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20 Surprisingly Beautiful Homes Made From Shipping Containers

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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!

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1. 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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2. 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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3. This little cabin is practically a playhouse for adults.

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

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

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7. 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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