Joe Swift: Shedworker

Television garden expert Joe Swift is among those whose 2016 will mean a first taste of shedworking.

“I’ve only got a small garden and have put in a tiny garden office and I’m hoping to do some of my writing and garden design from the garden to change my perspective," he tells the Carluke Gazette.

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Making a garden office

How do garden office suppliers make garden offices? Here is a brief video from Smart Garden Offices which shows their new CNC machine in action, designed and built in Italy specifically for their office production line. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Merry Christmas to all readers of Shedworking

“Yo ho, my boys,” said Fezziwig. “No more work to-night. Christmas Eve, Dick. Christmas, Ebenezer. Let’s have the shutters up,” cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, “before a man can say Jack Robinson.”

Shutters open again on December 28.

Garden office cake

@shedworking @cathedral_deli Slice of shed, Vicar? @Kathryncake's new garden workshop https://t.co/kT4MpnjxLU pic.twitter.com/iqNHbAMeuh

— Judy Heminsley (@judyheminsley) December 18, 2015

The lack of snow means we've been forced to abandon our annual 'garden offices in the snow' feature, but this is just as good (not to mention edible), featured on Judy Heminsley' site Work From Home Wisdom, put together by Kathryn Matthews of Kathryn’s Homemade Cakes. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Sheds and Christmas presents

 
The vital importance of a secure garden office has been underlined by research from the Post Office that reveals the top hiding places used to keep presents secret. These, in order, are:

1)      Wardrobe or chest of drawers

2)      Under the bed

3)      In a suitcase

4)      At a friends or relatives house

5)      In the garage

6)      In the garden office/shed

This means shedworking atmospheres beat 'in the attic', 'at work', 'in  the car', and (perhaps not so surprisngly) 'in the bathroom'.

The research also reveals that a quarter of people confess to doing some detective work to try and uncover the gifts they are set to receive so make sure that garden office is locked tight. ----------------------------------------------------

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A year in the life of a garden office supplier

Richard Grace of the long-established Garden Structures has taken a wander through the projects he's worked on throughout 2015 on his blog which makes for very interesting reading. As well as the art studio for the head of design and creator of Liberty prints pictured above, the list features a client who knows exactly what he wants, a building to help grow a childcare business, a therapy studio for a chiropracter, and a garden office for somebody who buys horse blood. Well worth a read.

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Shedman at Christmas

Poet John Davies will be in the excellent Much Ado Books bookshop in Alfriston, East Sussex on December 20  in their shedlike barn from 1pm to 5pm. He'll be writing, performing, inspiring and generally being a decent chap. Strongly recommended if you're in the area - it's free and you can't book, just turn up.
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#Shedvent

Day 9 of #Shedvent is a pomander, tied with a scarlet ribbon, releasing the scent of spiced orange and cloves into the smoky winter air.

— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) December 9, 2015

Shedworker and author Joanne Harris is again providing a shedlike accompaniment in the run up to Christmas on Twitter, as she has in previous years, using the #Shedvent hashtag. Well worth a daily peak.

Door 3 of #Shedvent opens to reveal a mechanical bird in a gilded cage, playing a song from your childhood, long forgotten until today...

— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) December 3, 2015

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Space shedworking

 As the new Star Wars film creeps towards us, here is the appropriately named Space Shed from Waltons. Features include opening windows and removable shelving, perfect for stargazers. Aaron Ketland, a spokesperson for Waltons, said: “You only need one person to take this shed apart and put it back together, as it’s very unique.” The shed is made from a solid timber frame, clad with 12mm tongue and groove timber with  two opening shatterproof styrene windows for ventilation, and two removable timber shelves,

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Barcelona garden office (video)

Spain is not noted for its shedworking lifestyles but here is an excellent video showing a build in Viladecans, a town close to the city. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Backyard shed project

A lovely photographic step-by-step guide to putting up your own shedlike atmosphere in "a tree sheltered canyon in the neighborhood of Mt. Washington" in California by Gregory Han on Design Milk. Here's a snippet:

Friends have mentioned the converted tool shed now reminds them of a Japanese teahouse, a poolside cabana, or a treehouse. That such a small simple space could evoke all these images is a testament to the power of a little paint, some handsome flooring, and a little sweat.

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Writing pavilion

A marvellous, minimally furnished, garden office in Brooklyn, New York, from Architensions used for writing and drawing by its owners. Here's what the architects say about it:

"Nested on a concrete plinth, the pavilion employs the use of black stained cedar for the exterior cladding and natural pine plywood for the interior. The pavilion’s sectional shape acts as a device to bring natural light inside, and induces optimal conditions for the human eye. Tthe warm interior wood becomes the unifying element between interior and exterior. The roof is conceived as a large sloped light well porous towards the trees and the sky; one elevation is dominated by a large opening looking out toward the garden. The specific phenomenological conditions of this retreat space make ideas come to life through a synthesis of material and spatial imagination."

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The Library Shed

The Library Shed Andrew Esposito's marvellous library shed in London which houses a particularly strong section on bird books could also work well on the Bookshelf blog. Click the link above to read more about it (including the only way Andrew's family can gain access to the shed). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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