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"On the Road Again"
On the road again to another long distance project. The CEO & CFO keeping a sharp eye on the operation!
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"The Giving Tree"
1 commentThis was a project we did for a kids summer camp where participants are living with cancer. The treehouse and zip line are fully wheelchair accessible, so that all those who attend camp are...
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Modern style shed
I built this shed with the help of my father. Concrete slab base, reclaimed wood boards, 4x4 posts, and corrugated steel roof. The hanging door hardware was taken from an old barn. I wanted a shed...
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Storage Shed
This is our Storage Shed. I designed it in 2003 after we purchased this property. Built it the following year after a lengthy permit & variance odyssey. Approximate size is 440sq.ft floor area...
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Storage Shed
Originally conceived as a storage shed for lawn equipment, this backyard building has become a place to store an endless pile of construction debris and tools from the many projects that...
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Shinto Shed
1 commentThis storage shed is a 9' x 12' wood drying shed inspired (loosely) by Ise shrine in Japan. It was built with reclaimed materials - free jobsite salvage, trash, scrap, and reclaimed 6" x 16"...
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Classic West Coast architecture meets backyard shed
This shed was built for a friend in his backyard to use a stained glass and carving studio in Tsawwassen, B.C. The design was meant to mimic the style of architecture used in many of the classic...
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SALVAGED AND GREEN
One of many custom sheds we have designed and built. Every shed is one of a kind and constructed to last. This Particular shed was built this April, it has salvaged framing, left over pre painted...
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Modern cedar shed
Our home is a flat-roofed midcentury modern design, so when it came time to build a shed, the roof needed to be flat (or nearly flat) to fit with our house style. I chose to use 6 by 6 timbers...
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Lighthouse Garden Shed
1 commentThis lighthouse is a combination wellhouse and garden shed. It was build on Quadra Island, British Columbia and replicates a local lighthouse at Cape Mudge. The lights come on with motion...
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The Tea House Shed
This Tea House shed has been my hobby for the last few years. It is constructed of SIPs with an interior footprint of 12’x12’ and an 8’x12’ loft. I worked with a company...
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Cedar Shake Garden Shed
I built this shed in our backyard to accommodate a new ZTR riding lawn mower than did not comfortably fit in the garage. The shed is built on piers so that it could be picked up and moved with a...
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Garden Shed with Solid Mahogany Doors & Mansard Roof by William Eaton
Included are 4 pictures of the Garden Shed in my Camp Springs, Maryland backyard. The doors are solid Mahogany tongue and grove Harinbone. I built the mansard roof so we would have extra storage space for the wire rings I use on my tomato plants.
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Woodshed House
1 commentThe woodshed started life in 1970 as an enclosure for garbage cans, trash burner and a wheel barrow. In 2008 I decided to make a shed to keep firewood dry and house other unsightly yard...
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Backyard Garden Shed
Functional with character. Nestled in the backyard foliage of a coastal North Carolina home, lies this recently constructed garden tool shed. Drawing off both design and...
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GREEN BARN 80 % RECYCLED CONTENT
We were hired to restore an old bank barn built about 1880 , once we got fully into it it became evident that there was too much insect damage to save the building . we salvaged everything we...
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Williamsburg Gardenshed™
This building was constructed for the Bucks County (PA) Designer Showhouse to benefit the Doylestown Hospital. Features hand-forged hardware, solid mahogany windows with copper drip caps.
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Sconset Shed™
This versatile "shed" design can be used for many needs. The design incorporates more formal elements of architecture to elevate the notion of "shed." Distinctive nautical windows, including port...
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Oers the jobsite westie
Oers, my westie, is laying under my bench. noisy or not for me not always practical.
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Garden Shed - known as 'Little Girl'
1 commentThe garden shed is utilized for gardening tools, plant food and fertilizers, and our bee keeping supplies. It becomes a storage shed for patio furniture during the colder months. The...
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Storage Shed
This is a 10 yr old shed built on a 12' square pad designed to maximize usable volume. Polycarbonate sheet used for porch roof.
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Modified Better Barns 12x16 Plan
I purchased Tauntons "How to build a shed" several years ago and I really liked the 10x16 cedar sided plan so I looked up Better Barns online and ended up purchasing the 12x16 plywood sided plan. I...
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Pink Potting Shed
1 comment8'x10' Custom Potting Shed by Historic Shed. The shed complements a 1920s residence, mimicking the jerkinhead roof shape, rounded rafter tails and arched doorway of the main house.
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Small Condo Kitchenette Before and After
Small Kitchen gets a modern makeover. Laquered Doors, IslandStone backsplash
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Cool Modern Bath
Outdated bathroom gets a cool, modern makeover. Wall mounted Jado faucet, Pietra Cardosa Countertop, Duravit Lavatory, Ann Sacks Shower Floor Tile
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Fern House
The Fern House is a summer napping spot floating on a sea of ferns in Halifax, Vermont. I am the architect, builder and owner. It started out as a simple tent platform but inspiration hit...
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Hipped Shed
8'x12' Custom hipped roof shed designed to complement a historic American Foursquare residence in Florida designed and built by Historic Shed. The shed has bead board eaves and a door design that...
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Bungalow Shed
Custom 10'x14' home office shed designed to complement a 1923 bungalow in Florida by Historic Shed. The interior was finished with bead board ceiling, board and batten walls and wood floor. The shed...
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Storage Shed
1 commentThis is my owner built 8' by 13'4" Storage Shed with a loft lumber storage area. The roof is a Gothic Dairy Barn style. Roof sheathing is 1/2" plywood which was wet down so it could be bent to shape...
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Potting shed, Oxford, Michigan
This was a potting shed/outdoor implements storage We built for a customer in Oxford, Michigan. The window was salvaged from another building, most of the rest of the materials came from building...
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Trundle Bed
This project is a trundle bed with book shelves. This is bed is for a kids room, his first "Big Boy" bed. The final picture will be posted when it is painted.
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Garage Progress
We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted. read more
