Queen Mary had a dolls house built for her in 1921. I have recently been looking at pictures of this wonderful, miniature dwelling and the things in it are really cute and intricate. If you are in England you can pay thirty pounds to view this tiny residence. I will probably never do this but I wouldn’t mind paying a wee bit to have a look inside some of the caravans which park with us. It is not often we are invited up other peoples caravan steps. It seems that smiling and talking about the weather in a friendly way is not really enough to get the invite in. I would gladly pay a few dollars to have a quick sniff around. Caravans are nifty. They have nifty things in them.
Our caravan is like a lot of others but when I first went inside I was amazed by the thought that had gone into its design. Firstly the cupboards are self-closing. Not self-closing enough that you shouldn’t check they are closed before taking off, but self-closing nevertheless. There are lights everywhere. A light appears when I open the wardrobe. There are kitchen lights, bedroom lights, small bedside lights and reading lights in the lounge area. There are outside lights over the door. Sky lights offer star glimpses at night and fresh air in the daytime.
The areas of the caravan replicate what you might have in a stationary house, only smaller and more compact. The fridge holds a lot and there is a freezer department. There is a distractor fan over the oven area. The windows have blinds, curtains and fly screens. Privacy is provided with a curtain and the bathroom has a hot towel rail. There is shelving for knick-knacks and storage everywhere. The push-in cupboard locks are well-thought attachments.
The inside of this caravan is truly a very nifty space.
Unfortunately vertically challenged people still need to stand on something to utilise all its intricacies.