Reclaimed prefab sells for $75k on eBay
A green prefab home built specifically for last weekend's Dwell on Design show is auctioned off for a pretty penny.


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Reclaimed prefab sells for $75k on eBayA green prefab home built specifically for last weekend's Dwell on Design show is auctioned off for a pretty penny. Tue, Jun 30 2009 at 10:21 PM EST
For those of you who made it to this year’s particularly prefabulous Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles — I didn’t attend … I was in a very steamy Hotlanta at the Go Green Expo with fellow blogger Siel (check out her super coverage here) — you may have had the pleasure of stepping inside Austin-based Reclaimed Space’s 400 square foot prefabricated home made with reclaimed 100-year old oak and pine. The home's stylish, sustainable interiors are courtesy Ecofabulous. Interested in moving in?
![]() Well, too bad. It’s sold. The home was actually auctioned off on eBay — all proceeds went to LA-area Habitat for Humanity chapters — for $75,100.
The home is a real beaut. BusinessWeek describes it as "kind of a cross between a shabby chic country house and the Unibomber’s cabin." In addition to the reclaimed wood that was taken from a down-and-out barn, it boasts 85 percent recycled newspaper insulation, an outdoor shower, a Caroma Profile smart toilet, low-e windows, and vintage furnishings that have been reupholstered with organic wool and cotton, recycled PET fabric, or natural latex.
![]() Get the inside scoop in the below video. And for more Dwell on Design 2009 coverage, TreeHugger has the goods here and here.
Via [BusinessWeek] and [Ecofabulous]
Image: Ecofabulous
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