Brent Anderson Photography - Dreamers Taking Action

We have been getting stir crazy staying home because of the Covid-19 restrictions.  We had to get out of the house so we took the bus for a drive along the ocean.  It was like we were on a mini 15 minute vacation! It was great to feel the ocean breeze and marvel at the blue water!  Kids got to enjoy the view from their bunk beds for a few minutes! We may have to start doing this every weekend until we can start going on adventures again! 

We worked on our beautiful kitchen this weekend! We don’t have much room to work with so we decided we will not be putting in an oven since it will take away all counter space.  So we decided to order a 24” sink cabinet and a 30” drawer cabinet from Ikea.  We were lucky that we didn’t even have to go to the store to place the order.  Everything was done online and it was delivered this past Wednesday!! So of course we knew that was going to be our weekend project! We started out by building a box around the wheel hump so that we have something to set cabinets on. Then we had to measure 20 times to figure out how much of the cabinets to cut off to mount on the box.  That was tricky but we did it! We then had to reinforce everything from the inside and outside to make sure it was not going to move at all while driving down the road.  Then I was able to install the drawers and shelves! I didn’t want a standard RV sink so I went with a BIG one!! I LOVE it!! It even come with a cutting boar

We have bunk beds!   Brent has been working hard this past week.  He’s had some more time now that we are stuck at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic.  I can’t take any credit for the bunk bed build.  First he started with framing the walls. Then bolted in the bunk supports. Here’s the kids testing it out! The size is a little narrower than a twin bed so that our hallway won’t be too narrow. I think it will work for them!  I actually found a foam mattress on Amazon for the exact same measurement! Thankfully I don’t have to make anything since I’m still struggling with the couch cushions! My mom has been helping me figure out how much fabric I need! 😬 Great job Brent on the bunk beds!! You’re amazing! My job lately has been figuring out the plumbing and how we are going to mount a 65 gallon freshwater and 75 gallon gray water tank under the bus!! Just got this shipment! The tanks!

The first thing we decided to build is the couch.  We are going to start building out from the front of the bus towards the back.  First up is framing out the couch. Then adding the plywood We then put trim on the outside to finish it off nicely. The next day we made the lids and painted! I still want to make the paint more rustic looking so may add some color and sand some spots!  I’m so happy with how it turned out.  I love that we have all this storage. Now I have to figure out how to make the cushions for the couch.  Next we will be making the kids bunk beds! BTW- we have not anchored anything down yet since we still have to frame and insulate the walls.  Waiting until we finish framing everything so we can plan the electrical and plumbing before we put walls up. Update: I didn’t like the paint job so I redid it.  So much better!

We’ve been busy so finishing the floor has been a long process.  We have been working for a few hours here and there to get the vinyl floors down. We got the tile from Floor and Decor and decided to go with the Duralax waterproof vinyl.  My goal was to get the floors done this weekend.  Brent has an art show so Parker kept me company while I worked on the bus! I was making the cuts using a blade, making slices then breaking the piece.  It was not working very good for the edges so I got out the power tools out! So much better!! No more blisters holding the blade! Just a little dusty so had to get the mask and glasses out!  Here is the finished floor!! Woohoo!!  Next we start building walls and cabinets!!! Can’t wait! Started researching how to build cabinets! I’m sure going to learn a lot in the project! 

Written by Nicole Anderson Brent was available to help me this weekend so he did all the plywood cuts!  Last pieces going in!  We are done with the plywood!!  Next is figuring out the layout of the bus so we can figure out electrical and plumbing before we start framing and insulating the walls.  I’m playing around with the floor plan using cut-out pieces and graph paper!! Once I get it finalized on paper I will tape it out of the plywood to make sure it all makes sense!