DIY Van Sofa: Turning Our Toilet Bench Into Actual Seating | Van Life

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Our toilet bench was wasted space. We turned it into an actual sofa and it's changed how we live in the van. Here's the full DIY van build from start to finish. 🛋️ In this campervan DIY, we walk you through exactly how we transformed a wasted toilet bench into comfortable, real seating for our van life UK setup. We cover the full process: design, cutting, fold-out section, supports, foam, and upholstery, all the way to the reveal - a mini sofa! Whether you're mid-campervan build UK or just looking for seating inspo, this one's got the details. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - The problem 00:55 - The design 01:26 - The plan 01:54 - Quick cab change 02:58 - Measuring what we need 03:39 - Jigsaw time 04:06 - The fold out section 04:32 - Adding the supports 07:16 - Testing out the design 08:58 - One day job 09:28 - Upholstery! 12:05 - More staples 12:35 - List joy 12:49 - Move the table 13:37 - Assemble 13:58 - THE REVEAL 14:40 - Success? 16:57 - Thank you for watching this far! If you enjoy honest van life content from two women figuring it out as we go, then subscribe for more real, unfiltered stories from the road. New videos every other Sunday ✨ 🚐 Full van tour here: https://youtu.be/_TZzEOy1CrU ➕ Follow us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesGoFree Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lesgofree TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lesgofreee Music: https://artlist.io #VanLife #CampervanDIY #VanBuild #DIYVan #vanlifeuk