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Rollup bungee bag
I purchased a 24-pocket shoe bag, made to hang on a door or wall, for my bungees. One bungee goes in each pocket; then I roll it all up and store it in my trunk. Now I don't have to deal with tangled...
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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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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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UnderDeck Storage Shed
1 commentWhat better way to save space in your back yard than to build your shed under your second story deck?
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Accent to antique furniture.
A good way to keep and accent antique furniture is to add a top section. Made out of all solid oak and stained to match color. Displays plates, bowls and decorative tiles along the bottom and top.
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Closet Storage
There was a waste of space inside a closet under a stairway that needed to be used for storage and to hold some entertainment componets. The back wall was removed (sheetrock, framing) new framing for...
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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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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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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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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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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
1 commentThis 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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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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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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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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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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The Tool Shed
August 2010 – A day to remember…..or maybe, to forget.About 14 years ago, I built this 12×12 tool shed off the back of my woodworking shop. Money was pretty tight back then so I...
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Shed with Cabin look
This shed is a modified cabin design. It is 16 x 20 ft plus a porch of 6 x 14 ft. The side door is a wide 6 ft. The high attic provide lots of storage, and the 4 x 6 ft ceiling opening provides...
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A Unique Kitchen Cabinet
This unique combination appliance pantry and spice rack was designed to house small appliances and up to 100 spices in one compact space. It has become a signature cabinet for The...
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Organizing the Island and Fridge
The existing kitchen was a mismatch of the original cabinetry and some free-standing furniture pieces....none of which matched very well and did not give enough work and storage space for a growing...
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Corner cabinet "drawer" storage solution
4 commentsThis is a solution for a corner cabinet located next to a sitting area. When shut, the "drawer front" appears to be a door, but when opened, two drawers can be easily accessed.
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How to get a pantry from nothing
2 commentsI remodeled my 8 x 10 mess of a galley kitchen into an 8 x 13 functional dream. I needed a pantry so I took the blank, zero-lot-line wall at the end and cut the sheetrock to the outside sheathing and...
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Converted Dining Table into 4 in 1 Cabinet Desk
This cabinet-desk in is an RV The top of this cabinet is the original top from the dining room table that once stood where this unit is. This cabinet desk serves a 4 in...
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Garden Shed- Cedar planking w/ individual Cedar Shingles and Arched Doorway
2 commentsI built this shed out of red cedar, using normal pine for framing. The shingles are cedar as well, and give the shed a bit of an English Cottage look that we were going for. The arched doorway was a...
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Coastal Shed
1 commentI designed and built this shed to be highly functional, low maintenance (New England winters are killers) and pleasing to the eye. The 12/12 roof provides ideal space for a storage loft and helps...
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Garage Cabinets
3 commentsStorage cabinets for my garage. In the bottom row, cabinets are 12" deep, and 38" high by 40" wide. The second row goes from 14" deep to 16" at the top. The top row boxes are 18"...
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Truckbed Toolbox
5 commentsBack in 1989 I was working as a carpenter in the Ventura / Ojai area of Southern California, and my boss, Bob Thurman, and my co-worker, Brent Coffey, both had work trucks set up with pull-out tool...
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The Shed
2 commentsThis is where the lawn mower lives. We have never really gotten along, and about a year ago he became really depressed about our relationship. I figured the best way to make amends was with a new...
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