23 Surprisingly Gorgeous Homes Made From Shipping Containers

Because shipping containers are like Legos for adults. posted on October 15, 2013 at 5:56pm EDT

   Kristin Chirico BuzzFeed Staff

This is a shipping container. It’s used to transport large amounts of goods on boats and on trains. By itself, it’s pretty boring.

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But with a little imagination, the shipping container becomes a cheap, reliable building block that can be used to build chic little getaway homes and castles of majesty alike!

1. Like this adorable guest house:

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Look at those wood floors. Just look at them.

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There’s even a garden on top!

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2. This bright and modern Redondo Beach home…

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…which is even bigger than you think.

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And if it’s a lovely evening, you can lift up the wall and bring the evening to you.

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3. This amazing New Zealand beach house is like the perfect sun porch during the day…

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…and the coziest little party house at night.

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It even has a fireplace!

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4. This shipping container has literally been turned into a treehouse.

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5. This is the woodland cottage of your dreams.

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6. This shipping container house actually has another house built INSIDE it!

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See?

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7. This hobbity home is able to blend into its environment.

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8. This painted fancy pad by Brazillian Architect Marcio Kogan doesn’t try to hide the containers.

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Instead, it lets them be the fun little Legos that they are.

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9. The Ecopod can be on or off the grid, and is entirely made from recycled materials.

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Even the floor is made from recycled car tires!

10. The Kalkin House in Vermont knows how to make an entrance.

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This house doesn’t even make you decide whether you want to be outdoors or in.

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11. This adorable snow fort in Quebec took seven shipping containers to make.

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12. This delightful cabin was the first shipping container home in Colorado.

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13. Would you even guess that the Beach Box, a beach house in the Hamptons, was made from shipping containers?

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It makes for instant detailed ceilings!

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14. This bright and light little prefab home is like a Barbie Dream House come to life.

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15. The Manifesto House in Chile was built for only $118,000.

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That staircase looks almost like it’s floating.

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16. This two-story American Dream embraces its shipping container roots, as well.

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17. The Boxcar Child in you wants to live here so badly.

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18. This Mojave Desert home almost makes you want to live in the Mojave Desert.

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19. This contemporary home was built from only five containers, and while it may seem dark…

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…inside it’s all roominess and textures and WINDOWS!

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20. This in-your-face Chilean hillside house turns up the drama.

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21. This little cabin is practically a playhouse for adults.

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22. This Sri Lankan holiday cabin was built on an army base, and was made from a shipping container and other reclaimed materials, including old weapons boxes and timber from old bunkers.

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23. This San Jose home has a slanted roof on top to let hot air out and sunlight in.

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It cost only $40,000 to build.

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But it has million dollar views.

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