Used containers (which can be picked up for $1,500 to $2,000) often have teak floors and sometimes are insulated. The bright orange, blue and rust corrugated boxes may not appeal to everyone.

Couple Builds Home With Shipping Containers Regan and Libby Foster's Denver, Colorado, home is made of nine used shipping containers.

Ms Hellen Namwirya, a beautician and conservationist from Wakiso District, has recently rediscovered her ability to plant different vegetables around her home using any available container ...

A company in West Michigan is creating homes, swimming pools and everything in between, all from old used shipping containers that they source from across the Midwest.