Matt & Paiton built a 45-ft high cube shipping container home for only $20,000, despite having no building experience. In this episode of DIY Tiny Home Build Stories, they share their clever use of ...

While the tiny home movement started to gain ground in the early aughts, it’s only over the past couple of years that’s become a widespread phenomenon for a variety of reasons. Container homes ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

The Austin yard of Bob's Containers echoes with the typical sounds of home construction: drilling, hammering, sawing and more. "Except our medium is a metal box," says co-owner Robert Balderas.

For Zack and Brie Smithey, the smell of old tires will be forever associated with home. "It reminds me of the beginning stages of the construction here," he said, in the couple's dream home in St.

Backcountry Containers specializes in turning shipping containers into tiny homes on wheels. The Texas-based company got its start in 2016 when founder Jon Meier found interest in the tiny home ...

Fort Wayne City Council has taken the first step toward using recycled shipping containers to build smaller, inexpensive dwellings. It’s a concept that has existed since at least the turn of the ...

Brazilian company Inovare Container transforms shipping containers into functional spaces like businesses and homes. Freight crates have become a preferred choice for those looking to save a few bucks ...

The idea to start a business that converts shipping containers into affordable homes started around a fire pit. Sandra Whitley and Allison Lyons never did light the fire, but the idea first discussed ...