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We're tearing it down and rebuilding it piece by piece. . When we initially built the sink area, which holds the 6 gallon water heater, we did not want to block the window and recycled the tiles that we had for a countertop. . After 3 years full-timing, it became apparent the countertop was too low. I would get lower back aches cleaning the dishes. Some of the tiles/grout broke, and water went everywhere. . So we tore out what we could, keeping the basic framing of the sink area. We raised it around 3.5 inches, moved the sink foward and built a new countertop. To help with splashing and leaks, we have installed a sweet backsplash, sacrificing the lower part of the window. . To finish it off, we wrapped the entire unit with FRP (plastic/fiberglass) material to truly make it all splash proof. I am so excited for this update, it has been a long time coming.

Who has two thumbs, lives in a bus, and is SUPER EXCITED about upper kitchen storage?! . This guy!! SkoolieLove has hit the storage jackpot! . We attached two heavy duty bolts and swlf-made attachments into the metal ribs of the ceiling. Then screwed the bottom shelf into the 2x3 on the wall. Screwed it all into the wall from inside the closet. All with wood glue, silicone, and good luck! . I don't think this will be falling down anytime soon. And wow! It's just big enough to fit our biggest plates. . Cannot wait to play kitchen and adult in this new bus interior!!! Thank you so much mom, dad and @marymaryfofairy !!!

Home stretch of the cutting/building/constructing aspect! Soon it's attaching everything properly and painting the entire interior. . Currently we are working on above window kitchen storage. I've seen so many Skoolies over the past 3 years with upper storage and I have been super jelly! Time to build my own. . This will allow most of the lower cabinets items to be brought up to eye level, which will be easier on our backs and knees. . It will also allow us to attach a proper paper towel holder, a fruit basket (@marymaryfofairy you'll finally have one!!) as well as a hood vent above the new stove. . Upgrades and Renovating are my all time favorite things! It's happiness every day.

All new doors are in! Bathroom and closet doors needed to be changed out for higher quality wood and better hinges. . After 3 years of bumpy roads and constant weather/humidity changes, the old doors started to have a bend in them and several hinges broke. . We now have higher quality wood, bought a quality JEG tool to have inlayed hinges and will find ourselves some sweet door handles. . Build it once and upgrade it forever.

This is one of the upgrades I am most excited about. . When we originally built the bathroom/kitchen sink, we set the counter tops to sit at window level, so we didn't block any light. . Being 6'2" that height was too low. Now, we raised the whole thing 3.75 inches and brought it forward a bit, so that I don't have to hunch over while working at the sink. . We blocked the lower window and are adding a really sweet backsplash. It's going to be so much prettier and more useable. . I can't wait to wash dishes and laundry in that deep sink!

Hey @marymaryfofairy I think our home is in here somewhere!! 😮🤤 . First it was a bus with seats, then it became a bus conversion build, then became the best home we've ever had over the past 2 years. . Now it's time to renovate and upgrade. It has become a bus renovation build and is transitioning from one interior setup we really loved to another. . We can hardly wait!! It's going to be so slick! The Big Blue Bus has never looked better!

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