A Couple Converted a School Bus Into a DIY Home

A Minor Renovation

The scratching of the bunk beds was not the only adjustment made in the living room renovation. As the initial compartment was difficult to reach, the DIYers lowered the couch on the left and altered the under-couch storage from a large, sliding box to wooden crates storing roughly a dozen baskets. The arm on the far side of the couch also acts as storage and houses a long fold-out table that the pair may use both inside and outside. The legs are extendable, allowing the item to operate as both a coffee table and a dining table. When Mike and Tawny travel with their children, one sleeps on the couch and the other…

A Murphy Couch That Isn’t Visible

On the opposite couch! That’s right, there’s a Murphy couch concealed behind the rustic chest and the adorable basket. They may just unfold it, and another bed appears. The skoolie-dwellers have a hammock chair that they attach onto a hidden hook on the ceiling, which gives additional seating. With the unwieldy beds removed, the couple now has room for a 40-inch TV to watch movies and play video games. “This TV is ideal because it can come out and swivel to match the area, so when we bring down that couch and suspend the hammock chair, everyone in the audience can see the TV,” Mike explained.