Family's Amazing Bus Tiny Home Conversion: BEST Skoolie eva!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- The Backroads or Bust family of 6 converted a school bus into an amazingly comfortable, functional, and beautiful tiny home. It's quite possibly the best #skoolie layout out there. We're biased, though, because it's definitely one of our all-time favorite school bus conversions.
It's one of the few tiny homes we've seen that eliminates the hallway look & feel. The decor is cohesive throughout, but rooms are distinct spaces. We especially appreciate the level of privacy between the master bedroom and the kids' bunkroom, which they managed to do, while not skimping on storage or play space.
Every detail of this bus has been handcrafted and thoughtfully put together. If you can see it, wife/mother, Shyla did it ( / the_long_road_to_sanity , and if you can't see it, husband/father, Jonathan did it (all the electrical & solar systems, etc.).
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We love how this family converted a school bus into an amazingly comfortable, functional & beautiful tiny home. The layout is the best--no hallway look/feel. The privacy & efficiency of the kids' room is top-notch!✨ 🚌 *Follow this freedom-living family:* instagram.com/backroadsorbust & instagram.com/the_long_road_to_sanity 🌈
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Best schoolie ever should have raised ceiling or it's immediately out of the running, let alone the winner.
@@MyFriendlyPupwe definitely love a good raise. We are biased about this bus because it's one of our personal favorites. The layout is truly fantastic, and we adore the style. To each their own ;)
I love, love, love this skoolie!!! And you guys are AWESOME!!!!
I haven't found you guys for the last year watching all your videos I am looking for someone that's willing to sell this in California. Do you know anybody?
@@MyFriendlyPup Picky, Picky.
This video alllmost did it justice! It’s even crazier taking seeing it all in person, the details pop even more! Love you mom! (I am the 15 year old teenager! Haha)
😜👊
Lucky you😊
You dad builds wix websites? He is not a web designer then. He is a Wix front end developer.
Teresa Padrick My parents are divorces yes, Jonathan is my step dad and Shyla is my mom. So I live there whenever I can, as well as the 17 year old son she talks about.
@ he actually does development and design 😊
This is absolutely gorgeous.... I Love The Wizard of Oz so I'm a major fan . But I do love this bus . Great Job 💜💟💞💯💯
LOVE THE CURTAINS YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT
Aww thanks so much!!
So do I!
Me too
Me too
Yassss they are beautiful
This is the most beautiful bus I've ver seen.... so much life and art by the way the curtains are beautiful Dorothy is alive beautiful 😍
She did a beautiful job decorating their house. Her crafts are AMAZING! I'm sure her husband's work is great too but I'm an artist and I'm so impressed.
I love the fact that they have completely avoided the bowling alley effect. Each space is well-defined and even though one may flow into the next, each is allowed to be its own thing. Very nice.
when i first saw this i had never even seen a bus tour that didnt have the bowling alley and i can say for sure i prefer this bus layout more than the normal bowling alley ones
That dish drying cabinet is the greatest idea EVER. How have I not seen that before?!
This is also the most spacious skoolie I've seen. Such a wonderful job of conserving space!
I literally said the same exact thing, as I'm washing my dishes! So neat!
Am totally copying the dish drying idea. Brilliant one.
This is actually something pretty normal in Europe. Now that we have dishwashers, not many people choose to have it but it is definitely a well-known option. I was happy to see it in a tiny home :)
5 minutes into this tour and I forgot it was on a bus. What clever design & interior work, you've created a well thought out, warm and homely home.
Thank you so much for your kind words♡♡
I couldn’t have said it any better!!! This is Absolutely Amazing!!! Such a happy place, with so much color and coolness!!! Safe Travels and Be Well!!!!!
Exactly!!!
Totally agree
It's nice to see a younger version of hippies. I remember the hippies of the 1960's which was my era. Love the bus and the colors and design too.
Happy traveling.
Yep
My oldest brother's first gf was named Edie. She turned me into great music. I was 5 and listening to Hair by the Cowsgills amongst many others lol. Love the name. Don't come across many Edie's.
@@barbibutton9619I get phone calls leaving a message for saying EDDIE instead of Edie..They think its a misspelled name and add an extra "D". Its been going on for decades since the 1950's so I am use to it as I am almost 74.
Edie- Nice to see someone from my era. I turned 70 this year. My husband will be 75. We still live " The Best of the 1970s". Folks said we couldn't go back and I said, "Watch me." Looks like this fine family has done the same :-).We lived off the land back then, helped neighbors clear land and build homes. Organic vegetable gardens and all that went with that true Permaculture experience. We just knew it as "farming in the woods!" And guess what? Today, all that knowledge/ experience is serving us well. Yes, we built a farm cottage in the woods of New Hampshire in 2016. Once again living The Good Life. We know that song...its all good!
I cried watching this.. I needed this so much. I just left a very toxic relationship I'm a newly single mother of 3 and have dreamed of freedom for as long as I can remember life has a funny way of showing u the signs this just showed up on my feed ... thank u!!
Sending you warm wishes for your big transition ❤️✨
I am a single mom leaving a toxic abusive marriage after 9yrs. I just bought a tiny house and some days i still dont know how im gonna do it, but i'm doing it. Building it on my own too! If i can, you can do it!!! STAY STRONG, love! Hug those babies tight.
Hold on to your witts, don't be afraid to release that negative energy...into a build of a small, not tiny house.
"if you plan too much, sometimes you miss the perfect opportunities in front of you.." I really needed to hear that just now.. brilliant!
Beautiful, Thank You for the Inspiration! Proud Of You! Blessings!😇
Love the vibe, colors, and curtains!
Shyla is one of my very best friends. Thank you for capturing her essence, and showing the beautifulness she creates. She is an amazing person.
❤️ thanks for sharing and the kind words! So happy to have connected with her ☺️💖
Awwwww miss you so much ♡♡♡ we gotta get together!!
Does the children's room get adequate heating now? It was said with a smile but I'm imagining the 6yr old cold in that tiny little cramped bunkroom. I'm shocked there isn't a few feet more space for the bunkhouse. Those children deserve more sq ft.
@@MyFriendlyPup go somewhere else with that negativity
@@MyFriendlyPup they have blankets and a whole sleeper sofa the child can sleep on during the colder nights if needed. I'm sure they dont make their child sleep there when it's too cold
Love the curtains ❤
I really enjoyed their kitchen layout and disassembled bathroom. I think too many tiny homes are fixed on the idea the toilet, shower and sink have to be in the same box and that really limits the use of space resulting in really narrow or cramped quarters. Their layout solutions really break up the sight lines making so many interesting nooks of expression and fully utilized space.
For someone like me who doesn't have children or pets that back area would be perfect as a craft space or maybe expand the bedroom area to leave a larger center zone in the home.
Brilliant design overall. Y'all have very well executed work here!
I love love this! These are my kinda people ✌️❤️😁
I don't have children at home any longer, but I would love this bus; it is right up my alley on the way it is set up, its unique decor, and the over all design. You both did a beautiful job.
The dish drying cupboard is the best idea!!!
Right?! Soooo good!
i think it’s really rad that they focused a lot on giving their kids the option of privacy. really cool design :)
It's not entirely selfless motivation, it also keeps their messes more contained 😅
Amazing! I love the design and colors. The dish rack over the sink, clever, also the door in the back that separates the main bedroom from the bunk beds. Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure! It's truly one of our very top favorite skoolie tiny homes.
Yes that dish drainer is one of my favs too!!!!
That is a Finnish invention, all homes have that here
@@JVJR It's convenient & smart!
Absolutely the best💗🇨🇦
Absolutely love your home and the floor plan is amazing, it's the best one I have seen. Makes the bus look and feel so roomy and not so much like a long alley like so many.
This bus is sectioned off so nicely, everything feels like it's own little space and it's the most "home like" set-up I've seen.
As a teenager in the sixties (a sixties hippy) I can identify with your lifestyle. Love your skoolie and all you have done to it. Keep vlogging, stay healthy, in this time that our world is so ILL.. thank you for sharing..
This is amazing! Mom has some serious creative talent. And so homey too!
I love that they gave the children a real room and not a drawer to sleep in. It's still small (but hey, it's a bus) but it's big enough for them to have a place to rest or play!
One of the Best skoolie i,v ever seen.... amazing job
Love it❤
Beautiful
I like it that one ❤
Crikey, this is definitely the most creative bus I've seen. Particularly in terms of storage and general living solutions. It's very apparent that you've created the perfect happy/fulfilling lifestyle for you and and I love that - it's wonderful to see. Fair dinkum, good on you!
The interior design is brilliant and the decor is beyond beautiful! I've never been so amazed by so much color and details that pull together so beautifully.
groovy as we said in good days ..barefoot and grounded. family love home on wheels. beautiful..love from a barefoot Granny..
So many great ideas! We're still in the gutting and sealing-up-leaks stage of our build, but I'm totally stealing many of your ideas when we get to that point!
Wow! Love what this bus stands for and it's also absolutely breathtaking 😍
I am so borrowing your floor plan. I just love it. Might even add you colours. I’m going to show my wife (this is her iPad, I killed mine) your video ‘cause we need a pro website for our business. I subbed and saved for when I finally find a tour bus like yours. Cheers to Canadian Freedom.
I love that she said figuring out what I want to be when I grow up. I'm 42 and say the same. 😊✌🌻
Me too! I am almost 58 and redefining myself. I think the bus is creative and perfect. I want a smaller version for my future solo travels.
@@shelleyrambleson9198 age is just a number. :) my dream is a tiny house. Even if it's closer to or at retirement age. Best wishes to you in your journey. Hey check out channel creativity RV too. Robin's story is incredible and she's so much fun!
I’m 63 and I still say that.
I’m 44 and just figured it out so I’m going for what I want.
46...
Beautiful family. Awesome bus. I’m so jealous
Beautiful bus, I love it.
Now this is how I want to live!
The most beautiful bus with wonderful designs!
Love your crafting! Curtains are great!
The design and decor of the whole bus is amazing! Out of all the bus conversions I’ve seen this is my favorite by far!!!
A skoolie with a bunk room, what an amazing layout. Love the idea of the sound machine at night to help everyone sleep.
I absolutely love this build you made the space work for you I like that you guys have your space and the kids have their space decent bathroom decent living room kitchen my favorite is the drying rack out of the bottom of the cabinets super clever
I love her style! Love those curtains! I like watching conversions but this bus is by far the best & coolest home on wheels I’ve seen to date.....if I ever decide to go on the road...this would be my ride and home! Love it! Awesome job!
Very creative!!!!
Well done! Brings back great memories of my husband and I converting an Arnold Bread truck into a camper.
We took off to Prince Edward Island in the summer 1972. Stayed three months. It was awesome! I still remember the faded jeans, tie dye t-shirts, red bandanas, peace belt buckles and moccasins. Have the round wire rimmed glasses somewhere...
A more realistic built.Love it! Enjoy yourselfs with your travels!!
Love Skoolie tours!
You don't have to be hippies to appreciate there bus and lifestyle. Love the artwork.
I really like your decorations and your choice of colors. The colors are bold, shows life , calmness, family togetherness. As for your curtains you said you may change out. Please don't
they are beautiful and says so much who you are !!!!!! Safe travels.....live life to the fullest.
I must add the art work on yellow brick road from Wizard Of Oz
Is my daughter favorite movie. She wore out 2 movie tapes, has watched it on TV
Every year for 45 yr. She 49 now.
She is a special need child/ adult.
She stopped maturity at 10/ 12 yrs old.
Very much believes in the magical of life , there is a Santa clause, Easter. Ect
This has to be the most beautiful school bus conversion I have seen! I love it!
Omg, I love this bus so much. I live in a camper that's still a little too modernized for me after seeing your conversion. I love your hippie lifestyle, all the paisleys, the burlap curtains, and the gorgeous fabric swatch curtains. So many aspects of your beautiful home are so breath taking and many who knows me would say, my style :). Oh and I can't leave without mentioning the awesome woodwork. Hard work pays off! I'm an artist/art teacher and live your decision to finish them yourself 💕. Simply awsome.
I have seen so many of these conversions and never seen what she has done with the dishes, 2 in one. that was BRILLIANT!!!
It's amazing how you turn the most unlikeable stuff to BEAUTIFUL art. I wish I had that power as well. Lovely home.
I've lost track of how many of these skoolie videos I've watched on TH-cam but this bus is THE BEST one I've seen hands down!!!! I've watched it at least five times and see something new and unique and wonderful with each view and have sent it to loads of people. This is truly a warm and comfortable home. If I ever manage to fulfill my dream of a skoolie tiny home, this will be my inspiration!!!!
I love your dish-drying cabinet! Brilliant idea! You've created a gorgeous home!
Such a wonderful happy space, and the chilled out dog speaks volumes for the vibe. Left me with a smile, thank you.
This is the best builds I've ever seen for a Skokie, and dare I say even better than tiny homes I've seen. I would love this exact set up. Minus the bunks, cause I dont have kids. I'd slad just one smaller bed in the back with a small nightstand maybe, and probably put my keyboard back there. But it's so homey. It's honestly the dream
The curtains that you have added is really nice and very well placed. It adds a homey feel that is still open. All together, you have made a beautiful home. You and your husband are a great team!! Keep enjoying your life👌🏾
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I love these people and I love their home! I have been saying all of my life that I don't know what I wanna be when I grow up and I'm 53, so any day now I might figure it out...Nah! I refuse to grow up! I've lived tiny 3 times and am only livin in a house because of aging in-laws who have one side and we have the other side of a duplex. I will live tiny again. I love what she said about the longer she lives out of the box, the further she gets out of the box. That really resonated with me. Actually, it excited me! I look forward to what's to come and this family is an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
You do 70s really well. I lived there, I know. Curtains are very cute. I love your home. Thanks for sharing...
Aww thanks for the compliment!!
I love this bus and how big it feels... it is nice how the rooms are compartmentalized, makes it feel like a home. Love her decor too!
A complete example of a modern day hippie bus.
Every one of the bus conversions are called the most amazing, the most beautiful, fantastic etc etc. None of them are the same, each bus is as individual as the people who built them. It doesn't matter what other people think of your bus. It only has to be the best most beautiful, fantastic, wonderful bus to the people who built it and live in it! Why would they care what anyone else thinks.
Yess!! Although I have been inside dozens of other people's busses and they are all extraordinary in their own unique ways! I've never seen one I didnt love
This is one of the most stylish buses I've ever seen 👍👍👍
I love the whole bus you guys!! You are so creative from the front to the back. The colors and style. Love love love.✌❤
Great bus! Great design! Great Family. Shayla, being a Mom is the hardest job I’ve ever Loved doing.
Such a great way to phrase it!♡
#1 Bus Ever, praying for the best and God Bless you all.
Just perfect. I wish I'd had something like this when my kids were small. Such a blessing to be so free, enjoy every second xXx
Fabulous lifestyle, totally chilled people and the bus is fantastic, 👍
OMG I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT...!!! AMAZING FAMILY AND AMAZING HOME... I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN LIVING THERE...PURE BEAUTY AND SO CLOSE TO PERFECTION...!!!
This is absolutely incredible. And it has the warmth of a home..I don't always see this in tiny living. Gotta love a crafter!!
OMG 😉
Seriously, I viewed over a thousand camper videos, but never seen a built so unique like this one, both wife & husband built an excellent home. "May God Bless You & Family, 👪 Be Safe
Love all the different colors that you have. I think this is the best schoolies that I have ever seen. You did a wonderful job. I love bright colors.
This is incredible! It looks big on the outside, but it looks HUGE on the inside. So many great and clever ideas, I especially love the plate storage/draining cupboard. But the main thing I love is you can feel the charm and character of this home, it looks a beatiful place to live.
I love van life videos, in an alternative universe I'm touring Europe or America in van conversion or small camper.
I love love your home you two have created. I love the colors and warmth. And the layout is great especially the bedrooms. The master looks so comfortable and warm. And I love how homey you made the kids room. It actually looks like a big bedroom. Not just a small area on a bus. I can imagine your kids really like it too!! I have seen alot of skoolies with kids areas and you have out done everyone.
Oh I also love the dish drying cabinet. Great idea.
And you guy's have proven that hippies doesn't mean what people make it out to be. You have a nice home and your husband is very smart with his own business on the internet. And I think you would make a great interior designer no matter the style. You do a really great job with it and have a great eye. When and if you ever wanted to do something besides taking care of your kids, you and your husband could design buses and vans out there on the road.
Keep everyone safe with this virus thing.
Have Fun
Stay Safe
P.S. to the people doing the video, why in the world would you not correct the kids behind sticking out. I know you had to see it. You could of even edited it out. There are way too many pervs out there. Otherwise, great video
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Honestly, I'm kinda glad they left it in. We are huge advocates for body positivity and normalizing skin so it fit in our ideals well. I will say I wish my son would choose pants that fit a little better though 😅😂
@@BackroadsorBust well he seems we adjusted. It didn't seem to bother him.
My son is 28 and he won't wear a belt and I have to stay on him all the time for the same thing. 🙄Kids😂
Okay. I have been binge watching schoolie homes for a month and this, my friends, is by far the best design I have seen. It's immaculate!
Lovely bus and energy❣️
Usually in tiny homes the parents have a big master bedroom and leave their children with small bunks with no privacy but you were so sweet to give them a separate room. I LOVE IT 💕
I just commented on another bus conversation saying it was the best I’d seen to date but then you guys popped up and I now have 2 favorites. Man, the colors, fabrics, designs you chose draws me in and puts me in a beautiful space mentally. I have to say what phenomenal people you seem to be, you’re real and your kids are blessed to have you and to experience the life you’ve provided them. When they’re adults they’ll make a difference in the way the world operates and respects our natural resources so I say bravo to you! I wish you continued happiness and success on your life’s journey! Peace Family💜🙏💜🤘🏿💜!
Thank you so much for the kind words and the smile today♡♡
Backroads or Bust stay safe during this crazy time💜
Awesome 💯👍🏽💯, love your style the best ever✌🏾
Thanks for bringing this family and bus to us. Great bus, and they've thought through everything clearly to make it work for them. Props!
As an old hippy girl, I appreciate their philosophy and obvious hard work. Blessings to all, including you two travel warriors! 🙏😘
💖 happy to share such an inspiring home and folks!
What a beautiful homey bus
I love this bus! So much life in it! Totally unique ❤️
Wow! Boho skoolie!
It was like the bus that never ends. Amazed at how much space/rooms in the bus
Love the decor and the curtains!!!
Great jo you guys! Love the whimsical decor all around, its a happy build!!! 👍🏼💞🙏🏼 God bless you all...
I love the curtains!!! :) Great home on wheels, very creative. :)
I've seen this bus on 3 different TH-cam pages and it's still my most favorite layout.
Love the curtains
I could move into this bus and not change a thing! So many beautiful things to look at and lots of comfort! I love having a dog near me and that dog on the couch made me smile! Awesome build!!!!!
I really like the curtains!! Awesome bus!
Wow, wow, wow so pretty, what an amazingly functional fun layout. Best schoolie ever!! Great job guys! Enjoy your life. Live it to the fullest.
PS. I decided what I wanted to be when/if I grow up ((I'm 65)) when I was 54.
Aww I love to hear that!!
Love the 70s lamp!!All that 🍊orange color makes it so cute!🐶🐶
Orange is such an inviting color! ☺️❤️
This home is the best conversion I have seen. The use of space, attention to detail, the bunk house, size of kitchen. I would totally live in it. So very cool.
I love how colorful this space is, my favorite is the stain/color that she did on the kitchen cabinets. I can't imagine having 4 kids in that space though, even part-time.
It's great! We all have our own separated spaces to get away from each other when needed, or space to hang out all together. Those things are what we lacked in our first tiny home and it has made all the difference!
Looks cozy and sweet! I love it!!