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Small Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

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Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
Dominic AZ Bonuccelli
Inspiration for a small contemporary detached office/studio/workshop in San Francisco.
Music Studio Shed Office 8x14
Music Studio Shed Office 8x14
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
An 8x14 Studio Shed - a great length for a long and narrow space. There is a music recording studio at one end and a desk for office work and crafts at the other.
Maroubra Granny Flat Project
Maroubra Granny Flat Project
Wishbone ConstructionsWishbone Constructions
Living - Granny Flat
Small beach style detached guesthouse in Sydney.
Back Door Stores
Back Door Stores
UserUser
Our back door stores provide an outside space for wet or muddy boots and all those bits that end up by the back door. Also ideal if you have a small garden and looking for somewhere to store those garden items.
Louvered Hot Tub Gazebo
Louvered Hot Tub Gazebo
FlexfenceFlexfence
Louvered outdoor hot tub gazebo
Small traditional garden shed and building in Chicago.
Sheds - Storage Building - Carports
Sheds - Storage Building - Carports
Backyard Billy's Patio & Fireplace Inc.Backyard Billy's Patio & Fireplace Inc.
Inspiration for a small classic detached garden shed in Baltimore.
Les Salins - Saint-Tropez
Les Salins - Saint-Tropez
AAA Triple A DesignAAA Triple A Design
Photo of a small country detached guesthouse in Marseille.
Greenhouse salvage
Greenhouse salvage
UserUser
After cleaning and repairing photo by Nicola Grainger
This is an example of a small traditional garden shed and building in Hampshire.
Spanish Style Shed design by Jeff Doubet Santa Barbara Home Design
Spanish Style Shed design by Jeff Doubet Santa Barbara Home Design
Santa Barbara Home DesignSanta Barbara Home Design
Learn how this Spanish shed was built via photos shared by Designer Jeff Doubét in his book: Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. This Jeff Doubét Spanish style shed was part of a larger commission to design the main house aesthetic upgrades, as well as the Spanish Mediterranean gardens and landscape. The entire project is featured with informative, time-lapse photography showing how the Spanish shed was designed and constructed. To purchase, or learn more… please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff’s book can also be considered as your direct resource for quality design info, created by a professional home designer who specializes in Spanish style home and landscape designs. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is packed with over 1,000 images that include 200+ designs, as well as inspiring behind the scenes photos of what goes into building a quality Spanish home and landscape. Many use the book as inspiration while meeting with their architect, designer and general contractor. Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA. His website is www.SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com
Pheasant
Pheasant
Brehm ArchitectsBrehm Architects
Small classic detached garden shed in Chicago.
Blackburn Office Studio
Blackburn Office Studio
Backyard RoomBackyard Room
Tom Ross
Photo of a small contemporary detached garden shed and building in Melbourne.
Chesley Knoll - Deck and Patio
Chesley Knoll - Deck and Patio
Jack CalderoneJack Calderone
Under the stairs, I built a shed for storing yard tools and other supplies. Space was limited so I designed it to wrap around under the stair landing as well. The door of the shed also includes built-in shelves for even more storage.
Victorian Series Storage Sheds
Victorian Series Storage Sheds
Riehl Quality Storage Barns LLCRiehl Quality Storage Barns LLC
8x12 Victorian Aframe with Transom Dormer, Transom Windows in Double Door, Flowerboxes, Cedar Shake Siding, Shingled Returns
This is an example of a small classic detached garden shed in Philadelphia.
Garden studio
Garden studio
Appleton Weiner ArchitectsAppleton Weiner Architects
A small, cedar shingle-clad studio for a ceramicist in south London. The interior is lined with spruce plywood with heating provided by a wood-burning stove. Photograph by Lyndon Douglas
Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
Dominic AZ Bonuccelli
Inspiration for a small contemporary detached office/studio/workshop in San Francisco.
Palmerston Garden Shed by Summerwood
Palmerston Garden Shed by Summerwood
Summerwood ProductsSummerwood Products
A little shed like this can fit into any backyard and instantly elevate it! This tiny yet vibrant addition to you home features an arched door and a cute bench attached to the exterior.
Studio Sprout 8x10 Greenhouse
Studio Sprout 8x10 Greenhouse
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
Choose your door color - the Studio Sprout greenhouse is built with full-spectrum double pane glass panels and our brushed aluminum trim. Or, choose our Bronze aluminum package for an earthier option.
Glass House in the Garden
Glass House in the Garden
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
Modern glass house set in the landscape evokes a midcentury vibe. A modern gas fireplace divides the living area with a polished concrete floor from the greenhouse with a gravel floor. The frame is painted steel with aluminum sliding glass door. The front features a green roof with native grasses and the rear is covered with a glass roof. Photo by: Gregg Shupe Photography
Green roof garden shed
Green roof garden shed
Graham Design BuildGraham Design Build
Plants and shed one year later.
Photo of a small traditional detached garden shed in Louisville.
Hawk House
Hawk House
WyndhamdesignWyndhamdesign
Small rustic detached guesthouse in Santa Barbara.

Small Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

Our garden sheds and outdoor buildings don’t have to be dumping grounds for tools, bikes, bins and all the extraneous items that haven’t found a home inside the house, instead they can be whole new spaces that you can turn your design eye to, just like any other room of the house. If you’ve lived in a small house or flat with no outside space, you’ll appreciate the added bonus an additional structure can give you. Homeowners across the UK and Ireland are transforming garden sheds, building garden offices and extending their homes to create garden rooms to really make the most of the space we have, because as we know, in some places in the UK and Ireland, space is like gold dust.

Which garden building should I go for?

It always makes sense to work with what you have, so if you have a garden shed already, think about how you could use it if you cleared it out and gave it a lick of paint. If you have nothing to work with apart from space and a budget, then the logical process is to think about what you need the space for. Garden sheds only need to be as big as what you need to store within them, so they could be an easier and cheaper alternative structure to a full garden building if you just need to store garden items, tools and bikes somewhere. If you have loftier ambitions and dream of a garden building that will be an additional living or working area, a separate garden room could be the answer. Large converted garden sheds or purpose built garden rooms can be used for separate work offices, studios, creative spaces, living areas, pool houses and so much more. With luxuries such as wireless internet and underfloor heating, and endless paint and decor options, the possibilities for your garden building are boundless. For the environmentally-conscious, eco-sheds featuring solar panels are an energy-saving solution that could benefit your household, and garden pods – prefabricated pod buildings for use as an office or extra living space – are easy, ready-to-go garden structures that are usually eco-friendly and energy efficient. Working from home often calls for a dedicated home office away from the distractions of the rest of the house, so garden offices or studios offer the ideal set-up: completely separate from the main house but close enough for emergencies, food supplies and bathroom breaks. They will also hopefully offer a peaceful and focused environment in the tranquility of your garden. Buildings in your garden don’t always have to be about practicality. You could let your imagination run wild and escape to the woods with a treehouse, and then your garden would certainly be the envy of all the children in the neighbourhood. Rope walkways, ladders, turrets, slides and firemen's poles are enough to keep any child occupied for hours on end. Even if you don’t have children yourself, an elevated wooden shelter attached to a tree is a good a place as any to enjoy your outdoor space, and isn’t that usually what garden buildings are all about? Besides the extra space they give you; garden rooms, summerhouses and converted garden sheds are wonderful for their location – outside in your garden. When the summer months come around, and we hopefully enjoy some good weather, all you want to do is spend as much time outside and with a garden building it’s possible to do so without compromising on furniture, shelter and all the amenities of indoors.

What design should I choose for my garden shed or garden room?

Sheds come in a full range of materials – metal and plastic garden sheds may prove more durable and weatherproof but classic wooden garden sheds offer the most opportunities for creative expression. If you’re thinking of a bigger structure, and appreciating your garden or outdoor area is important to you, large glass bifold doors can transform your garden room into a light-filled sunroom that opens right out onto your garden. For eco-lovers and those that want to retain a lush garden look, grass covered walls and roofs will help your garden room to blend in with its surroundings or wooden cladding will also give a natural look if you don’t want to to go all out with the grass. When it comes to your interior design, a habitable, high-spec garden room is really no different from any room in your main house, so the decisions will come down to personal style, taste and needs. Whatever outdoor structure you’re thinking of building or converting, be it a garden shed, treehouse, garden office or summerhouse, you’ll be able to find inspiration for all of them by browsing the photos on Houzz. Define your search by area, style or size to find what you want more easily.
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