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Screened In Porch Addition
1 commentMost screened porches are too small for one to thoroughly enjoy the space. With an adequate size the porch becomes a living room to the great outside. In season, this room is used more the the living...
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Pine Board and Batten Shed
A 8' x 12' Garden & Storage shed with an 8' overhang for firewood storage. Clad with Eastern white pine board and batten. The Shed has a continuous ridge beam (3 2x8's site built) that cantlevers...
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city shed for a small yard
In a small city space we needed a shed to store garden stuff and a place to use for entertining , the shelf removes and is stored in the shed when not in use.
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Garden Shed/Hide-away
The shed has five 2x3 tilt sash windows and a mission style fir door stained with red oak and finished in poly. I think it would make a great little cottage or pool house too. I put crown molding...
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Sustainable Living Shed in a Midwest Suburb
This shed was built with the intention of serving as many purposes as possible on as small a piece of land as possible. Because we live on a corner lot where it would be very visible, we also...
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Stand Alone Gazebo in Sunny California!
The owner came to us with the idea, we all conferred with our local architect who then drew it up for approval and we constructed it. The whole unit is completely movable, each side can be opened or...
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Landscape seating ideas.
Phi Ventues re-created this Asia day bed, most commonly called a 'Bale'. Traditionally used for seating, sleeping, eating and all around family hang out. Normally seen indoors, this 'Bale' is great...
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Car Cathedral
1 commentThe "car cathedral" is a 20,000 sq. ft. timber frame structure that will house an amazing collection of muscle cars when completed. This incredible barn, located outside of Houston, TX, is over 53...
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A steam bent bridge
3 commentsWe were asked to build a bridge for one of our customers. We steam bent 3- 4x6 white oak boards 16' long on a 10' radius for the under structure. You can see the forms and the bending form in one of...
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A Relaxing Retreat
The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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Board and Batten Shed
2 commentsCustom 8'x10' board and batten storage shed with a gable roof, angle cut rafter tails and eave brackets.
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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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From Playhouse to Shed
Every time we visited Costco, our twins would marvel at the large play structures on display. By the time they were 6, they had made a pretty compelling argument that a play structure of their own was a "necessity".
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The Queen's Magical Shed.
Once upon a time there was a shed. It sat amongst the trees on the edge of a beautiful green kingdom. It wasn't a normal shed and by shed standards was strange and awkward. The queen did not want the...
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OUR GARDEN SHED
Our garden shed started with a sketch by my wife . That was all the plans I needed to construct the 8' x 12' shed . Most of the material used is salvaged. Some of the features are top hinged...
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TreeHouses from the 60's
1 commentTwo treehouses constructed in my backyard in the late 60's in the same tree. The latter or smaller of the two had an operational one-man electric elevator. Much more data available if there is...
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Victorian gates
These western red cedar gates were designed to be a beautiful finishing touch to the entry to this recently refurbished home. The gates are inviting and whimsical. Handcrafted with mortise and tenon...
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Bunkhouse in the Woods!
Here is what kept me sane a few years ago! Decided that we needed more space for my kids and their cousins at the shared family cottage. Set out to build a bunkie that would give them a...
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Garage Bay to Porch Conversion
1 commentLiving in a city, the family needed only one car but wanted more outdoor space, including a way to tie the land behind their detached garage into the rest of the yard. The solution was to convert one...
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Super-mod deck
2 commentsTHis was a fun project, for a cabinetmaker frind of mine-- needless to say, he's particular about the details. everything is cantilevered, the deck, the stairs. And the trim board at the...
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timberframe cabana
they really let me do what I wanted here. This was the first time I tried a little timberframing, and tried to do something Greene & greene-esqe.
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1880's Brick Rowhouse Bay Window Restoration
2 commentsMy brick rowhouse was built in the late 1880's and is located in Jersey City NJ, just outside Manhattan. After decades of exposure to the elements the woodwork on the bay window had rotted and then...
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Playhouse and Swing
1 commentBuilt this playhouse and swing set for my kids, Gracyn (6) and Ryan (2). Wanted something different than you see in ever other backyard so came up with this design. It has 3 bunks inside...
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Bow Arm Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman & Drink Table
1 commentAlaskan Yellow Cedar lounge chair, ottoman & drink table. Sunbrella fabrics & stainless steel hardware.
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ORIENTAL GARDEN PERGOLA
Fascinated by the oriental architecture I decided to design my own pergola. Using the curves and fan shapes so commonly seen in China I designed and constructed this challenging projectnbsp...
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Timberfram Pergola
1 commentMy son, Brendan Matthews (www.traditionalbarnraisers.com) built this pergola for his cousin using timberframe joinery and raising techniques.
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Family Paradise
1 commentI designed and built this fantastic outdoor living space for this fine home in Duncan, SC. We chose Tennessee sandstone to complement the home and for its beauty and warmth. The Fireplace...
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moon fence
1 commentthree panel moon fence created from clear western red cedar, all joints dowelled for strength to withstand wisteria
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Deck pergola
3 commentsThis pergola provides much needed filtered shade to a southern exposure.It is made of Western red cedar and stained with Sikkens SRD. It was made in shop and assembled on site. The dimensions are...
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Butterfly Fountain and Pergola
We started with an overgrown, broken pool that was full of mosquitos and sludge. The owner wanted a place to relax and watch the world pass by. They were interested in plants that attract...
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