🖤🖤BUS to TINY HOME: Under $4,000! ARTISTIC DYI~ Before & After !!!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- BUS conversion~under $4,000!!! DYI In 8 weeks! *PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and hit the LIKE button😍!
2000 GMC Savannah Cutaway/5 window/Gas. Paid $2,500 with 79,000 miles on the engine. Runs Beautifully !
I put my heart and soul into this project and I'm soooo proud to share it with you. I appreciate your time in watching. Please follow along as I find cool eclectic pieces, show you how I transform them and use them in my bus and home !!! "THRIFT FINDS & DESIGNS" Camping, tailgating and overnight stays for distant 12 hour hospital shifts and more...I'm new to this and I would love to have some company...Come along !
I bought this little bus in 2020. My twins were heading off to college and I was quarantined from my family (ICU Nurse). Timing was perfect. This is a longtime dream of mine. My conversion took approx. 8 weeks, and I did every inch myself...It's a simple conversion but exactly what I wanted and all I need... I spend a lot of time in my bus as mentioned above. It's my space and much needed... Thank you for allowing me to share with you!
Bus Life, Travel, Decor, Design, Camping, Bus Conversion, Travel Nurse, Skoolie, Solo female, Thrift shop finds, Short Bus, FYP
THIS is inspiring! I get so weary and unmotivated by the "pro" builds. This is a bit more my style and a lot more my skill level! Very motivational. 💝
Ty !!! It was within my skill set !! Easy !!!
I agree! Especially with my budget! LOL
Yes! So I'm not alone. I am a single mother of two so definitely would add a bunk easily and Mount it as well. So inspiring.
Been getting so overwhelmed looking at peoples 20k builds this is super simple but also super functional, thank you for sharing this gave me an inspiration boost (:
I'm sooo glad it did !!! It can be done on a small budget !!!! And thrift finds !!!! Ty sooo much !!!❤️🩷🧡
Yes!!! Came to say the same thing, I got so discouraged watching all the 20k and up builds that’s definitely out of my price range but this was a perfect reminder what can be done and done well 😊 👏🏽
Totally agree....most don't have that money....or skill
Same.
This is my favourite bus conversion, and I've been looking at conversions for years! So many brilliant ideas and beautiful execution. Well done! I will likely borrow a lot of your ideas for my own build. Thanks for sharing.
Ty soooooo much my friend! Sooo sweet of you !!!❤️🩷🧡
I love how homey your bus looks like. It's beautiful, comfortable and well conceived. The only thing I would add is a shower set up, which can be as simple as a hoolahoop and a shower curtain suspended by chain and magnets and a blow up kiddy pool. Just make sure you stop by a Lowes or home depot to get a pump sprayer, and voila, you have a shower. When not in use it can all slide under your bed.
Or take a bath from a wash pan using a wash cloth like we did when I was a child. Then there’s Planet Fitness. We use to wash our hair in the kitchen sink.
Lady, you are remarkable. I am pushing 77 and still would like c to do what you did and travel. Hope you're bus doesn't give you toomany mechanical problems. Be safe
Love this conversation . Definitely gave me so many ideas and took a lot of stress off trying to have it super built out like some of the other videos I’ve watched.
We have a habitat for humanity restore here and I’m planning on building mine completely from donated, cheap and free stuff. Lol repurposed and one man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Lol....
Most of mine was from restore Habitat for Humanity. I have several around me
Your "technical shortcomings" gained a follower. You've reignited my desire to pursue this dream for myself! I had all but given up thinking I'd never be able to afford it. But the simple chsrm of your approach is magnificent!
What do you mean don't judge you? I wish they would try. People should be asking for your advice. That is an awesome build. Great job. I'm coming out soon, and I would love your input, advice, and expertise. ❤💯🙏👍👏.
Absolutely love your layout..I love that you didn't cover up or build doors below your couch and bed..much more open looking I love it..looks much more roomy!!!..really love the chest you distressed that goes under your bed great job on the whole bus!!!❤
This can be the SHE SHED for those of us without back yards
Thank you for making this tutorial it gave me so much hope!
Thank you for showing us your home
It's a brilliant build. It wants for nothing, it's lovely. We'll done.
Stay safe on your journey.
Thank you very much!
Great vibes! Love the open, airy feel and the "beams" look great.
I really appreciate the minimal conversion! My family is thinking of converting a bus to use as a temporary home while we build our farm house, but most of the videos we’ve seen have involved fully gutting. So much character for very little “construction”! Will be stealing some of your ideas 😁
I love that you made it so personal to you and that you love it. That's awesome.
Thank you for showing. It was so nice to see someone go the more simple route and it's still beautiful 😍
Did you pull up the subfloor, ceiling and walls to remove old insulation and mold?
Sooooooooooooooo beautiful and peaceful.
I love this. Great job and makes me want to do this even more!!
I love this build. It's literally my style and vibe as a fellow Capricorn I approve 💯💅🤗😍♥️💛💚🖤
Yay! Thank you!
how are you going to handle the cold winters with so little, if any insulation?
Love your easy simple set up getting ready to start on my shuttle bus
Hi from Danmark 🌏🌱🌳🐝🌬🌞🌈❤️
Have you bought the bus for 2500$$
Waaauuu beautiful and so cosy and good ideas 👍❤️🌈
Yesss...and it runs greaaat! Ty !!!❤️🩷🧡
very stylish , this lil no builds bus is absolutely gorgeous
I already posted a comment but this is not just great it is amazing!
Ty soooo much !!!!
Soooo cute and cozy
I’m so proud of you
Your recreation and painting skills are phenomenal. Talent beyond great job
Ty soooo much !!!!❤️🩷🧡
Absolutely beautiful!!! Great job girl you go do your thing.
Thank you so much!!
Possibly my favourite bus conversion and I've enjoyed watching these for years.
Me encantó. Una intención muy organizada, tranquila, simple, linda, minimalista... y la mujer está re buena, creo. Ñam. Ya casi no hay rubias naturales y todo eso. Benditas yankees. :')
You did a GREAT job on the cheap!!!! Ravens fan...must be from my home state...Maryland
Beautiful Simply Beautiful! ❤❤❤
Thank you! 😊
Love how open you kept the bus - but it's still very functional, also very inspiring ,love the way you decorate! ❤
Gorgeous 😍
I love what you've done with the bus. I'm currently searching for the perfect deal on a short bus. I have focused on shuttle buses mainly because one of my kids reminded me how drafty school bus windows are. Have you found that? I plan on also insulating my bus, as I plan on living in it full time.I will watch this again when I get a bus and start my build, I love the simplicity of yours. No need to do full carpentry, that's what I'll do too.
ABSOLUTLY will follow and Subscribe! I am looking to do the same very soon - and will be utilizing lot of the second hand and hippie gypsy items I have collected as well! Thank you for the inspiration!!
Absolutely love this no build bus build! i guess it is how it's called! This is an inspiration and helps me to keep motivated to do my dream bus conversion! Thank you!💝
Great first video and I agree with another comment your funny lol your personality shines.
I absolutely love your bus it's beautiful. I very recently lost my husband unexpectedly. We were planning on getting a motorhome or bus to travel. In fact we looked at a used motorhome the day he passed. Unfortunately our plans came to a end but I still plan on traveling. I will be taking my husband with me in my heart and memories. My husband wanted to get a motorhome with everything already done but I wanted a bus to build as we liked.
So I'm looking at a 4 window bus a little smaller then yours. I don't need anything big and I don't want to do a big build out. Watching your video seeing what all you have done without a big build has given me so many wonderful ideas. The short bus I'm looking at comes with the seats removed and it's partly converted but not my style. It's kind of a throw together mix match of old not so nice stuff but it does have a small 3 burning stove and AC that I will keep and that about it. I can't wait to get the bus and start working on it. I think it will help to have something to do and keep my mind busy on something other then my grief. At least that's what I'm hoping for. My bus will be my therapy...
Anyways I love your bus and you have an great eye for Interior decorating such a beautiful bus...
Awwwe...well ty !!!
I m so very sorry to hear the loss if ur husband. Please feel free to reach out anytime...i wish u lived close !!!!!!!! 🧡🩷❤️ I would love to see ur conversion!!!
Ohhhh ty !!! I wish u soooo much peace and happy adventures ahead !!!!
Very cool. I was never really into shabby chic, but this is awesome. I could make a few tweaks and this could work for me.
To anyone that might know: I'm trying to find a very short shuttle bus. I saw one a few weeks ago. It was no longer than 8 feet being the driver's seat. It wasn't new but it was old old. That's what I want for my conversion. If anyone knows where I can find it online, please let me know. Thanks.
GREAT BUS .. I've been back & forth between Box Truck - Bus - Cargo Trl .. Ur bus has pushed me over the edge 👍🤠
I love your bus❣️❣️ I just bought a high top van. And have it converted for camping. If I upgrade I’m going skoolie for sure! ❤
This was great where you from? I love thrifting and making old things useful again I travel to different places to find beautiful treasures 😊
This is lovely, just my style. I'm looking for my own bus to convett also. Can't wait!
Awesome. I love that you used furniture pieces, looks so much more like a home! you did a fabulous job!
I like a more minimalistic approach and you did a great job here. I plan on building out a startrans shuttle bus this year and you gave me ideas. Also,Ravens are my animal!!
Beautiful ❤❤❤. I would love to have one for beach trips and other small trips. I would love to have a space so I could travel with my 2 small dogs when I go visit my son in North Carolina.
Well done. Nice presentation, too. Thanks. I like the spaciousness!
There's absolutely nothing to pass judgment over! You've done a wonderful job and it looks very homey and inviting!!💓
Thank you so much!
How do you keep yourself warm? Are you gonna change the front doors they are said to be dangerous? I love the design and bus.
I love it I believe in simplicity . Too many people spend thousands of dollars on spending for wooden cabinets and custom-made stuff I am not into that I want to do it as quick as possible and as simple as possible
That's very nice also with you not having any experience.
Fabulous ❤ shows that anyone who needs and wants can do. You gave me ideas and I'm thanking you. 🤗🤗🥰
Thank you so much for making this video. This is the only one I have seen that has really answered all my questions and love 💯
Awesome transformation. Great build!! Unique and lovely! Super creative!
Ty soooo much !!!!
Awesome Job... Really just WOW❤❤❤
Lol you're 🤣 funny.
you are beautiful !!!
Thank you. I am doing the same bus as of today. Way too late to help but the rubber eraser attachment from any auto store stripped 15 year old stickers pretty fast and easy.
Love your bus, great living space!
I have tried many different kinds of toilets and this one is my favorite i use a scoop of pine pellets that absorb any smells and wetness and i throw sack away after every use and this leaves no smell behind in my bus the others the smell would absorb into the plastic toilet even after a good cleaning it still had a bad smell
WOW I love love your bus.You did a Great job.One of the Best ones I've seen in a long time.Safe travels.❤
This is the no build inspiration I was looking for!!
I’m 65, disabled, and living in a fifth wheel since my husband died. Been wanting to make it look homey and boho style. It’s my style and your bus is spot on with what I want my little RV home to look like. Thank you so very much for sharing it with us! It is AMAZING!❤TN Nana
Ty sooooo much !!!!❤️🩵💙💚💛
I absolutely love this build! ! You are an inspiration!! I wish I had the guts to just travel around like this 🖤💜.
This is wonderful.
More realistic and makes me feel like I could do it too.
Just started my build….. your bus is beautiful and an inspiration❤
I love the look inside and out of your bus.
Just found you I love it great job👍👍
Love it Melissa ❤️
I really don’t like the expensive perfect looking builds. It seems like a huge competition that take away from character, especially the ikea looking builds. I really like yours.
Ty !!!!!!
Beautiful. Simple yet very nice.
I love your bus, creative and cool.
I'm your company. Lol. Great job and very creative.
FABULOUS!!!!! TOTALLY LOVE THIS BUS❤
Giving you your flowers cause this is amazing. I was feeling so deflated about doing a shuttle bus build and like everyone else said those other videos were so overwhelming and seemed so unattainable. Thank you Thank you for sharing that you built I love it.
I'm so happy it has inspired u and you see that anyone can do this with a little simple imagination!!!! I appreciate your kind words. And I wish you the best of luck
Melissa, you have a great build/design🚌that makes your peace☮of mind🧠splendor to enjoy. In the go'n into & cum'n out from🕯. What the journey in living is all about. always, Tommy🤠
Thanks so much! 😊
I absolutely adore everything you've done with this bus! It's totally my aesthetic, great job on creating such a beautiful space!!
Thank you so much!
I almost didn't 👍 this, but when I saw the commode I was impressed. An RV should have a bathroom whether scattered or in one place. Proud of ya!
Geeee...thx!
Love it!!! Great job 👍
TY soooo much !!! I might be a bit handy but I am a technical moron ! :))) I am trying to build a sweet little following which would be nice energy to keep moving forward in this project/ idea....but it's more technical than I thought !!!
Ty for your kind words !!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
I got to 8:17 and you opened my eyes to the existence of a fabric dye that you spray on. Since you seem to be doing things something like the way I do things (i.e., on the cheap) I'm thinking you might be able to give me a hint or 2 about this sprayed-on fabric dye. (I actually checked the description to see if you had a link for fabric dye.) Please, tell me more!
Hiii !!! Sooo....simply pour rit dye liquid or powder into a large size spray bottle of hot water with a teaspoon of table salt....and spray!!!!
Tooooo easy!!!!
Hey Melissa! Awesome bus conversion! I see you’re in Maryland. Me too! I also converted a shuttle bus outside of Annapolis. I’d love to connect!
Hey !!!!
Thanks for reaching out. Send me some pics. I would love to get together sometime
Beautiful !!! I just bought a six window bus and i'm ready for paint! What type of paint did you use? TIA!☮️💕
Hiii!!! Behr outdoor house paint
The BEST conversation I had EVER seen 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾♥️
Ty !!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was starting to despair that I'd have to buy a pre-fab and put up with the ugly design features because I have no pro-skills. I can do this! Not in any way to take away from what you've accomplished but you've given me an achievable goal, thank you :)
Well,,,,That was the goal of sharing my conversion...... I wanted to show others that anyone can do this !!!!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the info ya got me thinking
Wow! Great build.
Amazing taste and Great Job ! 😊
Sweetie you did an excellent job 👍👍🙋🏽♀🙋🏽♀
Thank you so much 🤗
My name is Corbett. It means raven. 😁
Stunning! My absolute favorite bus conversion ever. Enjoy 🎉
Many thanks!
This is a beautiful no build build. The only thing that I would have to have is an emergency bathroom. I would require a black out curtain, because no one needs to see the dark side of the moon. Lol.
I have a potty chair , tinted windows and a curtain...my moon is well covered!
I ❤ everything about this video and built, thank you so much!
Ty !!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love the simple conversation using repurposed furniture. I'm going to use my bedroom furniture ...you gave me some good ideas!😁 One question: How do you lock your door? I see various conversations, but no one covers this.
Wellll...I plan on adding a 2 simple eye hooks to the bus door and use a Caribeaner to join the 2. Simple and effective!!!!
That glue is really hard to get off!
OMg you are so talented
Aren't you scared that someone will break in through your back door?
It's locked with a metal bar...no
Hi Melissa, I have to say thank you so much. Im about to find a way to buy a shuttle bus to transform in tiny home for me and my 2 kids to live in it as the rent increse of 46% is impossible to pay and all those videos of people doing it just discouraged me. They do massive build with thousand dollar tools I dont have along with the skills. You saved my day by showing me it doesnt need to all be rebuild to be nice. Thanks.
Ty sooo much! I'm so happy that my build shows people it can be done simply and beautifully without spending a ton of money that most of us don't have!!!!
How did you attach the higher shelves and your kitchen cupboard?
L brackets for all
I love it. Good job on the design.