While garden offices have boomed during lockdown, so have the number of pub and bar sheds, and of course this year's winner of the Shed of the Year competition was a bar shed. The latest to hop onto this trend is interior designer and television broadcaster Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who has been commissioned by the Craft Gin Club to build his own gin shed in his really rather lovely back garden.
He transformed his basic 6ft x 4ft timber shed into something rather more attractive, with a fully stocked gin bar featuring craft gins from around the world, LED lighting, blue and yellow mosaic tiling, bespoke wallpaper, a large banana plant, and an astroturf floor. Outside, he's used yellow hanging Chinese lanterns, decking with two green velvet bar stools, and plump patterned cushions.
“There are a dozen and one uses for an old she," said Laurence, "When you are making yourself a gin-otorium as I like to call it, it’s all about the decadence, a slightly sexy, slightly nightclubby sensation that you and I recognise as that first sip of gin and tonic. For the bar, I have created a new style which I’ve called ginoiserie. It’s about colour, finish, luxury and texture. It’s about indulgence and joy and somewhere where you can drink gin. My gin bar is a celebration of all that is luxe and indulgent.”
Jon Hulme, Co-Founder of Craft Gin Club said: “Over the past year, our homes have become our sanctuaries and investing in them has increasingly become a priority for many."
There is an associated competition run by the Craft Gin Club to win Laurence's gin shed plus a lot of gin. More details here.
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