This man started by drawing a circle on the ground, and within only six weeks managed to create an amazing vacation home in the middle of a mango plantation in Thailand. This is what a private paradise looks like.
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When most people imagine their dream home, a magnificent villa, costing millions of dollars comes to mind. Steve Erin, on the other hand, made an incredible house for less than $10,000 dollars.
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The whole process began with a simple marking on the sand. 6 weeks from this moment, you won’t be able to recognize the place.
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Erin got a little piece of land in the middle of a friend’s mango plantation to build his dream vacation house.
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He was helped by local friends, the building skills of a relative and a lot of effort to get the project ahead as soon as possible.
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He invested only $6,000 dollars in the basic structure.
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Although building materials are cheaper in Thailand than most places, it’s still an amazigly low price.
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To finish the small details and furnish the cabin, they invested another $3,000. That means the whole project was made for the low low price of about $9,000 dollars. This required a lot of personal effort, creativity and improvisation. But when you see the final result, you understand it was worth every drop of sweat.
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This is a natural stone dais for the bed.
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The materials used to build were concrete, bricks and clay, along with natural materials.
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The compound is made of several rounded structures.
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The pavilion supplies an impressive tropical view to the mango plantation surrounding the house.
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Erin didn’t forget, of course, to install a hammock, it is still a vacation house in Thailand, after all.
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The bedroom is open to the yard, in which Erin and his crew built a charming pond.
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The warm colors and the use of natural materials make the stay comfortable and fun.
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The stairs were built to climb the house and reach the balcony.
The big windows let a lot of natural light into the house.
The interior design of the house almost looks like a drawing.
The sink is made from a bamboo branch and a cermaic bowl.
Erin takes a moment of rest in the midst of the project.
A look into the bedroom. Each side has a window with a seating place looking out.
The ultimate vacation home.