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Furniture.
Endless options here depending upon personal tastes and building skills.
I recommend minimal to begin and adding as you define needs.
Considering the space as if on a sailboat is a good approach.
Transportation will cause bumping and tilting of the container, so latches
on all drawers and cabinets are necessary. Everything should
have "lockdown" capability including dishes, tools, appliances, and fixtures.
I imagine welding "L" brackets to the steel walls and attaching any wood
cabinets, counters, cupboards, or tables to these. In my sketches,
I put a table hinged off a narrow counter that flips down for more space.
I like big tables and maintaining some horizontal surfaces is good for
me I'm a pile person with magazines and files and mail and whatever else
I drag home. Long narrow counters are great. Eight
and a half to ten feet of height (2.6-3m) in a typical shipping container
offers a fair amount of storage above head level. Under the
bed is another big storage space. Beds can be folded or converted
into couches, but I chose to make the bed at seat height for use with the
table next to it. And I'd put large drawers on plastic glides
(not wheels) under the bed that can be pulled out and hold quite a bit.
I¹ve been a furniture designer for ten years so I could fill pages
with design plans, but that's the fun part of customizing this container
home.
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