Friday 15 July 2011

Container Spaces - Sustainable Living for the future

The new trend in sustainable living is living in containers. Yes you heard me right - shipping containers. They are 100% recycled from used containers. It's been well tested and tried in the UK with London's Docklands Container City and other parts of the world like US, Canada and Mexico.



Now Nigeria is following the trend by introducing "Container Space" a new project. Global Pathway has entered into a Joint Venture with Container Space Nigeria Ltd. Read full article here 3Invest Real Estate Blog


So how do you go about designing the interior of these sustainable eco-friendly living quarters? For starters use lights colours to make the space brighter and feel bigger. Make the best of natural lighting. I'd also go for a white ceiling to make it appear higher than it is.



Image courtesy of www.containercity.com

Do not clutter the spaces Use mirrors to trick the eye but not just on walls also on other surfaces like wardrobe doors.

Also try and pick furniture that doesn't contrast with the wall colours. The closer the match, the better!!! And then add shots of colour subtly with accessories like scatter cushions, plants (real or artificial), books on a coffee table etc.

Image courtesy of www.containercity.com

}My take on container living (and working) - a very cool and trendy concepts~

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