I actually went through a couple of layouts in my trailer before I found one that I liked.

I made my own cabinets, and installed a workbench in the v-nose section of my trailer. Planned on installing linoleum, but never got around to it. (My concern with carpet would be the extra work involved in getting it clean when you spill fuel etc., compared to an easily wiped lino floor).

Just to throw out some other ideas, here's some of the stuff I added to my trailer:

[ul][*] Breaker box with external hookup for 110v (could hook this to my generator as needed, or to any supplies at a club camp-site etc).[*] 110v outlets everywhere - plenty above the bench I added, plus some higher up for the fluorescent lights I added, plus outlets for chargers, tools etc throughout the trailer (probably had about 30 outlets all told.[*] 12 outlets (banana plug style) throughout the trailer too, for hooking up various 12v power tools, chargers etc.[*] Insulation in the ceiling.[*] "Protec system one" alarm system with 1 mile range on its pager - great for ease of mind about leaving the trailer out of sight from your hotel room.[*] Roof mounted solar panel to keep the on-board 12v battery charged up.[*] Vertical E-tracks for letting me move shelves etc up & down at will[*] Horizontal E-tracks lower down, for e.g. strapping fire extinguishers, tool boxes etc to, to prevent stuff moving around.[*] Eye-hooks bolted through the metal framing on the walls & ceiling, and screwed into the wooden shelf framework, for more points to strap stuff to with bungee cords etc. [*] Rack for carrying spare tire and a suitable jack (Don't assume the jack for your car / truck will do you any good when you need to change a trailer tire!)
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If you bought a single axle trailer, beware of what your mod's, layout etc does to your CG though ... I originally ended up way tongue heavy, which was a problem with my wimpy van. (Even after adding gas adjustable shocks to the rear of the van, it still squatted badly, so I repositioned everything in the trailer, and ended up too light on the tongue ... trailer became unstable, like the tail wagging the dog. I took a fair bit of experimentation to get the right balance. If you have a heavy-duty vehicle, you can cope with tongue heaviness better, though the better solution seems to be a dual-axle trailer so that you don;t have to be so finely balanced.)

I also modified my trailer to have a swing-away "nose wheel" since the standard one didn't retract far enough to avoid it 'grounding' when I went through a dip etc. Boating magazines are a geat source of goodies for trailer stuff BTW.

Later,
Gordon