Mum transforms a 40-foot $55k shipping container into her family home using budget Kmart buys and on-sale luxury furniture
- An Australian woman has shared photos of her luxury 40 foot shipping container
- Her family lives inside it, which was custom made by Luxury Compact Homes
- It cost $55,000 for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom build on the Gold Coast
- The lady decorated it with budget pieces from Kmart, as well as Freedom
A homeowner has shared the budget buys she purchased from Kmart to style her family's 40 foot shipping container property, including a $59.99 entertainment unit and $8 bedroom cushions.
The Australian woman joined the tiny house movement by securing a $55,000 custom built container from Luxury Compact Homes on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
It comes with one bedroom, a kitchen and bathroom and was set up on her plot of land as part of the fee.
A homeowner has shared the budget buys she purchased from Kmart to style her family's 40 foot shipping container property (pictured)
The Australian woman joined the tiny house movement by securing a $55,000 custom built container from Luxury Compact Homes on the Gold Coast, Queensland (kitchen pictured)
Once installed she started to decorate it with pink and white coloured furniture to match the crisp white walls and tiled splashback in the kitchen.
Kmart featured heavily in the bedroom with a range of $8 cushions, a $12 magenta throw and $38 quilt cover set.
Two bedside tables from Pillow Talk with a wooden top and metal legs give the room an edge and a large window looks out over the paddock surrounding them.
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The living room has a designer-looking black TV unit that will set you back just $59.99 at Kmart and a $625 grey couch from Freedom that's perfect for curling up on to watch Netflix
The family bought the grey MADDOX 2 Seat Sofa from Freedom, which is currently on sale for $625, down from $699
The Kmart Noir Entertainment Unit ($59.99) is a welcome addition to the living area and holds the TV in place
The living room has a designer-looking black TV unit that will set you back just $59.99 at Kmart and a $625 grey couch from Freedom that's perfect for curling up on to watch Netflix.
After sharing images of the rooms on Facebook, the Queensland-based amateur decorator was inundated with praise for creating a tiny domain.
'Oh my gosh I love what you live in. You have more kitchen bench space than I do, and I live in an actual house,' one woman said.
Kmart featured heavily in the bedroom with a range of $8 cushions, a $12 magenta throw and $38 quilt cover set
Kmart cushions have been used in the bedroom to brighten up the white bedsheets
The Kmart quilt cover for $38 is on their mattress to keep them warm at night
After sharing images of the rooms on Facebook, the Queensland-based amateur decorator was inundated with praise for creating a tiny domain
'Amazing work. Now it just needs a timber deck and it will be perfect,' another said.
A third added: 'That's one of the best tiny houses I've seen. Great space and style'.
While the initial outlay wasn't cheap - and the family don't yet have a laundry - it's far more affordable than buying a house with a mortgage.
