We just finished last year redoing our '86 Sovereign. We gutted it basically
and rebuilt it from the floor up. We absolutely love it now! (It wasn't bad
before but it's so cool now!). One of the best things we did was to get rid
of the carpet and put down a vinyl/wood flooring product made by Congoleum.
It's now just a dream to keep clean and it always looks so nice.

We replaced all the cabinets with the same basic lay-out, with several
modifications. They were expensive to build because of the curvature patterns
of the trailer. But they allowed us to make things a little bigger, narrower,
change lay-outs, etc. End result is just fabulous and I would love to share
the entire thing with everyone if they are interested.

I am a real "space-aholic" so I used the opportunity to squeeze maximum
utilization out of all the space wherever I could. Ex: we raised the twin
beds in the back about 4" which allowed us to build a bank of 6 drawers under
each bed--lots of accessible storage now. We redesigned the cabinet over the
refrig to make it deeper by stealing space from the refrig vent....now have a
wonderful space and still have breathing space for the refrig. Made the
cabinets over the sink & stove just a bit deeper and longer, thereby making
them much more useable. Tucked all the plumbing in very tightly so the space
is much more useable. Made the space under the toilet accessible to store
excess paper products, etc. Got rid of those nonsense tambour doors that ate
up all the space and never worked by replacing them with flip-up doors that
can also serve as bookshelves in long-term parking spots. Added flip-up
counters where possible to add add'l working space. Got rid of the pull-out
pantry and put in pull-out drawers and a microwave space. Another great
space maker was when we rebuilt the under-sofa area--we had the drawers made
to the curvature of the trailer front with one on each side of the battery. They
are on full-extension glides and wheels so we can get clear into the back area.
In between we have two long drawers that hold lots of goodies as well. And
the bed itself, we added a fold-up extension so that it actually folds out
now to a king-sized bed.

Obviously, I could go on and on....but will spare everyone for now. If you
want more ideas, I'd be glad to share---just let me know!

One thing for sure though--you are in a great position to do some wonderful
things to the trailer. While you might not be able to do them all at once, you
can definitely improve upon the original design and quality by doing some very
little things. Good luck and have fun!

nancy