CS Lewis and Narnia aficianados Kairen and Laurie have given their 10m BBQ cabin from Arctic Cabins a Narnia theme including a lamp post and Aslan guardlion in the porch and various appropriate signages, including Aslan's Bar inside. It's used regularly for entertaining, although would also make a marvellous spot for some shedworking.
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One of the obvious advantages of a garden studio is that it offers you the chance to make the most of any lovely views you have from your plot. Here's a recent 5m x 3.5m build by Eden Garden Rooms replacing an old pergola and concrete base in Henley-in-Arden near Birmingham from which the owners run a physiotherapy and pilates business. The outside has cedar cladding and overhead canopy with LED lighting, while interior features include a
treatment and practice room, clever corner window, oak engineered wooden flooring, and three door aluminium bifolds.
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We've moved Friday Finery to Saturday this week for reasons that are too dull to go into. But we really like this one, the marvellously titled The Plotting Shed which even more marvellously has no electrics and no interwebs. It belongs to Hampshire-based librarian and novelist Louise Morrish, author of Operation Moonlight.
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We're delighted to welcome Andrew Robinson for today's guest post. Andrew is Professional Director at Andrew Granger & Co which offer property services from offices in Market Harborough, Leicester, and Loughborough.
The dictionary definition of a shed is described as "a simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop". Oh, but how this has now changed.
There have always been people that use a shed or an outbuilding in a less than conventional way, but the pandemic has really changed the way in which we view the space we have at home and how we need to use it. The meagre shed has now become a vital, additional living or working space for a lot of people. And these additional spaces add value to a property.
The meagre shed is no longer meagre and has taken on a whole new look with many people investing significant sums of money to make these very comfortable, useable spaces. George Clarke has even made a Channel 4 TV programme out of it. Gyms, offices, workshops, art and craft rooms, bars, games rooms, reading rooms, man-caves, teenager-caves, home spas, Airbnb spaces – you name it, you’ll find it housed in a ‘shed’.
I've had my own log cabin ‘shed’ in my garden for 15 years. I use it as my office, and the space and quiet away from the house has been invaluable, particularly the last couple of years where I have been predominantly based from home.
When I had it built, I made sure that it had everything I needed including mains electricity, a small kitchen area and a log burner. If I’d have know how much time I’d be spending in it the last couple of years, I would have had it better insulated though! With a shed or outbuilding you’re only limited by your imagination as to what the space could be used for, and I certainly couldn’t imagine life without mine. Even our dogs love to spend the day there with me.
If you have an outbuilding project in mind, it’s best to check if it requires planning permission before you get started. You can find lots of useful information and advice at the Planning Permission - Outbuildings - Planning Portal.
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Sadly, Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution is no longer in print but can be easily found secondhand online. Happy reading!
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More than a third of UK homebuyers are now seeking unique features and unusual shaped spaces, according to new research by TalkTalk. The most popular quirky things Brits would hope to find when looking for a new home are:
Image courtesy Oeco Garden Rooms
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