“We don’t need another boss, or another job… let’s just find other van lifers who need help getting on the road — and help them build their own tiny homes.”

Our skills back then were pretty limited, but our love for van life — and everything we’d learned building our own vans and working different trade jobs along the way — pushed us to learn fast.

We didn’t have a workshop.
We didn’t have a home base.
The only tools we had fit under the couch in our Troopy.

Bunnings carpark became our office.
Our workbench was a foldable picnic table tucked behind the seats.

And our fuel?
The dream that kept growing with every smile we saw on our first “clients’” faces.

It didn’t take long to realise this was becoming something real.
And with winter rain setting in, we found our first little shelter — a cozy garage in the coastal suburbs.

That space gave us something more than just cover.
It gave us the feeling that this was worth holding onto.

Van after van, smile after smile —
we made the move back to the East Coast, to Sydney.

There, we reconnected with our nomad friend Gianlu and moved into a shared workshop at a coffee roastery — the most inspiring place we could’ve wished for.

That’s where things really started to take shape.
That’s where Amber Fitouts was born.

“Amber Fitouts tells the story of a cozy afternoon in nature, a moment where you are looking through your van’s window, watching waves crashing on the beach. The simplicity of a moment, much like looking up at a piece of Amber – a small simple fossil that when held up to the light, becomes its own kind of window.”

A year (and many vans) later, we said goodbye to our Gianlu as he left to pursuit his dreams.
And here we are now — Smilte and Jack — opening the doors to our own new workshop in the Northern Beaches.

A place where we welcome you to share your ideas, your lifestyle, your vision of a home on wheels.

At Amber Fitouts, it’s always been about connection.
From our van life to yours.

We’re here to listen, to understand, and to build something that feels like you —
with love, care, and intention in every detail.

So maybe you’re somewhere at the beginning right now —

dreaming about your own moments on the road, or already halfway there.

Either way… we’d love to be part of it.

Come say hello.
Tell us your ideas.

And let’s build something that feels like home — wherever you park it.

S & J