For $3K, You Can Buy This “So Beautiful” Tiny Home on Amazon
There are so many Cyber Monday deals today, on everything from furniture to mattresses to bedding. If you’re in the market for a storage shed, or have been toying with the idea of a tiny home, you might want to check out this 10×12-foot shed on sale at Amazon for just $2,999. The original price of $3,799.99 was already a great deal (I myself bought a shed two times the price from a different site years ago!), but now at just $2,999 it’s definitely worth serious consideration.
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The Handy Home Windemere is a 10-foot-by-12-foot carriage-inspired storage shed with 120 square feet of space, 7-foot-high walls, and a 10-foot peak. It’s on sale at Amazon and The Home Depot for the same price, so you have options. No matter where you buy the shed, though, it will come with carriage-style double doors, eight transom windows, three operable windows, wooden floor framing, factory-primed siding, roof dormers, and gable vents, as well as built-in organization with a shelf, work surface, and loft area for storage.
However, the shed doesn’t come with a shingled roof and it’s not painted either, so those are two things you’d have to supply yourself. A number of the unsatisfactory reviews note that some wood arrived warped, and that depending on your DIY level, the build really does require professional help. However, there are more positive reviews than not, and many of the happier customers note that they were able to assemble it themselves or were happy to get local contractors to help, and suggested having extra lumber around to account for warped pieces of wood, as well as “an array of power tools” and strong nails to replace the factory ones.
If you intend to convert the shed into a tiny home, pool house, or guest house, you’d also have to add insulation, plumbing, and electrical work to make it livable. Depending on your geographic location, there are also potential permitting regulations and weather considerations. The Windemere is not available in Florida due to weather restrictions, and while it can withstand wind and snow loads, neither listing states the level, so be sure to confirm with Handy Home directly before purchasing.
But this also means the shed is perfect for customization; depending on your needs and DIY skills, you can completely transform the shed. According to reviews and photos that customers have left at both retailers, some people have added utilities like insulation, plumbing, and electrical either themselves or with the help of local contractors to convert the shed into a bar or even a tiny cabin.
Customers have also upped the aesthetics of the shed with landscaping, pergolas, Juliet balconies, extra windows, checkerboard flooring, and a wider foundation. In some cases, customers even bought extra wood to expand the square footage. Seriously, some of the finished sheds are beyond adorable!
The Windemere has all the bones for a solid storage shed, but it can be converted into something else entirely if you want. While the $2,999 sale price is still an investment, the extra costs for labor, materials, and permits would still likely be well under the $412,300 price tag for the average cost of an American home in the second quarter of 2024. So when you look at the numbers like that, the Windemere starts to look like a deal you shouldn’t pass up during Cyber Monday.
Buy: Handy Home Products Windemere 10×12 Wooden Storage Shed, $2,999 (normally $3,799.99)