Garden office with swimming pool

What's the one thing that would make your shedworking life complete? Well, a swimming pool probably wouldn't be a bad start. Here's an example from DK Bespoke Garden Studios which was a five month build that included clearing the grounds and then building the garden office and swimming pool. The site has several projects featured with plenty of photographs and excellent descriptions of how each one was carried out.

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Walden tiny house/garden office

The latest model from the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is the evocatively-tiled Walden which can also be used as a garden office on foundations if you'd rather not have your home on a trailer. Features include:
* kitchen with pine interior finishing
* bathroom including full shower
* sleeping loft upstairs, large enough to fit a queen size bed
* living room with open ceiling and stainless steel fireplace
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David Thomas: shedworker

Woodbridge shedworking artist and set designer David Thomas has opened his first solo exhibition for some years at The Fraser Gallery, Woodbridge (runs until April 23, 10am to 5pm), as reported in the Ipswich Evening Star. Talking to Andrew Clarke he says:

"I suppose you could say that my work is a reflection of the traditional world which is still around us. When I was young I loved drawing motorbikes but somewhere along the way that changed into drawing horses and cows. Also I love Suffolks big brooding skies. I am at my happiest when I stumble across a scene which combines all these different elements."

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UV Architects garden office (video)

A rather nice video showing how Hoxton-based UV Architects build their garden offices.
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The shed is the new home

Last weekend, the Independent on Sunday featured the new Shedworking book and the work of shedworker Dawn Fry in a large article by Emma Townshend. It's well worth a read (especially if you like chocolate) and here's a snippet:

I'm feeling jealous. Dawn Fry has a chocolate-making factory in her garden. Hidden in her shed. Actually, it's more of a summer house, with pretty gingham curtains and proper lead flashings over the windows made by her blacksmith husband Joe. But it's a chocolate factory, all right. Jars full of cocoa solids line the dresser, while an electronic warmer keeps the mixture at exactly the right temperature for working.

The article is essentially looking at starting a business from your garden office, but interior designer and garden designer Francoise Murat made a good point on Twitter earlier today commenting on the feature, that "the shed is the new home". What do you think?

The shed is the new HOME - amazing the range of activities people enjoy in these! http://ind.pn/g5059Z via @shedworking #interior #designless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyFrancoise Murat
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Beach Hut of the Year 2011

While we're all gearing up now for the annual Shed of the Year competition, there's also the prestigious Beach Hut of the Year competition to consider too. Run in conjunction with Coast magazine, there are five category prizes to be won as well as an overall winner. These are:

* Best Presented Hut
* Best Beach Hut Association
* Best Beach Hut Story
* Best Beach Hut Neighbour
* Best Beach Hut Photograph

Chairman of the judges is Clare Gogarty, Editor of Coast, and fellow judges include: friend of Shedworking Dr Kathryn Ferry, the leading authority on beach hut history; specialiast beach hut photographer Andrew Wing; and  Jonathan Kitchen, Director of TL Risk Solutions who are specialists in arranging insurance for beach huts and chalets

Installing an Historic Shed (video)

Installation of a 6'x8' traditional style storage shed by Historic Shed
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