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Shipping Container Homes: Cargotecture Pros and Cons

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Shipping container homes might seem like a New Age option, but purchasing a DIY home isn’t as rare as you might think. In fact, Sears sold entire home kits to would-be homeowners in the early 1900s. Shipping containers can be stacked for more space. Cargo homes can be surprisingly cozy.

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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

Floor Covering News

The disparity in growth rates, industry observers say, can be attributed to slightly higher costs related to production/shipping, as well as more of an emphasis on better quality goods—those in the 10mm to 12mm range versus activity at the opening price point associated with 7mm products. We estimate the increases exceeded 30%.

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45 Modern Shipping Container Homes for Every Budget

Trendir Magazine

Modern shipping container homes are popular due to their versatility and affordability. Despite having a pre-made shape containers can be stacked in a lot of different ways to produce unusual forms for modern dwellings. Coolest Modern Shipping Container Homes.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Furniture

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Because more people know that making responsible choices about the products they put in their homes matters for the environment. Natural materials and living plants protect the air quality in your home. Eco-friendly furniture causes less damage to the environment and makes your home environment safer. Image: Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.

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Cali shines during difficult market conditions

Floor Covering News

A slowly recovering supply chain is delaying imports, container costs have skyrocketed and the pandemic’s bull-whip effect has thrown off inventory in just about every industry. They also install faster and feel more modern. Cali Vinyl Legends. It’s a tough time to be in the market for new flooring. We all know the bad news.

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15 Well Designed Shipping Container Homes for Life Inside the Box

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The hottest trend of shipping container homes fulfills many design desires: living simply, lessening clutter, being environmentally conscious, building a home on a budget, and the chance to do something totally modern and different that makes your neighbors’ jaws drop. Insulating a shipping container can be tricky.

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Artist’s Shipping Container Home In French Countryside

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Located in Meuse, France, this shipping container home is a modern shelter for a writer/artist who sculpts wood and metal. The 1,184-square-foot French countryside home, designed by Spray Architecture and Gabrielle Vella-Boucaud , was built on a serene hillside. Sculptures decorate the home inside and out.

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