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Kitchen Tour

Hey guys, sorry it's been forever! 

I Love my Kitchen! Our awesome neighbor built our cabinets, and they are very simple, but SOLID like every single other thing this house is.

I wanted to try a two tone look, with the cabinets stained, and the doors painted. I lived with them that way for about 2 years, but wasn't in love with the look. 
I put shelf paper on the outside of the drawers.😍


The windows are not attached to the containers at all, except with spray foam sealer, they are attached to the framework for the siding. So we sealed the gaps in the container walls, and then attached the trim to the window framing. There are no screws attaching the trim to the containers. I lived without trim for several months. 

Added the trim! We also used crates for open shelving. Later my mom helped me put up open shelving using privacy fencing and iron brackets. 


The windows are so deep because the siding is build on the pole style framework around the house. Makes for great additional shelving!


We opened up the wall between the dining room and kitchen, and added a bar. The window brings in a lot of light and also adds seating for kids, as well as company while I'm working in the kitchen. 




I painted my cabinets three times. When I decided the last color, I discovered the hue matches many other things in the house!

On a snowy day my dear hubby put up the last shelving on the right side of my microwave. After 4 1/2 years, I feel like my kitchen is complete!

Thanks for stopping by! 



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  1. EaglesJune 6, 2022 at 3:26 AM

    Your kitchen looks gorgeous! My current home is also made out of a shipping container and it's pretty nice—simple and cozy. It took just 6 months to complete. The container itself is recycled material.

    Some containers are deemed unusable in shipping, but still possess decades of life left. Even though the interior of my house looks modern, everything is minimalist. Water and electricity consumption is minimum, I have constructed the soak pit in such a way that the waste water can be used by a bunch of trees that I have planted around the soak pit.

    Anyone interested in building and living in a container home, my advice is this: You need to do your research. Make sure you have the right amount of information, especially complete programs on building shipping container houses (Source: Go here for research materials and programs). It's doable, but you have to know what you're getting yourself into. Building a container home can be one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences of your life. It's cost efficient, structurally durable, easy to build, and eco-friendly.

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