The Brid from Gillies & Mackay

You've got just under a week to get your hands on The Brid, the latest model from Perthshire-based  Gillies & Mackay which is only available until July 31. According to the company - whose positive motto is 'the best sheds in the world' (it's certainly the jolliest garden office website out there - look out for their useful videos on YouTube presented by their effervescent MD Cara Mackay). The Brid is "a prototype for a new business and is brought to you as a one off production. The price of The Brid is an introductory price and will not be on the market at this cost at re-release". 

At this stage it comes in two sizes, an 8' x 8' called The Wee ("perfect for one human and maybe one small sized obnoxious cat") and The Bonny ("perfect for one human and a medium sized dosey Lab, or two humans"). Features include a verandah with canopy, weatherboard profile Larch cladding and Ecotherm insulation, with options such as underfloor heating. Especially good for those in Scotland considering going down the shedworking path, though the company has plans to expand into England and further afield.

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George Bernard Shaw's writing shed

The Shedworking staff made its annual summer pilgrimage to Shaw's Corner at the weekend and especially to George Bernard Shaw's writing hut. We're pleased to say it still looks in decent condition - maybe a little mossier on the roof - although we're once again wondering why visitors are not allowed inside... --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Garden offices add value to your property

The new Strutt & Parker Housing Futures survey of around 2,000 people shows that the most desired garden feature is a walled garden. But just behind it is a garden office and similar shedlike structures.

With moving house becoming more expensive and people spending longer in homes between moves, there’s a feeling that homeowners want to create something in their house that’s for them, not just to increase its value," said Stephanie McMahon, Head of Research at Strutt & Parker. "For people looking to make use of their garden all year round, extending the interior space into the garden is highly desirable -whether in the form of new weather-proof buildings or taking key items from inside and adapting them for your garden.

"While swimming pools and hot tubs don’t represent good value or a sound investment, outside buildings like summer houses, pergolas and garden offices do. These can actually add value to your home, by boosting the floor space of a property and providing useful and versatile spaces that are huge selling features when done properly. These spaces aren’t like the conservatories of old, which basically just extended the inside living space. Summer houses and pergolas help people to create own little enclaves. These separate spaces allow people to go a bit crazy with their design as well as they’re not being used all the time.”

And she also pointed out that as people move to more flexible working, they’re spending more time in the home office.

"Now, a laptop at the dining table just doesn’t cut it for many," said Stephanie. "What they want is their own personal office space, mixing wifi with wildlife. Around a third of workers in rural areas do so from home, compared to just 12% in urban areas."

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Living Hut by Plankbridge

#englishoak featheredge cladding going on the Living Hut. pic.twitter.com/7F7UGaUZIF

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 21, 2017

The calm before a busy day ahead as the latest Living Hut goes into the final stages before delivery next week. pic.twitter.com/Z8be341EJd

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 20, 2017

Windows and stove going in this morning - if a hut is going to be timber clad, it needs to be done right. pic.twitter.com/J6YAqccnd4

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 8, 2017

Wall frames going up on the 20' Living Hut. It's a #tinyhouse which you could live in. pic.twitter.com/nvjSFopj5a

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 6, 2017

Plugging the oak floor on the 20' Living Hut pic.twitter.com/GYGw86oiTa

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 5, 2017

Interesting to see a 20' Living Hut floor go down, it is a small house really with all the attributes of a house, plumbing and electrics.

— Plankbridge (@Plankbridge) July 4, 2017

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Business & Pleasure at RHS Tatton

Gold medal and the vistors are loving the garden! Please vote for business & pleasure for peoples choice at https://t.co/yLuyO9W9L1 pic.twitter.com/QVCv9nhqEw

— Jake Curley (@Curley_Design) July 19, 2017

Continuing from today's earlier post, here is Jake Curley's Business & Pleasure garden which is not only a Gold winner but also:

inspired by New York's rooftops and the High Line. Designed as a functional office space in a natural setting, the garden aims to enhance creativity and happiness throughout the working day. A long meeting table looks out over spectacular views, illustrating the juxtaposition of the space and its use.

Congratulations from @apl_philt to members @EvergreenUK_ on their stunning build for young designer Jack Curley #RHSTatton. Gold medal.👏👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/zAsNGmbDfh

— APL (@The_APL) July 19, 2017

Beautiful water feature and planting in Jake Curley's Young Designer Garden at #RHSTatton, inc. Achillea & Echinacea https://t.co/teWdRRzOaK pic.twitter.com/Y81cazy3HF

— The RHS (@The_RHS) July 18, 2017

Studio Unwired at RHS Tatton

Shadow play over #studiounwired at the #RHStatton 🌿✨ pic.twitter.com/4EmiOjeAOq

— Ula Maria (@UlaMaria1) July 17, 2017

We did a preview last week of the garden offices at RHS Tatton and the first images of them in place are now coming through. Here is Ula Maria Bujauskaite's Studio Unwired which has deservedly won a Gold and the Best Young Designer. More winners later today. A reminder of what the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition is all about

Our three young designer finalists will create their very first RHS Show Garden. Each will be judged for an RHS medal but only one will be crowned the RHS Young Designer 2017. This year the finalists have been asked to create a garden office – inspired by the idea of using gardens as a workspace, whether as a practical or quiet space, a place to hold meetings or a space within an urban setting.

Some fantastic Young Designers gardens at #RHSTatton - this one is by @UlaMaria1. Can imagine ourselves working here very much. pic.twitter.com/3M41CagOgQ

— Warnes McGarr & Co (@warnesmcgarr) July 18, 2017

Congratulations @UlaMaria1 on a brilliant Gold medal @The_RHS #youngdesigner pic.twitter.com/5L6qyLq0aE

— Lewis Normand (@iplantsman) July 18, 2017

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How to turn a shed into a studio

Piano Raft - Workshop/Studio from Liverpool Leeds Canal #shedoftheyear

For those looking to create or transform a garden shed, interior designers Nicole Salveson and Mary Graham of Salveson Graham have some advice: treat the space like a room in the house. By embracing the particulars of her garden's environment, Nicole's bespoke garden studio at her London home is both practical and beautiful.

 More tips at House & Garden
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Pyramid Pod garden office

A marvellous garden office design from Echo Living run by designer Sam Booth with a very unusual triple pyramid roofing scheme. Built for shedworkers on the Isle of Wight, it also includes a kitchenette, woodburning stove, skylights, large double-glazed doors, and lavatory. The office was craned into the sloping site complete with all fixtures and fittings - it's insulated with sheep wool in walls, floor and ceiling but there is also underfloor heating for added comfort. The whole thing is clade in larch with oak floors and spruce panels inside. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Can you deliver a garden office through the house?

Warwick Buildings answer just this question with the video above with a 2.4m x 3.8m music studio installation with a mono pitched roof. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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