As the Australian dream of a quarter acre block and a Hills Hoist slips further and further away from even to most frugal of savers many home buyers are looking to creative alternatives to set up house.
Teeny tiny houses are becoming more and more popular and it’s not just because the planet is getting more and more crowded it’s because some people are embracing the idea of living in converted structures that once served an entirely different purpose – like getting children to school.
That’s right some crazy urbanists have taken to transforming old buses into cool and highly customised human habitats giving these old people movers a new purpose in life.
Some of these interiors are so extraordinarily creative that once you step inside you won’t believe that once upon a time the only thing calling these buses home was old chewing gum.
While in Australia local laws make it difficult to make a home out of an automobile that shouldn’t stop us from appreciating these marvellous creations from around the world.
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It took four years for Mira and Jeremy Thompson – who bought an International school bus in 1989 – to transformed it into a nice tiny house. PHOTO: statesman.com
The bus now stands as a charming 37-foot long cottage that is a cozy home for the couple set near a lush green woodland.
The couple used of plenty of reclaimed materials such a Douglas Fir flooring, cedar shingles on the exterior, and wood from an old house for the ceiling.
An exterior view of the home.
A living space inside the converted bus.
A lovely old 1982 MCW metro bus was converted into a 3 bedroom space and filmed for the UK’s Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces program.
The bus has oak flooring, painted walls, a beautifully custom-made kitchen and shower room.
The whole concept behind the bus was to create a space where people could holiday in beautiful countryside, enjoy nature and the peace and quiet it offers.
University of Minnesota graduate architecture student Hank Butitta decided to convert an old school bus purchased off Craigslist for his thesis project.
Complete with kitchen, bathroom, sleeping area and covered with a wooden floor salvaged from a gym.
The buses former skyroof provides a nice skylight in the renovated space.
Sleek and simple the bus appeals to the minimalist style.
While it is slightly miniature this renovated school bus has an unexpected interior.
Cute and cozy this cottage conversion is still fully mobile.
And comes complete with a kitchen sink.
Arizona natives Matt and Jenny Hibbard are the proud owners of the 1974 Airstream Sovereign which they have made remarkably modern on the inside.
Hardwood floors and sleek furnishings make it hard to believe this all fits into a 31-foot space.
After college graduation, American Dave Weaver retrofitted an old school bus and named it the Bluebird International . The 1979 bus runs on recycled veggie oil, sleeps six, has a hot-water shower, a wood stove and floor-to-ceiling wood paneling.
The quirky cedar-paneled loft is a converted Dallas City 72-passenger school bus. It’s got a front extension with greenhouse roof.
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