When Jordan Menzel separated from his wife and found himself having to start over, he did not want to have to take care of a large home. After he sold his $350,000 home in Salt Lake City, Utah, he just wanted to find a place where he could take care of his one year-old daughter Penelope.

Jordan was out for a bike ride one day when he came upon a Airstream trailer that was up for sale, and the idea immediately struck him to turn something like it into a tiny home.

“I knew I needed a project and it helped me remember that I can still be a creative individual, despite the challenges, and reap the rewards of that,” Jordan said.

Jordan managed to find a 1976 Airstream trailer online, and he immediately went about trying to buy it.

“He just wanted it out. So I showed up, he said, ‘how much can you pay?’” he recalled. “I offered him a third of what he was looking at and was able to get the trailer for just under $4,000.”

A friend of Jordan’s offered him a spot on his lot to park the trailer on.

“He lives in the heart of downtown and happened to have a large ‘40-foot field,’ so to speak, behind his home,” Jordan said. “After a few texts, the Airstream had found its home.”

Jordan knew that it was going to take a lot of work to restore the trailer and make it into the kind of home that he and Penelope needed. First, he removed all of the 70s laminate cabinets and old shag carpet.

“All the cabinetry, I tore out completely and rebuilt from scratch,” Jordan said. He then brought in some modern materials and threw some color into the place.

“I replaced the subfloor and found really affordable scrap bamboo flooring,” Jordan said. “I [also brought in some] comfortable fabrics that added just a little bit of life into the space – that was really important to me.”

Jordan even managed to fit in a functional kitchen with a long counter that doubles as a desk, reading area, and place to feed Penelope.

“My philosophy on decorating is that if it doesn’t serve a purpose, it isn’t necessary,” Jordan said of his design style. “[I] like clean, well-organized spaces that prioritize multiuse functionality.”

The final results of his efforts could not have looked any better!

In the end, the remodeling effort had a profound affect on Jordan.

“Falling asleep in this hilariously odd creation sort of put to rest all my personal struggles and allowed me to have a renewed sense of who I am and what I wanted: a simple, happy life,” he said.

Check out the renovation for yourself below.