0% finance on Home Office Company garden offices

You can get 24 months interest-free credit with The Home Office Company on purchases up to £20,000 or 36 months on those above £20,000. So, for example a garden office at £15,000 would require an initial deposit of £1,500 and then 24 monthly payments of £562.50. It's all subject to the normal acceptance/some further conditions apply stuff but if you're interestedy you can contact the Home Office Company on 0333 800 5050 for more details.
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Shed of the Year 2011: categories finalised

The annual Shed of the Year extravaganza is now on the horizon and Uncle Wilco has all the details over at Shed Blog. The whittled-down list now looks like this:
Normal Shed
Eco Shed
Garden Office
Cabin/Summerhouse
Workshop/Studio
Pub ShedTardis
Unique Shed (some of which are pictured above)

If you haven't shared your shed to enter the competition, nip along now and upload a photo now (if you're already up there, add a couple more) for a chance to win £1,000 of Cuprinol products. There are also some great new features on the site including SHEDTAGS to be followed by a SHEDCLOUD
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Interior glass shedworking: Smog

Another one for the 'Interior shedworking' folder, here is the Smog motion graphics studio in Santiago, Chile, designed by Sebastian Bravo on the top floor of a building which was once textile workshops. Pictured is the lovely glass cubicle for meetings and here's what they say about it:

"The strategy was to locate the only private part of the studio — an enclosed conference room — in the center of the space. Reception, dining area, bathroom, kitchen and a large work area would revolve around it."

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Shedworking atmospheres on Pinterest

Pinterest calls itself a "social catalog service" or virtual pinboard — essentially, it's a marvellous collection of images under a huge range of headings. It's well worth a browse, for instance if you're interested in photos of sheds, shacks, huts, garden offices or microarchitecture in general.
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Rustic meets modern

The new trim style for 2011 at Studio Shed.
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Shedshaped Post-it notes

Shedshaped bookmarker thingies by Tokyo's Naruse Inokuma Architects: made from demolished wooden houses you could also use them to build your own little toy garden office world.
Via dezeen
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The Shedworker's Bookshelf: roundup

There have been several books published recently of interest to shedworkers. Here's a quick rundown:

1000 Designs for the Garden and Where to Find Them by Geraldine and Ian Rudge includes lots of photos and ideas for furnitures, art and luxury garden items, among them the garden office buildings of Neoshed and the Conversation Chair by Ana Linares, whose bookshelf design will feature in the forthcoming Bookshelf book

Create A Successful Website by Paula Wynne, organiser of the Remote Worker Awards, is a useful introduction for any shedworker or homeworker who wants to get to grips quickly with putting a business web site together.

Green Interior Design by Lori Dennis showcases plenty of ideas for making your garden office interior both stylish and eco-friendly with tips for furniture, accessorites, windows, plants and general advice on making your shedworking atmosphere healthier and more comfortable.

How to make working from home work for you is by Rachael Ross
and includes plenty of practical hints about how to set up your own shedworking office, looking at subjects such as storage, establishing your working space and how to beat isolation.
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