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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   The best things in life are recycled from the past, and this shipping container "Flophouze" is chock-full of the finest salvaged pieces history has to offer.   About House of What?!:  Chris Grundy explores eclectic homes created from strange, recycled, and up-cycled materials!  Learn how each house was transformed into a personal oasis and made from the greatest stuff on Earth!    This clip comes from Season 2, Episode 3: "Funky Art House"   EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV   #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00So containers are the interior dimensions approximately around 8 feet and approximately

00:0840 feet.

00:09And I feel like these containers are pretty awesome.

00:12By having a small space, you don't need a lot.

00:15You can't have a lot because you ain't got no place to put it, you know.

00:20So my favorite thing about living in containers is the simplicity.

00:24Ah, the simple life.

00:27They say the best things in life are free, but Matt's motto is, the best things in life

00:31are recycled from the past, and his house is just that.

00:35Some of the coolest features we got and some of the reclaimed materials were our windows.

00:39They came from an old building in Philadelphia, which was a school.

00:43The ceiling, which was one of my favorite finds, these were basically pallets from a

00:48whiskey distillery in Kentucky.

00:49And you can still see in some spots, there's the stain from the rings of the whiskey barrels.

00:56Cool, Matt.

00:58Now lead the way to the rest of the house.

01:01So we're cooking up something special in the kitchen.

01:02Let me show you.

01:03Hang on a second here.

01:04Hey, we're in the kitchen.

01:07The kitchenette is filled with Matt's favorite finds, like cabinets repurposed from an FDA

01:12testing lab in Brooklyn and countertops from an old bowling alley deep in the heart of

01:18Texas.

01:20This would be where many a ball has rolled and many a strike has been had.

01:26They're two-inch thick rock maple, so they need it to be very, very strong for the weight

01:30of the balls to roll down.

01:32It really makes it the perfect countertop material.

01:35Shuffling down the hallway of this shotgun-style container home is the bathroom and the bedroom,

01:41with a partition for privacy that's over a century old.

01:45This factory door that was salvaged out of an old factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

01:49this door's probably from the 1800s.

01:51The glass has chicken wire in it, which is a precursor to your tempered safety glass.

01:57But building out a shipping container with all these old materials isn't for the faint

02:01of heart.

02:02Luckily, it's Matt's passion.

02:05There's a lot of artifacts in the bedroom and throughout a lot of the containers that

02:08are from some of my travels around the world.

02:12A lot of the containers that are out there are pretty beat up.

02:15I mean, they use these things.

02:16They travel the seven seas, they go all over the world, and then they're not exactly the

02:20easiest things to cut into.

02:21Some guys will use plasma cutters, some guys will use grinders.

02:25Either way, it's a tough job.

02:27It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.

02:31As crazy as your ideas are and as deep as your pocketbook is, you can have anything

02:36done with containers.

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