This creative couple transformed an old farm trailer into a cosy caravan in a project broadcast on national television.
Sam Thompson, 30, and his partner Jess Allen, 29, converted a livestock box into a nifty mobile home on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces on Channel 4.
The pair, from Mirfield in West Yorkshire, installed a log fire, tasteful armchairs and even a foldable king size bed during the £15,000 renovation.
Sam Thompson, 30, and his partner Jess Allen, 29, (pictured) transformed an old farm trailer into a cosy caravan in a project broadcast on national television
The pair, from Mirfield in West Yorkshire, installed a log fire, tasteful armchairs and even a foldable king size bed during the £15,000 renovation
The enormous bed also doubles up as seating space so the couple can snuggle up together
They insulated the trailer box to keep the cold away and fitted it with windows for fresh air, as well as putting down proper flooring
The back panel (pictured) folds down to create a small patio area. Sam (left) says the renovation was worth every penny
‘It was a real labour of love and has brought us closer together as a couple,’ said Sam.
‘I’d looked into camper vans but it wasn’t really our style. We wanted something a bit more modern and different.
‘I bought the trailer box second hand and my dad and I went to pick it up.
‘We were on the way home when I got an email from the production company that do George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces saying they were looking for applicants.’
After being chosen to take part in the show, the couple carried out the four-month renovation last summer.
They insulated the trailer box to keep the cold away and fitted it with windows for fresh air, as well as putting down proper flooring.
The fold-up king size bed also doubles up as seating space, while the back panel folds down to create a small patio area.
Though it cost thousands of pounds to complete, Sam says the renovation was worth every penny.
Before: This is what the couple’s livestock box looked like before they started work on it
After: Now the trailer is barely recognisable after undergoing the impressive renovation
When they’re not camping in the Yorkshire Dales or Lake District in their ingenious invention, the couple use the trailer as a chill out space.
Jess works as a nurse at St James’ Hospital in Leeds, while Sam designs medical equipment products.
‘So far we have taken it camping in the Dales and the Lakes and plan to travel all round the country in it,’ said Sam.
‘We wouldn’t rule out travelling abroad either, but it’s given us a real opportunity to travel to new places here in the UK.
‘I love the idea of pitching up to a campsite in it and people thinking the farmer has turned up, before opening the door and them realising it’s a proper space inside.
‘It’s a real conversation starter and I like that people have come up to talk to us in campsites as a result.’
The pair were filmed for the seventh series of the popular show, in which George Clarke meets people who turn unlikely things into incredible living spaces.