterest. Cable Car Concepts is custom trolley company. I requested a quote for one that I had in mind.

Skoolies

Apparently there's a fad/hobby out there where people convert old school buses into RV homes. They call them "Skoolies". I've talked about converting an american trolley into a vardo like wagon in the past. And that's one of the main projects I'm going to work on once I graduate and finally get a job. I've been looking for a quiet place to place a studio but they are all too expensive for my use, especially if I don't use them all the time. If I converted something into a useable mobile studio I wouldn't have to bother with leases and I'll be able to take it anywhere in the world with me.

A typical artist's studio isn't suited for my needs either. Typically there's no internet and sometimes no electricity both crucial for my field.

I've seen trolley's being priced from anywhere between $20k-$30k that's much more affordable than say a $150k+ studio that I may only use 1/3 of the year. Plus the customization. I can customize accordingly to what I NEED rather than make do with what is given to me. This is my work place, and if you can't tell what kind of personality I have already, what I do is a big part of my life because I enjoy it. I don't consider it work.

I also plan on using recycled materials, which will cut the cost down. I've done woodworking before so I'm pretty comfortable sprucing up some used wood (IE wood from palettes).

We'll see what happens, but I really do want to start this project within 5 years after graduation.

Living A Simple Life

So, I realized I am someone who plans ahead in their head a lot. Sometimes its beneficial to me, sometimes -mostly- its not. A majority of this 'planning' is dreaming.

However, I hope to live a simple life. I know how complicated life can get. But for me, I see that it does not take much to live a simple, elegant life.

I am also frustrated because I can't do much now. Since I'm about to graduate college (in four months) I've been at my parents house, and they'll question my every move. I know that they are trying to show that they care and are interested in me... but questioning my every move does not coincide with my personality. I like to plan in secret and not really share a lot of my ideas. If I think the idea would be beneficial to someone I'll share it.

So proposing this Vardo living situation is going to be interesting. I have to explain, and give my reasons as to why I want to live this way.

I may even just save up secretly and purchase the trolley secretly until I'm ready to do some serious work on it.
We'll see. I just don't like having my motives questioned. Because I feel like I'm not on my own when my motives are questioned. I feel like I have to report to a manager whenever I want to do something with my life, and that's NOT how I want to live...