We bought our school bus on an otherwise uneventful day in March of 2014.

We drove out from our home in Austin, Texas to meet a seller we’d found online, an agreement was struck, and soon enough we became the proud owners of an International School Bus. As we drove off into the sunset in Ryan’s ancient Honda Civic, we hadn’t yet comprehended just how much work lay ahead of us. During the following 18 months, we rolled up our sleeves and jumped into the process of converting our school bus into our very own motor home.

Check out the following gallery for a quick look at the process.

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The day we bought it.

Removing vinyl letters

The seats were grimy!

We removed the seats by hand

Bolt holes

Scrubbing the interior

Help from friends!

Prepping to paint

Prepping to paint

Painting the interior

Like watching paint dry

Boots & all

First day of framing

Will work for beer & topo chicp

Our foreman

Closet 1 frame

Framing out the kitchen

Appliances not included

Replacing windows

Replacing windows

Brotherly assistance

Framing the shower

Cutting shower drain

Framing the shower

Parental assistance

They’re way too excited

Interpreting the wiring

On the other side of the camera for once

One day this wilol grow up to be a couch

Misplacing the hammer lead to improvisation

Recipe for success

Rustic construction shot for, you know, effect.

Power inlet

Installing the power inlet

Lights!

30 amp inlet

Building the bed frame

Bed

Laying the flooring

Building out the power station

Coming together!

Successfully retitled as motor home!

Painting in the cold

Starting to look good

Sewed some curtains!

Mixing mortar

Laying tile

Our bathroom is now turquoise

Preppin to paint

Sanded & masked for painting

We don’t always dress like this…

Painting the bus!

Fin.

Next up: The Journey

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