Shed of the Year finalists announced

Bernard Shaw's Writing Hut Full details over at shedblog - Shedworking is backing George Bernard Shaw's writing hut.

Interestingly, the idea of a moveable garden office appears to be gathering pace - The Cloudy Bay garden at Chelsea Flower Show this week included one on tracks. See video here.

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Sheds at Chelsea Flower Show 2015

Off to #RHSChelseaflowershow tomorrow to see @PlantBelles garden & our hut. Apparently it's causing a bit of a stir.. pic.twitter.com/oNfvF7Rz8W

— Barrel Top Wagons (@barreltopwagons) May 18, 2015

For more photos of these and other working retreats, take a look at this post by Shedworking's literary editor Sarah Salway who was there yesterday for press day.

Nice alternative view of our ale-themed Chelsea Flower Show garden, Brewers Yard. pic.twitter.com/bTTpY0dMDX

— Tom Ashurst (@Tom_Ashurst) May 18, 2015

Love how autocorrect keep telling me this is a thug garden #rhschelsea2015 pic.twitter.com/0tzvHEPexP

— Sarah Salway (@sarahsalway) May 18, 2015

Here's another writer's retreat! Have always fancied writing in a greenhouse. #RHSChelsea2015 pic.twitter.com/wo2KmjZg2o

— Sarah Salway (@sarahsalway) May 18, 2015

Clever @gardendesigner1 and her writer's retreat garden at #RHSChelsea2015. Museful. pic.twitter.com/nNOaR5rPnQ

— Sarah Salway (@sarahsalway) May 18, 2015

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Technically, this shedworkingesque design from Urban Square is a mini luxury eco-hotel, but we think the wood and steel construction also has pleasant garden office potential. Large circular windows. In all, it measures 23m2 with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, plus nice deck area. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Black Spider Letters: Prince Charles backs iconic hut preservation

The Guardian's publication of some of Prince Charles' letters this week was a bit of a damp squib, but we were intrigued to see that among them was this call to preserve Scott's iconic huts in the Antarctic. ----------------------------------------------------

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Garden offices increasingly popular 'extension' option

Extending living space has become increasingly attractive to Britain’s homeowners over the past couple of years, according to new findings from Sainsbury’s Home Insurance. Its report indicates that extensions to the rear and side of properties have been the most popular kind of residential extension over the past 24 months, with almost a third of people who have extended their homes having opted for one.

But the full list makes for interesting reading. Conservatories are the second most popular residential extension (29%), followed by loft extensions (15%), garage conversions (11%) - and then comes the construction of an outbuilding such as a garden room or home office (5%).

A separate poll of builders by Sainsbury's shows that bigger kitchens and kitchen diners were the most frequent reason cited for a home extension, and the second most popular intended use was for additional bedrooms - again, there was considerable interest in home offices which came in third.
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Slice garden room by Todd Saunders

A lovely shedworkingesque space by Todd Saunders who we've featured numerous times before on Shedworking, Slice is a 15m2 small garden office/house in Slåttevik, Haugesund, Norway. Features include a bed, kitchen and bathroom, with a charming patio/courtyard area complete with mature plum trees.

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Feature on seaside cabins in B&W Photography magazine

Nice feature on seaside cabins in the June issue of B&W Photography magazine @unclewilco @shedworking @BWPMag pic.twitter.com/1WsnEoDVlF

— Chris Routledge (@Christopher_R) May 10, 2015

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