LET’S BE HONEST: most trailers are dated at best, downright ugly at worst. Enter two creative owners who were able to make their spaces sing on a tiny budget. Carey Shaw, a photographer in Saskatoon, uses her early ’80s Prowler as a “tin cabin” retreat that’s permanently parked near Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Lake. Lija Skobe, a director of fundraising and events for a Toronto-based nonprofit, treats her camper as a guesthouse addition to the cottage that she shares with her brother on Balsam Lake, Ont. Both prove that trailers are trending in the right direction.
Rustic cabin meets Palm Springs
The story of this summer getaway begins with an offer that Carey Shaw couldn’t refuse. Her friend was selling his trailer
