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Outdoor Rooms: 8 Steps for a Shed You'll Want to Potter in
Get your gloves on and sharpen your secateurs, these sheds have been designed for proper gardeners
Victoria Harrison
6 August 2014
Editor, Houzz UK and Ireland
This practical workhorse of the garden has been upgraded somewhat in recent years, with stylish homeowners converting this humble structure into a home office, play space, craft room or even a guest room. But sometimes it’s good to go back to basics and take a look at what this practical garden room was first created for — as a handy space for storing essential garden supplies, taking cuttings and potting seedlings, as well as a welcome dry spot for gardeners to shelter in during a shower. These ideas demonstrate how to get the most from this utilitarian space.
Choose practical materials
There will always be plenty of soil and grit in a good garden shed, so hardy materials that are not too precious are the key. The bleached pine table and vintage chair and stool in this garden shed are both practical and stylish.
Tour an award-winning shed
There will always be plenty of soil and grit in a good garden shed, so hardy materials that are not too precious are the key. The bleached pine table and vintage chair and stool in this garden shed are both practical and stylish.
Tour an award-winning shed
Maximise your storage
Sheds are often filled with lots of small objects and the ideal way to keep them in order is to integrate tons of storage. This shed is crammed with storage solutions, from the neat wall hooks and narrow wall shelf, to the freestanding shelving unit and integrated bench. There really is a place for everything.
Sheds are often filled with lots of small objects and the ideal way to keep them in order is to integrate tons of storage. This shed is crammed with storage solutions, from the neat wall hooks and narrow wall shelf, to the freestanding shelving unit and integrated bench. There really is a place for everything.
Draw a silhouette
Now this is an organised shed. Each tool has a painted outline on the wall to ensure it gets put back in the right place after use.
Here it is without some of its tools…
Now this is an organised shed. Each tool has a painted outline on the wall to ensure it gets put back in the right place after use.
Here it is without some of its tools…
…and here it is with all of them.
Add a high workbench
This shed owner has customised the workbench to ensure it stands at the perfect height for working at, with no need to bend down or stretch. Placing it in front of a window just makes all those therapeutic gardening tasks even more enjoyable.
This shed owner has customised the workbench to ensure it stands at the perfect height for working at, with no need to bend down or stretch. Placing it in front of a window just makes all those therapeutic gardening tasks even more enjoyable.
Install a sink
A hard working sink for scrubbing muddy hands and rinsing away garden grime is invaluable for a serious gardener. The owner of this shed is spoilt for choice with not one, but two sinks.
A hard working sink for scrubbing muddy hands and rinsing away garden grime is invaluable for a serious gardener. The owner of this shed is spoilt for choice with not one, but two sinks.
Keep good stocks of materials
A well stocked garden shed means fewer emergency trips out to the garden centre. A handy supply of garden twine, flower pots and other essentials saves time and equals a happy gardener.
Check out 10 garden sheds
A well stocked garden shed means fewer emergency trips out to the garden centre. A handy supply of garden twine, flower pots and other essentials saves time and equals a happy gardener.
Check out 10 garden sheds
Use hooks for drying flowers
This shed/flower room is a wonderful space for a serious gardener. With rows of shelves for pots and tools and hooks in the rafters for drying flowers and herbs, it’s a functional area that is as pretty as it is practical.
This shed/flower room is a wonderful space for a serious gardener. With rows of shelves for pots and tools and hooks in the rafters for drying flowers and herbs, it’s a functional area that is as pretty as it is practical.
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