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6 Ideas for Making a Shipping Container Garden House

Updated: Jun 8, 2022

Ever since humans started settling down instead of moving from location to location, planting and gardening have been an inseparable part of human lives. It’s more than just a method to provide food or create a beautiful landscape, many of us are naturally drawn to gardening or just spending time in a garden or the nature.


It provides so many things humans naturally crave; it’s a good activity with tangible and satisfying results, it’s a good workout, it’s fulfilling in so many different ways, and it is very relaxing. Just try inviting a group of friends or family to spend a few days in a garden and see how people with different preferences are open and welcoming to the idea of spending time in a garden.

6 Ideas for Making a Shipping Container Garden House

For those of us who have gardens or any similar landscape, but don’t have the structure they need around it, there is this question of how to fill this void and what are the options. We recommend considering shipping container garden houses.


They are very fast and easy to set up, they are cheaper than most other options, probably all other options which offer this much quality, they are very eco-friendly, and you can easily move them when and where you want. They are also very flexible in what they can offer, so with a little bit of modification, they can be precisely what you need. Here in this article, we want to show you a handful of options among many, just to show you how useful and flexible shipping container garden houses are.

Ideas for Making Shipping Container Garden House

A garden house can be a term referring to many things. Sometimes, it can be as simple as a tool shed, sometimes it’s an intricate structure which can comfortably accommodate a number of people for a very long period, and sometimes, it can be a small lone cabin with an amazing view, big enough for a couple of people to relax and enjoy the nature.


The reason we insist shipping containers are excellent choices for building garden houses is that modified shipping containers can be perfect solutions for pretty much every and all types of garden houses. Here are a few examples of shipping container garden houses which already exist and have proven to be amazing choices.

Shipping Container Garden Houses in Jungles

Were you considering a place where you could be lost in the beauty of nature with friends or loved ones? A shipping container garden house can be a great idea in the jungle right in the heart of nature.

A shipping container garden house is a safe structure to be out in an open area such as a jungle or a forest, Shipping containers are built tough, and they are designed to protect everything inside them from all types of harsh weather and environment for very long periods of time. They are also very secure and difficult to break in.


        6 Ideas for Making a Shipping Container Garden House

You can have them modified to have huge windows to enjoy the view, you can set them on simple but strong foundations to get some altitude to have an even better view of the surrounding, and you can fit many types of furniture and equipment inside them to make your stay in them all the more comfortable and enjoyable.

Shipping Container Garden House with A Rooftop Sitting Arrangement

A single shipping container can be a beautiful garden house, and a great and cozy sitting arrangement on its rooftop can make for a great sunset tea or a romantic dinner date.

Every little detail in a shipping container garden house can be arranged according to your very own specific needs or preferences, so not only the rooftop arrangement, but the entire garden house will be exactly the way you want it to be.

Shipping Container Garden House with A Pool

Apart from having the pleasure of owning a shipping container garden house in the nature, you can even have a pool in front of it to add more to the feeling of relaxation and fun. Shipping container swimming pools are just as easy to set up and maintain, and just like a shipping container garden house, they can be moved with ease, so if and when you decide to change anything about them, it will be an easy process.

Green Shipping Container Garden House

You can have most of the walls of a shipping container turned into windows, as long as its structural integrity remains intact, which is not too difficult for container modification companies such as ours to do, since we have methods of reinforcing walls and ceilings. With the addition of some ventilation mechanisms, you can have perfect little or big greenhouses in your garden to protect the plants which are more sensitive to weather and environment conditions.

Joint Shipping Container Garden House

If you have enough space and budget to opt for a bigger garden house in your garden or nature, this is for you. You can make your garden house as big as your space allows you to. Many shipping containers can be added together to create a fully functioning and comfortable house.

        6 Ideas for Making a Shipping Container Garden House

Luxurious Shipping Container Garden Houses

The fact that many people choose to have simplistic shipping container garden houses does not mean that you can’t have them any other way. As we said before, shipping container structures are extremely flexible, and what they offer can be exactly what you demand, so if you want them to be luxurious, that can be done too. Of course, it will be more expensive, but that is always a given when it comes to any luxury item.


Any interior and exterior element modified in a shipping container can be done with a luxurious theme in mind, and every equipment and furniture used can be of the highest quality. In a normal house, having wooden or brick walls do not dictate how luxurious your house can be, and the steel walls of a shipping container are not limitations either. Just think of what you want, and it can be easily done, if you are willing to spend that much more on it.

Where to Obtain a Shipping Container Garden House?


Here in Green Box Containers, we are ready and prepared to offer you all the options we talked about in this article, and so much more. We have already built so many different types of modified shipping container structures, that at this point, we believe that it’s possible to build almost anything using them.


Shipping container garden houses just happen to be one of the most popular types of our products. If you are considering having a shipping container garden house, contact us. We will hear everything about what you expect of your garden house, and we will study the environment in which you intend to install and use it, and prepare a 2D model for you accordingly.


You can modify that 2D model as much as you please, as long as the structural integrity of the shipping container is not compromised. After you are finished editing the model and are fully satisfied with it, we will start the modification process and deliver your shipping container garden house to you within 30 days. If you have any questions or you need more details, contact us. Our experts are ready and happy to provide all the information you need.




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