Converted school bus houses family of 6 in 250 square feet
A ?skoolie? in black, white, and gray From shipping containers to tiny homes, there are a lot of ways to downsize and start living small. But one medium you don?t hear about often is the school bus conversion, otherwise known as a skoolie.
Skoolies offer a large, blank slate for an intrepid DIY adventurer looking to hit the road on a limited budget. They can also be expensive to fuel, hard to park in cities, and sometimes seem more appealing as an idea than in reality. But one of the prettiest conversions we?ve seen is this 2000 Thomas High Top school bus.
Designed and built by the Mayes family, the school bus has become a full-time home for their traveling crew of four children and two adults. The family moved into the skoolie in August 2017 before hitting the road and landing on the west coast in Northern California.
Previously the Mayes family lived in a 5,000-square-foot house, so the transition to a 250-square-foot school bus required a lot of space-saving planning. According to the family?s blog, the skoolie?s design needed to include a private master bedroom, a bed for each child, as much storage as possible, an open-plan kitchen, and a living space that could fit all six of them.
Using a black, white, and gray palette, the entrance to the bus houses a living room area with storage under the base of the couches and a shoe shelf by the door. There are also small touches that make the bus feel more like home, including a letter box, comfy pillows, and throw ...
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