Having grown up in rural southern Illinois, and having seen every season of the incredibly disgusting yet ultimately hilarious show, Trailer Park Boys, I consider myself to be something of an expert on trailer park style. It's only in recent years, though, that trailer parks have started to become almost cool, in a sketchy sort of way.
Hipsters all over the country have embraced things like PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) and pink flamingos as if to say, "I'm so cool that I've gone all the way around the "cool spectrum" and come out on the other end." In terms of pretentiousness, they're somewhere just above hard-core Mac fanboys and just below people who pronounce "vase" by saying "vahhz".
It recently came to my attention that these hipsters have created a "Trailer Park Lounge" in New York.
Unfortunately, they completely missed the mark. As you can see above, the place is basically a warehouse of tiki bar cast-offs and retro kitsch. With the possible exception of the toilet planter, it really doesn't look much like a trailer park. For that reason, I've decided to put together a true guide to trailer park style, designed for those who strive for a bit of tacky without actually packing up and moving to the park.
Rule #1: That which is inside should be placed outside, and that which is outside should enter the home. To achieve an authentic trailer park look, you must apply this rule to at least one item from the inside and one item from the outside. The most common, of course, would be a couch on the lawn or the patio furniture inside the home. Refer to the pictures below for examples:
