Now I only have a basic bought shed, but I love old knock together ones that are full of character, or even new ones that have been modified to look completely unique. So could all you grand shed owners help to feed my fix ;).
ah come on, show me your shed :-*.
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,43771.0.html (http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,43771.0.html)
You can see some of ours here.
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This is the most recent one in the middle of construction.
OOOOOOOOOh!!!! thanks for my first hit the link to the others were fab, wow such creativity but its a good thing I'm a regular gapper or i could have OD-ed on such a big hit in that short space of time ;D.
Here's another view of the latest one to keep you going! ;)
here are my two sheds. We are painting them to match. The first one is all old windows and corrugated plastic. A friend gave us the second one - can't believe how excited I got about it, maybe I'm a shedaholic too :)
We've made some pallet decking outside. I'm a courier and am always eyeing up my customer's waste areas to cadge their offcasts.
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ah! that blue is lovely it must brighten up your plot beautifully and the older one with the healthy lavender in front is quite a nice colour combination.
Quote from: grawrc on August 14, 2008, 12:21:49
Here's another view of the latest one to keep you going! ;)
Your sheds are quite big i assume they are not only for storing things?
My plot is less than 30 by 60 feet so I've got a sentry box shed, which is about as small as you can get!
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-shed-and-flowers/
Quote from: flighty on August 14, 2008, 14:28:27
My plot is less than 30 by 60 feet so I've got a sentry box shed, which is about as small as you can get!
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-shed-and-flowers/
Quote from: flighty on August 14, 2008, 14:28:27
My plot is less than 30 by 60 feet so I've got a sentry box shed, which is about as small as you can get!
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-shed-and-flowers/
oops i sent the one before without a comment :-[ butter fingers.
i wanted to say that was the cutest shed i have ever seen i like the bird feeders in the background and the salad box close at hand. :)
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Mine is built purposefully 'wonky'...but I love it! ;D
Quote from: Deb P on August 14, 2008, 15:37:11
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Mine is built purposefully 'wonky'...but I love it! ;D
WOW!!!!!! :o :o :o, AND YOU CALL THAT A SHED, that there is a log cabin, yes? ;) its beautiful.
i knew if asked you all will post, i feel all tingly all over ;), keep them coming don't want to lose this high ;)
WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE deb when can I move in please........
Thifasmom thanks! It was a 60th birthday present to myself last year.
I've not had much luck with the salad box so might have a rethink.
Quote from: flighty on August 14, 2008, 15:48:46
Thifasmom thanks! It was a 60th birthday present to myself last year.
I've not had much luck with the salad box so might have a rethink.
I think all shed are cool, both great and small. One of the best things about Bdays when you are grown up is being able to give yourself a gift I do it every year. ;D
after Deb P's wonky log cabin mine looks rubbish, but oooh the plans I have for it in my head ;D
pergolas with grape vines, water butts, a paint job, decking all the way round...
Cor Deb P What a lovely shed. Did you build it. I`d love one like that I`m still battling to get picket fencing all round! ( It does mean pulling apart lots and lots of pallets so I see the reason for the reluctance) ???
Only a double 'sentry box' (that's all we are allowed) but we've got a pergola...
'snot fair, I want a log cabin (or one of those summerhouses on a turntable that you rotate to follow the sun).
Quote from: thifasmom on August 14, 2008, 13:02:54
Your sheds are quite big i assume they are not only for storing things?
Well the folk building the newest one (the plotholders + our master shed designer and builder) were sitting in there today munching on smoked salmon and cream cheese!!
The one building combines storage shed/ potting shed and greenhouse/conservatory. This particular one also has a "playroom" with attic and its own entrance for the couple's young son. They put in the window today and started laying decking.
Quote from: norfolklass on August 14, 2008, 16:23:30
after Deb P's wonky log cabin mine looks rubbish, but oooh the plans I have for it in my head ;D
pergolas with grape vines, water butts, a paint job, decking all the way round...
hee hee, planning i'm good at that too ;) its the completion that evades me :D
Quote from: Barnowl on August 14, 2008, 16:32:53
Only a double 'sentry box' (that's all we are allowed) but we've got a pergola...
'snot fair, I want a log cabin (or one of those summerhouses on a turntable that you rotate to follow the sun).
now one tha rotates to follow the sun that will be the business ;D
Quote from: Deb P on August 14, 2008, 15:37:11
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/dlp133/DerbyInBloomJune2008004.jpg)
Mine is built purposefully 'wonky'...but I love it! ;D
OMG your shed is sooo pretty i love it
Quote from: grawrc on August 14, 2008, 17:49:00
Quote from: thifasmom on August 14, 2008, 13:02:54
Your sheds are quite big i assume they are not only for storing things?
Well the folk building the newest one (the plotholders + our master shed designer and builder) were sitting in there today munching on smoked salmon and cream cheese!!
The one building combines storage shed/ potting shed and greenhouse/conservatory. This particular one also has a "playroom" with attic and its own entrance for the couple's young son. They put in the window today and started laying decking.
next you'll be telling us there is bedroom with unsuite and an open plan kitchen/ livingroom with a fireplace. are you sure you aren't secretly building a house on lottie land :-\. is the plan to move in under the cover of darkness then shout squatter's rights when your found out :o. hmmm!! just thinking out loud ;) ;D
Your log cabin is nicer than my house. I am so so jealous. We are not allowed sheds on my allotment, sob, sob. But I am suppose they do pose a security problem?
Deb P your shed is amazing - I have a serious case of shed envy :o
Deb P your shed is lovely!!!!!
Here they are putting in the window.
Quote from: grawrc on August 15, 2008, 12:15:08
Here they are putting in the window.
old doors cool 8) i like the recycling factor.
Yawn, just woken up from nights..... ::)
My shed is my combined 2 Christmas's and birthday presents from my self employed carpenter OH...he doesn't do things by halves! Lots of left over stuff salvaged from other jobs utilised, it has a locking tool cupboard built in with a old front door used, a bit of kitchen worktop as a working area, big bins for storing netting and plastic bottle cloches, and a 'freecycle' little sofa to sit on! The most expensive bit of it was a lock and special bolts for the doors to prevent them being taken off, but as I don't store anything in it I can't afford to lose I think thieves would be a bit disappointed if they broke in...but they might squat in it! ;D
DEb, are you hiding the 7 dwarves in your shed along with Snow white?? its soooo cute!!
lynn
Quote from: Deb P on August 15, 2008, 16:19:02
Yawn, just woken up from nights..... ::)
My shed is my combined 2 Christmas's and birthday presents from my self employed carpenter OH...he doesn't do things by halves! Lots of left over stuff salvaged from other jobs utilised, it has a locking tool cupboard built in with a old front door used, a bit of kitchen worktop as a working area, big bins for storing netting and plastic bottle cloches, and a 'freecycle' little sofa to sit on! The most expensive bit of it was a lock and special bolts for the doors to prevent them being taken off, but as I don't store anything in it I can't afford to lose I think thieves would be a bit disappointed if they broke in...but they might squat in it! ;D
I would love to see a picture of the inside it sound fab 8).
Yes Deb I deffo would like to see interior photos of your log cabin
Aw cmon, we did ask nicely
Pretty pleeeeease ;D ;D
What grand "sheds". Most of them seem more like greenhouse-cabins than tool sheds.
Deb, your log cabin is wonderful!! No wind will blow that away!
Mine really is the back of a lorry. I have boared it all out on the inside to ensure it is fully secure. Totally waterproof.
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,28207.0.html
Very practical I am sure, but I really, really want the log cabin.
Quote from: ktlawson on August 16, 2008, 10:47:27
Mine really is the back of a lorry. I have boared it all out on the inside to ensure it is fully secure. Totally waterproof.
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,28207.0.html
very innovative waste not want not that's what my mum always said, say (she's still alive) :)
I'll take some pics of the inside of my shed when I go down today to water the greenhouse veg... ;D
C'mon Deb! You've gotta be back by now :'(
What do we want?
Pics of the Des Res..
When do we want them?
NOW!!
;D
That log cabin shed is a cracker.
MUM, I WANT ONE!!! >:(
Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on August 18, 2008, 18:27:56
C'mon Deb! You've gotta be back by now :'(
What do we want?
Pics of the Des Res..
When do we want them?
NOW!!
Sorry.....forgot to take camera yesterday! :-[
I have got one which only shows the sofa, it's not very good though...just to whet your appetite!
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;D
ok stop toying with my emotions, i cant take that sort of pressure, i'm a shed-a-holic remember ;).
what are dimensions of your shed DEb? from the sofa pic it looks huge.
It's 12' x 12' floor area....but looks bigger because the sides splay outwards to add to the 'rickerty' look. Having the little dormer window makes it look bigger too I think. The sofa is a small 2 seater I got off a chap via Freecycle, I've nearly nodded off on it more than once! ;D
I'll try to remember to take some pics later today (can't sleep, body clock still mixed up from night shifts!) ::)
oh thats a nice size, my dream shed is to get a 10' x 12' workshop, to use as a crafting area and storage for garden tools, if only my OH will finish the fencing so i could buy said shed and put it up >:(.
Nice first picture of what I'm beginning to think of as the Hen House!....lovely little place where the laydees can sit and have a mug of tea, look at seed catalogues, chat about 'things' - while the men toil 8)
btw....are those galvanised bukkits you've got as plant holders? Nice touch 8) Where did you get them please?
Lish x
I found several old buckets left rusting in a corner when I took the plot over, and a large oval metal ?washtub, one of the few useful bits of junk I found! They have small holes around the bottom so drain nicely as come in great use as door props as you can see! ;D
OK, inside shots taken this morning.....
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Left side of the doors, with handy coat hook!
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Right hand side, garlic and some shallot harvest drying, 'bins' for netting and plastic bottles cloches
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Storage bins and shelving, old cot side used as a drying rack!
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Cam relaxing on the sofa, worktop work area, little stove and beverage area! You can see how the sides slope outwards here.There are bins underneath which hold my potatoes in the dark.
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Dormer window view, peas and onions drying out.
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Lockable tool cupboard, useful radio shelf and storage area.
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Not much worth nicking in there!
Happy now?! ;D
My shed would probably fit into your tool cupboard!
What do they say about size not being everything...
;D
Not much worth knicking? Hope your shed's bolted down securely :o
Thanks for showing us, all home comforts + some really sensible work arrangements. Love the cot sides idea 8)
i agree beautifully laid out lots of ideas to pinch ;), they do say imitation is the best compliment.
My rake is a really old head bolted lop sidedly onto a broom handle, my hoe is at least 40 years old (but still sharp!), the broom head falls off all the time despite being screwed on loads of times...no posh copper tools here! I really don't keep anything in there that I can't afford to lose, it's a practical space even though it looks lovely ;D ;D ;D
My other half has just bought a shed off e-bay and it is a load of old wood in my back garden (which is very small) and I cannot get out the back door or put any washing out. He is going to erect it at the weekend, but knowing him it could be a weekend in the next 10 years. We even have old lights from a skip in the bathroom for the shed and a stereo that someone threw away for the shed. He also has a security camera for the shed but doesn't know how to work it. Now if he had bought the log cabin I would be over the moon and buying new carpet and curtains for it.
But it's quite large and you only have a little garden! ;D ;D
My shed.....deluxe model with air conditioning and thatched roof!
Scoobs
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Just needs a little bit of work and tender loving care.
inspirational! ;)
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My shed.....deluxe model with air conditioning and thatched roof!
Scoobs
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;D ;D
Quote from: thifasmom on August 29, 2008, 08:26:27
Quote from: scoobysnax on August 28, 2008, 16:50:09
My shed.....deluxe model with air conditioning and thatched roof!
Scoobs
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;D ;D
Scoobs, your's shows just what they say for photos of a person with an ancient worn face: the lines show grreat character and interesting history!