She Turned an Old Subway Carriage Into a Home — And the Inside Is Incredible

At first glance, it looked as though someone had parked an old subway carriage in the middle of their lawn. It stood beside a modern villa, surrounded by grass and a few young trees. Its familiar windows, sliding doors and metal exterior made it unmistakable. You could almost imagine passengers waiting for it to pull away.

But this carriage wasn't going anywhere. It had been carefully cleaned up and given an entirely different purpose. Behind those familiar doors was a surprisingly comfortable home, complete with everything you'd expect from a much more conventional living space.

The woman responsible was Lena, a young designer who had taken on a project most people would have dismissed as impossible. She hadn't bought a tiny house or renovated an old cottage. Instead, she'd found a decommissioned subway carriage and decided to give it another life. When we spoke to her, we had two questions: how did she manage to turn it into a home, and perhaps more importantly, how on earth did she get an entire subway carriage onto her lawn?