Amy and David were on the hunt to find the perfect location to start their business.
But instead of flying to places, the couple bought an old beat-up bus and gutted it with their own hands.
"After too many years of working for other people we decided that we want to set up our own business," they wrote on their blog. "So after living and working in Dubai and then Antigua for several years we decided to pack up, move back to the UK and make a Bus Conversion Camper Van."
They completely transformed the inside of the bus into a cozy beach-inspired home that they could enjoy while traveling all over Europe. The project took over four months and $21,000.
"We were working in the freezing cold in England for 12 hours a day for four months," the couple told LittleThings. But the result made it all worth it!
Keep scrolling to see the complete transformation.
Amy and David met in 2014 and later got married. They dreamed of starting a business together. Before setting out on that endeavor, the couple wanted to go on a European adventure to find the best location to start their business.
"We decided the best way to find our ideal spot would be to buy a bus and convert it into our home on wheels," the couple wrote on their blog. "We could then travel across Europe to find our ideal location to start our eco-venture."
After going through a ton of options, the couple bought a 2005 Fiat Ducato Minibus. They started gutting inside of the bus in May 2017.
They started by taking out all the chairs and stripping it down to an empty shell.
"Stripping it all the way back like this enabled us to find the leaks and fill them in," they wrote online. "But also gave us a good idea of where the steel box frame lay so that we could build our timber frame successfully on top of this."
After getting everything out of the bus, the couple had to rewire it.
In addition to wiring the bus, they also added insulation, a skylight, and solar panels.
They also put up wood frames for each section of their tiny home and put wood floors over the old bus floors.
By mid-June, the couple had the flooring in place.
"We decided not to take out our existing flooring in the bus and to simply apply our flooring over this," they wrote. "It took 4 days straight to build the floor up over the step into the cab area, each piece meeting at the top of the step had to be cut with a 45-degree angle so they sat flush."
Next came adding panels to the walls, which the couple got to in August.
"Panelling the walls of the bus is a huge job," they wrote. "We used a router on the 6mm plywood to get the shiplap effect to make it beachy."
After that came setting up the kitchen area of the bus.
In early September, the couple got to work in the kitchen, which included a gas heater, a sink, a pull-out fridge, storage, and a wine rack.
"To continue the country farmhouse-style kitchen look we opted for a ceramic under-counter sink secondhand off eBay," they explained.
Now, the kitchen looks like the coziest beach area! They even handmade the tile backsplash!
"We rolled out clay on large wooden boards to set thicknesses using same-sized sticks on the edges and rolling pins," they explained. "Using rectangular templates, we cut out the rectangular tiles and beveled the edges of each one we cut."
And the result is amazing!
After four months of renovating the bus, Amy and David transformed it into a beautiful and cozy beach house in which to travel Europe.
"Our ambition had always been to make something that resembled the quality, finish, and function of a small studio apartment, and we think that is what we achieved; with the slight ramshackle look of an old seaside beach hut," they wrote.
After transforming the old bus into a home, the couple was ready to take on Europe!
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