Gatherings,  Renovations

Building Our Own Coffee Trailer for Our Daughter’s Wedding Part II

May 27, 2019 / 1 Comment

Renovating a very run down trailer was not for the faint of heart but my son tackled it and made it into a very usable and cute little coffee trailer for my daughter’s wedding. You can see my first post showing the run down condition of this future coffee trailer here. It was so bad! Trust me, you’ll want to see the before.

Having the serving window cut out felt like we were going to get this thing finished fast but it wasn’t to be.

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    Oh dear me!
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      Our slave worker who made our dreams come true for a coffee trailer.
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      The Before – when the sink was still in and the window opening had not been cut bigger.
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      The after
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      My husband didn’t want to put a lot of money into the renovation of the trailer, so we used some paneling we had taken out of a rental for the walls and ceiling.
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      With the paneling partially done…
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      Then eventually it was time for paint. My other son was called upon to paint the interior and exterior.
      Looking good.
      One of our many trips to town shopping for the wedding… treating ourselves.
      “Sweet” memories.
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      Everyone was so into the coffee trailer having fun helping out.

      Believe it or not we were only 5 days away from the wedding while all this was happening. People were arriving early to help and we still had plenty to do.

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      Exterior lights are up!
      Ruth, one of the bridesmaids and me. Ruth did all of the decorating of the trailer. Thank you, Ruth! The mirror on the right I purchased at Goodwill and had my niece sand the wood edge and paint it white.
      Coming along… 3 days before the wedding
      And 2 days before the wedding, it was done. And there’s Wesley, our man that said he would do whatever Serenity wanted. Thank you, Wesley for making our dream come true.
      The window in the door was all broken so Wesley replaced it with a stainless steel sheet which we painted with chalkboard paint. The frame to the right was one my son had discarded from a rental he had. We painted it white.
      We’re still working to get this frame to hang straight. When you shut the doors it just wants to move. I guess we need to put in a few more screws.
      Another chalkboard sign that we used to cover up the back window that was half broken out. We sprayed poly urethane on this to help keep it waterproof. Working so far…
      This amazing talented girl made the chalkboard sign above and below. You can find more of her work on Instagram at @craftedbyrebekah.
      The coffee trailer was a very popular place the night of the wedding!
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      Love & Laughter and Happily Ever After
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      Best of all the bride and groom loved it!
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      It was and is great fun to have our own little coffee trailer. Thanks to my dear son, Wesley for making it happen. ♥

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