![]() ![]() Ratchford, with 37 years of design and decorating experience, has always enjoyed “creating something fabulous from something yucky and old.” Working with small spaces were her passion - she created a loft apartment in a two-car garage at her house in 1989, and created high-style spaces for her kids in their tiny university dorms, Three containers serve as guest bedrooms while the fourth is a common kitchen and lounge. In Prince Edward Co., Lawtey is using four, nine-by-20-foot steel cargo boxes to create unique B&B lodging. 28 to 30 at the Enercare Centre, to illustrate how container housing can be functional, sustainable and affordable. Ratchford, founder of Caledon company Contained Living, has created a 310-square-foot home from two, used eight-by-20-foot containers for the Toronto Fall Home Show, running Sept. Kathy Ratchford and Alison Lawtey have both repurposed steel shipping containers for residential purposes. ![]() ![]() Two women are thinking inside the box when it comes to innovative housing solutions. ![]()
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