Man Turns Ugly Shipping Container Into A Pint Sized Dream House

It’s been said if you want to live a happy life, lower your standards.

Those who demand the five-star treatment will be dissatisfied with anything four stars and below. Those who will ONLY travel to luxuries hotels find themselves disappointed with the quirks that make a foreign land worth seeing. And those who require a mansion will find themselves paying a high price tag for a place they don’t have the time to enjoy.

Instead, those who learn to lower their standards will find themselves impressed with anything mildly mediocre. These are the ones who live life to the fullest. They’re the few who have learned to trim that fat and find joy in the little things.

Take, for instance, the Canadian man who took his life off the grid when he turned an old shipping container into his new dream home.

Joseph Dupuis had grand plans for how he could transform his life. But these plans didn’t come easy. For three years, Dupuis spent an hour a day working on what would become his future home. He knew he wanted to transform shipping containers and he knew he could do most of the work himself, but finding the time and money while juggling a job proved to be a challenge for this visionary man.

Slowly, but surely, he found the time, and when he took the plunge, it paid off. Dupuis bought three containers for $3,400 Canadian dollars. Then he spent three months working on his new home for roughly 12 hours a day. By the end of the summer, Dupuis had an inexpensive home and debt free life.

At 355 square feet, this home comes insulated with heat — necessary for those Canadian winters — and a cooling system. The shipping container home is also outfitted with solar panels, a wood stove, full kitchen, and shower, with room for a “future” toilet (right now, the cabin only has an outhouse).

Man Turns Ugly Shipping Container Into A Pint Sized Dream House is an article from: LifeDaily