{"id":5395,"date":"2024-02-07T13:57:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:57:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:57:20","slug":"from-commuter-bus-to-cozy-home-the-transformation-of-a-double-decker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5395","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFrom Commuter Bus to Cozy Home\u201d: The Transformation of a Double-Decker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7599-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7599-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7599-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7599.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nBack in the 1950s, nobody thought that this double-decker bus would become someone\u2019s home one day.<\/p>\n<p>But before it retired, it had a long journey. First, it was a bus for commuters in Manchester, UK. Then, it traveled to San Francisco and later to Mt. St. Helens, where it was used for tours.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7600-300x282.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7600-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7600.png 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After its active days, it was bought by Matt, who turned it into a food truck. In Portland, Oregon, it became famous as the Grilled Cheese Grill for nine years.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7601-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7601-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7601.png 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, Whit Scott bought it for $8,000 and transformed it into a tiny home with the help of family members over five months, spending a total of about $22,000.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7602-219x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7602-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7602-748x1024.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7602-768x1052.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7602.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scott is proud of how the tiny home looks today and has been renting it on Airbnb since August.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7603-300x254.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7603-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7603.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The inside has a small kitchenette with a microwave and mini fridge, a sitting area with whimsical paintings, a tiny but cute bathroom with a shower, sink, and composting toilet, and an upstairs bedroom with a queen-sized bed.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7604-300x296.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7604-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_7604.png 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1950s Restored Double Decker Bus becomes stunning Tiny Home\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfjYmIDF2OU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the 1950s, nobody thought that this double-decker bus would become someone\u2019s home one day. 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