Converted Homes Made From The Most Unlikely Spaces

1. You cant tell just by looking at it, but this cozy cabin is really a modified RV trailer (or as we say in the South, a fifth wheel. Dont like the neighbors? Just batten down the hatches and move on down the road. .....

Dumpster

2. From the outside it looks like the last place youd want to spend the night. But the inside, converted by artist Gregory Kloehn, sports all the comforts of home. .....

Airplane

3. Rescued from a jungle junkyard, this 1965 Boeing aircraft is now a luxurious hotel full of hand carved Indonesian teak furniture and monkeys for neighbors. .....

Ship

4. Built by the Ford Motor Company in the early 1920s, this massive transport ship was lugged up a steep riverbank to become a bed and breakfast, and later, a private home. .....

Hovercraft

5. It took designer Dennis Schaller 20 years and a lot of scrap materials to construct this two story abode. .....

Fishing Boats

6. The S.S. Encinitas and S.S Moon Light are stunning houseboat replicas built using materials from an old bathhouse. .....

Grain Silo

7. These two corrugated metal grain silos in Utah have been converted into the ultimate bachelor pad overlooking the Provo River. .....

Fire Tower

8. When Bick and Bonnie Smith purchased 10 acres in Montana, they decided to forgo new construction and converted the existing fire tower instead. The forest service still uses it as a lookout during fire season, and the Smiths allow community groups to hold meetings there. .....

School Bus

9. Kelly and her partner Chris converted a 1991 Ford Thomas school bus into a big little house on wheels and now happily live wherever they want. .....

Shipping Container

10. By now youve probably seen lots of converted shipping containers, but look at the green roof on this one .....

House Inside a Shipping Container House

11. Check out this collection of tricked out shipping container homes, and feast your eyes on some of the most badass box houses ever built Think inside the box with these tricked out shipping container homes. .....

Water Tower

12. You can rent this place on Airbnb .....

Giant Rock

13. Not photo shopped This crazy house has become a bit of a tourist attraction in Portugal. .....

Seashell

14. Okay, okay, its not a REAL seashell. Its still ridiculously cool. .....

VW Bus

15. Lots of people take road trips in old VW buses. It takes a couple called The Dangerz to convert it into an awesome second home like this. .....

School

16. Built in the early 1900s, Buffalos Alternative High School was used for learning until 2004. Then it became these epic loft spaces. .....

Train Cars

17. This adorable German couple met on a train, and their first vacation was a four day train ride from Berlin to Kazakhstan. So it only makes sense that they would turn train cars into their own comfy home. .....

Horse Trailer

18. This conversion happened because the owner was looking for an easier way to travel with his Rottweiler. .....

Antique Fire Truck

19. This 1956 this Scottish fire truck was restored and turned into a guest space .....

Bike Trailer

20. Complete with faux wood siding, simple windows and basic door, this bike trailer RV designed by Kevin Cyr is an almost perfect miniature replica of the real thing no truck required. .....

Camper Kart

21. Another design by Kevin Cyr, this tiny home is even smaller and pops out of a shopping cart. .....

Missile Silo

22. For those days when youre super nostalgic about the Cold War. .....

Airplane Hangar

23. This unique home/workplace/hangar was created as the model for Santa Paula Airpark, a fly in community. .....

Gasometers

24. These cavernous gasometers (gas tanks) formed the heart of Europes largest gas plant back in the 1800s. Now? Worlds coolest apartment community. .....

WWII Bunker

25. UK resident Elizabeth Sutton converted a derelict military bunker into an underground oasis. No windows, but also, no noise. .....

Cement Factory

26. Ricardo Bofill rescued this cement factory in Barcelona, Spain from near ruin. Now 30 silos, multiple buildings and towering ceilings are home to Bofills residence, headquarters of his business, and an exhibition hall. .....

Garbage Truck

27. Hardwood floors? Custom kitchen cabinets? This garbage truck is nicer than some apartments Ive lived in. .....

Taxi Cab

28. When the Olympics came to town in 2012, London cabbie David Weekes converted his Hackney Carriage into the Relax A Taxi. For $75 a night, visitors frustrated by the citys packed hotels could sleep in the cabs backseat, which was outfitted with a memory foam mattress, bedside lamp, curtains, solar powered radio, iPad and portable fridge. .....

Gas Station

29. Built to be a gas station Bayou neighborhood of New Orleans, this 1918 building was a furniture building shop and jewelry making studio before being remade into a residence (that you can rent on Airbnb). .....

Redwood Log

30. The One Log House was literally hollowed out of a single redwood tree back in 1946. This 32 foot long section alone weighed 42 tons. It is estimated that the tree was 2100 years old. .....

Wine Cask

31. If youre ever lucky enough to be visiting The Hotel de Vrouwe van Stavoren in the Netherlands, be sure to request one of the wine cask rooms. Thats right four of the rooms are located inside repurposed 14,500 litre wine casks. .....