FlopHouze The concept of FlopHouze frees two birds with one key with their new hotel in a tiny Texan town halfway between Houston and Austin.
First, the small upcycled shipping containers perfectly match the latest reducing, reusing, and recycling trends.
Plus, the metal boxes made way for artistic creativity. Innovative architecture and funky pop art murals on the sidewalls of the shipping containers (or rather living containers).
Photo Credit: Flophouze Shipping Container Hotel
Owner Matt White and his crew, the Recycling The Past, have given the shipping containers a second life and set an example for unique lodging and recycling.
The eco team used sustainably harvested wood from their farm and reclaimed lumber from a distillery.
The holes cut on the sides of the shipping containers were fitted with windows from a former school destined to be demolished.
One man's garbage is another man's window!
Inside the quirky metal frames, the eco-consciousness lives on.
The cabinets are sourced from former Brooklyn laboratories, and the countertops are made from old bowling alley and railroad car floors found in Texas.
The industrial atmosphere of the shipping containers with exposed electrical wires is beautifully contrasted by the cheerful rugs, artworks, and artifacts collected during Matt's trips around the world.
If going eco and saving up is your thing, FlopHouze lets you experience living small before you decide to downscale your home.
And if you are convinced it's the right way to go, the container homes are for sale.
FlopHouze's cool factor starts with the vintage vinyl collections in each of the six units and continues with the outdoor hammocks and fire pits.
But the cherry on the cake is the pool made out of a shipping container.
Round Top's official population is a mere 90, so it's the perfect getaway from a busy urban life.
Despite its size, it hosts the bi-annual Round Top Antiques Fair.
If you miss the occasion, the on-site store (Recycling the Past) also has plenty of cool vintage stuff for sale.
