They spent just over a year building the home. — -- When Regan and Libby Foster set out to build a new home in Denver, Colorado, they went to the shipping yard instead of the home improvement ...

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 ...

From tiny houses to apartment buildings, art galleries and more, architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers. This neat example of the metal boxes' versatility consists of ...

Imagine owning a home for less than the cost of a new sedan. Thanks to innovative designs and affordability, shipping container homes are making this dream a reality for many. These sustainable and ...

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids company that gives old shipping containers new life as pools, homes and other living concepts is expanding. Blox CEO Chris Van Doeselaar expects to open the ...

There are countless ways in which the booming lifestyle industry can be linked to the automotive world. Yet, what better way to truly appreciate your car than to live out of the very space it, too, ...

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 ...

This two-bedroom container home was born out of a family's desire to have a more comfortable, reliable accommodation option for vacation time on their rural property. It's a huge upgrade from the ...

IT TOOK AWHILE for shipping-container homes to come to Indianapolis (insert landlocked joke here), but the first one that arrived is extra-special—it’s designed by Travis Price Architects in ...

Property owners, developers, and even media personalities are thinking outside, ahem, inside the box, and transforming metro Phoenix into a prominent hub for container homes. This year, Phoenix has ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — People living in Lakeland can soon use shipping containers as homes and as small business locations. Lakeland city leaders approved the ordinance Monday, which changes certain land ...