Pre-Fab Home Tour
Matt and I took a very concrete step toward realizing our dream of creating an intentional neighborhood (even though we only have $84 in our savings account entitled, "The Dream"): we went on a house tour offered by Ma Modular, a company that specializes in bringing affordable, modern, eco-friendly design to the masses.
I went into the experience with limited expectations. The pictures on the website looked amazing, but I figured they were professionally stylized and were intentionally shot to create the best possible views. I couldn't have been more wrong! The house looked exactly like it did in the pictures. It was a little more cluttered because a real family lives there, but the design is truly beautiful.
There's lot of natural light (my number one pre-requisite!). The ceilings are high and there are windows and sliding glass doors (eco-friendly ones) everywhere.
My only complaint was that the kitchen was a little small, but the Ma Modular representative explained that many aspects of the home can be customized, despite the fact that the house is pre-fabricated in a factory.
Speaking of the Ma Modular representatives: they were amazing. They have a whole team of people: people to help you customize your house, people to help you find land upon which to build your house, and people to help you secure a loan for land + construction.
I also went out of my way to befriend a woman who is thinking about going through the process. I would love to hear about others' experiences with the whole thing from start to finish!
I went into the experience with limited expectations. The pictures on the website looked amazing, but I figured they were professionally stylized and were intentionally shot to create the best possible views. I couldn't have been more wrong! The house looked exactly like it did in the pictures. It was a little more cluttered because a real family lives there, but the design is truly beautiful.
There's lot of natural light (my number one pre-requisite!). The ceilings are high and there are windows and sliding glass doors (eco-friendly ones) everywhere.
My only complaint was that the kitchen was a little small, but the Ma Modular representative explained that many aspects of the home can be customized, despite the fact that the house is pre-fabricated in a factory.
Speaking of the Ma Modular representatives: they were amazing. They have a whole team of people: people to help you customize your house, people to help you find land upon which to build your house, and people to help you secure a loan for land + construction.
I also went out of my way to befriend a woman who is thinking about going through the process. I would love to hear about others' experiences with the whole thing from start to finish!
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4 comments:
This looks amazing! My fiance and I also have a green home as one of our goals, and this looks like a stunning option. I will definitely keep this in mind when we approach the home-buying stage in a few years. Thanks for another great post, Sara!
wait - are you guys actually planning on STARTING an intentional community? I've always wanted to live in one, but I imagine it's a TONNNe of work to start one.
Do you moonlight as superwoman?
Ma Modular is one of the first truly sustainably living ideas that I've seen pop up as eco-friendly for the masses. Props to you guys!
That looks so awesome....my husband and I have been toying with the idea of building a house out of used shipping containers for about 6 years now. Not sure if we will or not, but I do love the idea of using something that has already been created and refashioning it to suit our needs.
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