Coatshed

Because coats need sheds too. Here's what designers Outofstock say about their charmingly simple creation, ideal for shedworkers. "Inspired by the garden shed, this coat rack is designed to welcome people into the room or space it is placed in. Its relaxed slanted position and illumination from its roof brings a welcoming presence, telling newcomers it is ready to take their coat."

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Glampod (video)

The elliptical Glampod from Gaukroger and Partners is an interesting shedlike environment, built of timber and apparently falling within the guidelines of 'caravan' for planning permission purposes making siting it that much easier. It stands on Douglas Fir stilts and measures 7m x 3.8m - options include kitchens and balconies as it is intended for microliving and glamping as much as shedworking. There's lots more detail in this excellent video:


Glam Pod - Sunday Times from Sandi l Thompson on Vimeo.

The company produces a series of similar buildings including designs specifically targeting the garden office market. Click here for brief details of their 6.5m x 4.5m model and latest concepts such as the Kithaus Pod below.

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David Hockney: early shed life

With a big new show at the Royal Academy and various new books about his life and work soaring up the bestseller list, David Hockney is much in demand. But not so well known is the part that sheds played in his early life. Here is Jackie Wullschlager writing in the FT: "He won a grammar school scholarship, a place at Bradford College of Art, then moved in 1959 to the Royal College of Art. Initially shy and broke in London – he lived in a garden shed with no water, taking baths in a sink in the college studio – he was quickly noticed as a draughtsman of genius.”
Thanks to Victoria Summerley for the alert.
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Beach hut insurance

Leeds-based TL Risk Solutions are the UK’s leading provider of beach hut insurance. A spokesman told Shedworking: "Many owners don’t even realise their treasured ‘shed by the sea’ can be insured, but with the cost of replacing a hut or chalet potentially running into many thousands of pounds – not to mention replacing the contents – leaving it unprotected can be an expensive oversight."

TL Risk Solutions’ policy covers all risks including fire, storm damage, flooding, malicious damage and vandalism. Cover costs appear good value. More details from their friendly team of beach hut and chalet specialists on 0113 224 5361 or email beachhut@tlrisksolutions.com (if you quote reference SWRK12 they'll be especially nice).
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Shoebox Dwelling

Design journalist Natalia Repolovsky describes her interesting and useful blog Shoebox Dwelling as "about simplicity, space-saving, efficiency and beauty of human thought behind the objects". Though not aimed specifically at the garden office market, it's well worth a long browse for all shedworkers and other homeworkers, particularly if you're after ideas about storage and bookshelves. "I have witnessed a lot of luxury and grandeur," she says, "but my true interest has always been in finding comfort, style and dignity in small spaces. This is what I knew best from living in big cities like Moscow and, later, New York. I am in infinite awe of designers who study ordinary human lives and use their skill and imagination to create better experiences. I believe that when we embrace our living space, no matter how big or small, and make it our own – we will not just dwell, but thrive!" You can follow her on Twitter too.
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The Cabins: multiple mini garden offices

A marvellous design from Atelier Ichiku called The Cabins, these four mini sheds were built for a Japanese writer so that he could work in one (which features a desk and shelf), use another as a lavatory, the third as a prayer room and the final one as storage. Each cabin is 90cm wide with a porthole window but they each have various depths, as Architectural Review recounts (using lots more photos too).

Garden office in a shepherd's hut (video)

There could hardly be a better advertisement for working at home in a shepherd's hut than this lovely video from Plankbridge.
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