AN artist who pays £50 a month to live in a skip has revealed how he manages his daily routine – without two key features.
Harrison Marshall, 28, moved into The Skip House in Bermondsey, South East London, after being unable to find anywhere to rent in the capital.
Artist Harrison Marshall inside the skip which he has converted into a home
The artist moved into the skip after feeling it was his ‘only option’
The unique home cost £4,000 to build over three weeks and only requires £50 in rent.
But it is missing two key features that most of us take for granted as part of our morning routine.
The unique home has a kitchen area with storage space for his pots, pans, plates and cutlery, and a tiny fridge.
The doorway is even complete with a Ring video doorbell.
However the compact, and quirky pad does not have a toilet or shower.
Harrison has access to a portable toilet, but mostly has to shower at work or the gym.
The artist gave an online tour of his unusual home, sharing an insight into what life is like inside the small metal structure.
In the clip posted to Twitter, he demonstrates how he has to clamber into the skip, which is topped by a purpose-built, insulated wooden structure, using a small ladder.
From there, he shows off the living space, which is decorated with his friends’ artwork and gifts from loved ones.
The bedroom area is in the upper part of the wooden ‘extension’, wedged between the kitchen ceiling and the roof of the building.
However, he revealed the best part of life in the skip is his “very freindly neighbours.”
He said: “Some people have brought me full on hot meals, home cooked meals. So, so nice.”
Artist Harrison made the decision to move into the skip at the start of the year after being shocked at the bidding frenzies he saw while house hunting.
He said: “People were getting hundreds of messages for a single room… it was at the point where if you weren’t willing to put your deposit down the same day as viewing it, you didn’t really stand a chance.
“And so that’s when I started picking up the idea again, about is it actually possible to live in a skip?”
He also made the move as a statement to highlight the devastating toll the cost of living crisis is taking on millions of families across the UK.
He said: “No one should have to live in a skip.
“For me to live in this area, this was the only option for me to do that, which is just mad.”
The Skip House is part of Skip Gallery, a public art initiative intended to create space and opportunity for emerging artists.
Harrison plans to stay in the skip for about a year.
However, asked if he would have saved enough to afford his own place by then, he said: “Probably still not no.”
The sleeping area inside the skip
The kitchen area has storage space for his pots, pans, plates and cutlery
Harrison has lived in the skip for a month now, and plans to stay for around a year
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