Alabama Family Transforms 1,750 Sq. Foot Grain Bins Into Rustic Farmhouse — and Inside Is a Must-See (Exclusive)

The 1,750 square foot home took over a year to build

• Sydney O'neal's parents built their new family home inside two aluminum tin grain bins

• The two 1,750 square foot grain bins took over a year to build and cost about $100,000

• One silo is dedicated to their master bedroom, while the other contains the family's kitchen and living room

Sydney O'neal's parents aren't fans of her calling their home a soup can.

But the first time the 19-year-old stood inside the two aluminum tin grain bins that her dad, Shane, built on their property in Alabama, she couldn't help but see their house as anything else.

"I was like, 'Mom, we're literally standing inside a soup can,' " O'neal recalls telling her mother, Stacy.

O'neal's parents first got the idea of turning a silo into their house in Alabama. O'neal, a barrel racer who had been raised in a conventional house in Tennessee, had just graduated high school and was planning to move out. Her parents, who also raised her two sisters, decided to relocate to Alabama and construct a smaller home.

After finding the property, O'neal recalls how her mom kept talking about wanting to build something different, not just a normal house or barn condominium.

"She was brainstorming and then she said, 'What if we built a house out of a grain bin?' " O'neal tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Then we started researching, and obviously my dad is all about rustic anything, anything that's out of the ordinary, he's all about it."

"So he said, 'I'm going to do it,' " she adds, noting that her dad owns his own construction business.

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When O'neal first learned about her parents' idea, she was confused. She remembers her parents showing her photos and thinking it was "cool," but she couldn't envision the logistics.

"Even as they were building it, I couldn't visualize it," she says. "I would come in and it was just a circle. There was nothing in here but concrete."

"I didn't understand it until the day I walked in here and it was done, and I was like, 'Oh, okay, now I see what you're talking about,' " she continues, adding that the two 1,750 grain bins took over a year to build.

Since then, O'neal's parents have transformed the two silos into their home, which gives off rustic farmhouse vibes. One silo is dedicated to their master bedroom, while the other contains the family's kitchen and living room.

Overall, the family estimates it cost about $100,000 to build. Many of the decorations inside the silos are recycled. O'neal's parents' bed is made of wood from her great grandma's house, and the kitchen chairs are crafted from old bicycles.

"They just used anything they could to make it look different," she says.

In June, O'neal posted a video on TikTok showing off her family's finished house. To her surprise, the video went viral with over 7.1 million views and over 6,600 comments.

"Campbell’s Soup commented on the post, saying 'umm think that we just found our dream home 🏠 😍,' " she mentions.

After posting, many viewers wondered about the logistics of how the bins function. In the comments, people also asked her for a house tour, prompting her to post another video showcasing the interior.

"Everybody asks about the insulation," she says. "The grain bins are insulated. It's essentially three grain bins, with the big one housing the kitchen and living room being a grain bin inside another, with insulation in between."

"We have electricity, water, everything that a normal house has is here," she continues. "We have a generator in case of power outages. And we also have a wood-burning stove for winter, though we mostly use it for decoration."

Although O'neal currently lives down the street from her parents, she visits their house almost every day. Her favorite spot, she says, is definitely the kitchen.

"I just love the welcoming feeling. It's very homey," she continues. "Even though it's not a traditional style home, it still feels very inviting. You're just comfortable when you walk in."

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