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By now, we have all heard of the tiny home trend and the renovation of farmhouse style homes. You can see it online or by watching HGTV, including shows, such as “Tiny House, Big Living”. It has everything to do with a minimalistic lifestyle and living in a home that is only a few hundred square feet in size. In addition, you can watch shows such as ‘Fixer Upper’ that often show the farmhouse features.

A company in Texas is taking these two trends and combining them. They are using affordable shipping containers to create tiny homes with farmhouse charm. That charm is seen everywhere from the rocking chairs on the roof to the doormat on the front porch.

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Affordable, custom-built homes are created using 20 or 40 foot containers from Backcountry Containers. Jon and Kristen Meier are the husband-and-wife team behind the project.

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Tonight Jon and Kristen tackle their biggest build yet 🏗️ Containables, 9pm tonight @hgtv @backcountrycontainers #containables #containerhome #containerhouse

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They even have their own show, ‘Containables‘ featured on the DIY network. He takes care of the engineering and she takes care of the design.

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We've got an exciting announcement at Backcountry Containers… Our new show, Containables, is premiering this Thursday on the @diynetwork at 9pm CST with back-to-back episodes! We can't wait to share these custom container homes with you. They are unlike anything you've seen from us before. We hope you'll tune in! . . . #containerhome #tinyhome #containerlife #DIYNetwork #showpremiere #customhome

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There is going to be a variation in what you will pay for one of these tiny homes. Generally speaking, a 20 foot shipping container starts at a baseline of $40,000 and a 40 foot container home begins at $60,000.

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Have you missed watching #Containables because you don't get the DIY Network? Well, good news, episodes 4 and 5 are airing on HGTV this week. Tune in Friday, February 16 or set your DVR for 12pm and 12:30pm CST!

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If you are interested in a bigger shipping container home using multiple containers, the build starts at $100,000. Adding any extras, such as rooftop decks, porches and high-end appliances will raise the price.

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We loved creating a living space and workshop for Alex that’s all his own! Such a fun build for a great family! #containables #backcountrycontainers

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The model home for the farmhouse shipping container is 1,100 square feet. Other options include a two-story stack home, a workspace shipping container and inside bungalows.

I would say you could easily make it a party house as well.

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Most of the buildings by Backcountry Containers are in Texas, but they do make some exceptions for building outside of that state.

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Are you looking for land near Houston for your container home? Check out Lucky Horseshoe Tiny Home Community! They are the only tiny home community in the ten county area surrounding Harris County. More information in our profile link. . . . #containerhome #tinyhousecommunity #houstontinylife #tinyliving #tinylife #containerhouse

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If you really love tiny homes, you may want to consider moving to Spur, Texas.

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Coming Soon!!! #tinyhouseliving #spurtx Contact me for more details #8068316279, contact@soldbylia.realtor, Lia Saa and Justin Serbantez, Realtors, Licensed in State of Texas

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The local area zoning and land regulations are favorable for tiny homes. Spur is a small town of only 1000 and is ‘tiny home-friendly’ and you can get to Lubbock Texas within an hour. Here are some of the homes you will find in Spur:

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Proclaimed in 2014 Spur Texas as the "nations’ first tiny house-friendly town. http://RidingForACure.com #AmericanDiabetesAssociation #RidingForACure  #spurtexas #tinyhouse #iphone6splus #rexcovingtonphotography  #lonestarrider

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Here’s another of the tiny homes.

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Das hier ist ein sogenanntes Tiny House. Es steht in Spur, Texas und misst knapp 20qm. Ist das genug Platz zum Leben? Und warum wird es in den USA immer beliebter Mini-Häuser zu bauen? Antworten gibt‘s heute Abend beim @galileo Spezial „Wohnen extrem“, 19:05 Uhr @prosieben.

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