Inspiration: Converted Sheds

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Yesterday we wrote about a few high-end pool houses and pavilions; today we're visiting their working class cousins, humble garden sheds. They offer the potential for a small but useful converted space and, unlike pool houses, they exist in lots of backyards across America...

Depending on the size of your space, possible uses include an extra bedroom, an artist's studio, a writer's nook, or a home office. The images shown above include a guest house decorated in flea market finds, a tool shed that's been outfitted with a dining table and desk, a modern shed you could rent for the weekend, a teenager's ultra-cool bedroom, and a tiny outdoor office.

For more information on each of these projects, click through the links below:
• 1 Before and After: Shed to Guesthouse by Wary Meyers
• 2 Whitecross Farm Shed from Light Locations
• 3 Rentable Eco-Shed in Bowen Island
• 4 Architect Designed Shed Converted Into Living Space for Teenager
• 5 Outdoor Office from House to Home

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And now you have entered upon one of my minor fetishes.

http://gardenshedhalloffame.blogspot.com/

http://www.readersheds.co.uk/index.cfm

posted by Anet500 on May 7th 2009 at 8:02pm
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Don't forget the converted garden shed that infallible heroine Dr. Sidney Hansen called home on Providence...

posted by mschatelaine on May 8th 2009 at 1:54am
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When I think of my fantasy home, I envision a little getaway shed in the backyard.

posted by Nikita on May 8th 2009 at 10:55am
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a little off topic but, that lace cover on that comforter is AMAZING i've been trying to find one that won't obliterate my bank account (sigh, college student) I've found some at antique stores but I can't help but think they are fantastiscally marked up in comparison with something new.

posted by Cambra on May 8th 2009 at 6:00pm
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My apartment is actually my landlord's completely detached garage! Okay, a little bit bigger than a shed, but a pretty nice place to live for a renter out here in suburbia.

posted by inertia on May 9th 2009 at 9:49am
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How would you heat something like this??

posted by Lilzma on May 9th 2009 at 7:04pm
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This post wouldn't be complete without Modern Shed: http://modern-shed.com/

I've been dreaming about putting one of these sheds...or two or three... my backyard for years.

posted by britta on May 10th 2009 at 8:11am
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that last photo is adorable.

posted by abigailbelle on May 11th 2009 at 11:35am
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