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Two 1/2 Garages = One Shed
This garden tool shed is the result of two garages that we tore down. One provided most of the walls and the other donated the doors. We built a treated base, put on the new roof and tada, a shed was...
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Storage shed
using reclaimed barn wood John built this storage shed that became a great storage spot for lake toys and playhouse for grandchildren. The siding wa orginally on a goat milk barn. Stone...
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Sheds
2 commentsProjects built by Pete Thomson of Fairbanks Alaska. Long cold winters here require lots of fuel! Beautifully stored. Notice the unique steps, they are fully functional and 5 tons of pellets were...
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Carmen's Remise
Tudour Style 10x10 stucco and wood construction. Partial attic for extra storage. Houses snowblower, tools and pool supplies. Built by family and friends.
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Cedar Garden Shed
1 commentCedar Shed built between garden and house, 8x14 enclosed area with 6x14 covered entrance. Owners: Jack Schafer and Rebecca Rhinelander; Contractor: Greg Bryant; project built by owners and contractor.
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Streamside Storage Shed
When we bought our house, it came with a cheap metal shed on pilings made from telephone poles. It was leaky, dark, and low. Even my wife banged her head on the top of the door frame. It had to go...
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Mothers fortress of solitude
this little temple was built by me and my dad for my mother. Most of the lumber was salvaged from old farm houses and the rounded wooden window frames(4) were salvaged from an old church. She uses it...
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Garden Studio
2 commentsSIPs were used throughout including the curved roof, insulated splines used to join panels mean no wooden rafters or studs break the insulated envelope. No cold bridges mean the roof can be...
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Garden Shed in the Winter
A friend of mine wanted to build a garden shed that brought some whimsical modern elements to their landscape. This shed accomplishes that on the design side, but also enables for passive...
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Build Design Backyard Workshop
1 commentAs an architect it has always been a dream of mine to design and build my own house. Unfortunately the reality is a shed or workshop in my backyard is about all I can afford. I call this Build Design...
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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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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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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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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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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
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