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when is a shed not a shed?

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Cherrytree59 Sat 06-Aug-16 22:14:40

I have little bit of shed envy (which isn't hard as we no longer have one)

On TV there are more and more programmes and competitions
(Such as George Clarke) for who can have most unusual shed

One not so long ago showed a shed in a ladies garden somewhere in the Midlands made into a beach hut.
(I think that programme was called something like 'love my shed')

Even Chelsea this year had a Shed competition.

My sister's shed has been made (a few years ago) in to a tropical bar.

Some sheds have become
Man Caves with TV and games etc
Others mini Cinemas
Offices
Writing rooms
On one of George Clarke's programmes it showed a large shed split in to three sections
First bit ... Wait for it...
A Shed!
Next bit office
Last section play room.
The 'Sheds' are all decorated inside and out,
some with their own wood burners.

Do any GNetters have a wacky Shed?

Sugarpufffairy Sat 06-Aug-16 22:25:23

I don't have a fancy shed yet but after I have done some essential work to the house and garden I am definitely going to have a fancy shed out the back. I don't know yet what will be in it but I have seen a few of the fancy sheds on tv
SPF

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 06-Aug-16 22:29:26

I've got a shed. It's just a shed.

stillaliveandkicking Sat 06-Aug-16 22:33:11

Ive got a shed that looks like a posh little house, does that count? its plastic though so guessing, yep, just a shed.

jogginggirl Sat 06-Aug-16 22:41:24

I have a 'she' shed aka The Gin Palace - it's not quite finished yet but it's coming on... It was a 'playhouse' and belonged to Diva 2 but when she moved house she wasn't allowed to take it so she and I had a chat and now she's happy to share it with me in my garden❤️
The wooden floor in our lounge is about to come up due to water damage but we think there will be enough un-damaged boards to use in The Gin Palace - it's been a long project with lots of interruptions but we hope to have it up and running by the end of the summer ...??

morethan2 Sun 07-Aug-16 07:20:55

Sounds fantastic jogginggirl my son has similar but without the gin. More of a chalet really. Settees, eclectic fire for winter, flat screen TV big fridge filled with beer and wine. I've got a garage filled with motor bike parts sad

GandTea Sun 07-Aug-16 07:32:47

Our summer house has become a mans den, Somewhere to habg my watercolours. display my boats etc. Hi Fi, TV, comfy chairs, everything I need for an escape. But atm the roof leaks, next project, replace the roof.

Luckygirl Sun 07-Aug-16 07:36:12

I have a shed - very tastefully painted cream. It is full of boxes, as is every other available space following our house move. It will definitely be a shed.

Anya Sun 07-Aug-16 07:48:51

1 have had a potting shed but DH (whose own shed is full with his rubbish BiY tools) has gradually started a takeover bid of my shed hmm

As he's a clutter bug and I like everything neat and tidy I'm about to declare war grrrr.....

Anya Sun 07-Aug-16 07:49:31

No, it's not a typo BIY - Botch it Yourself!

Luckygirl Sun 07-Aug-16 08:40:13

BIY - I like that. Anyone who has watched my DH putting up four curtain poles in the last few weeks (yes - it took weeks!) would identify with that!! grin

Christinefrance Sun 07-Aug-16 08:44:19

My husband suffers from shed envy too, he has three barns full of cr** so I have vetoed a shed.
Love some of the George Clarke ones , so inventive.

NanaandGrampy Sun 07-Aug-16 08:45:03

I have a shed called 'My Nana Rocks' and its where I do my crafting - well until we move that is then I will have 'upgraded' to a proper room :-) .

Its also where I do messy projects or create secret gifts with the grandchildren.

Auntieflo Sun 07-Aug-16 09:29:51

My shed is sister to JBF's . I know where everything is, DH doesn't, except for the lawn mower, which is going to a new home on Monday. (The new grass comes Wed, yeah!)
Anyway, it does have some slightly dodgy, yellow flowered , towelling curtains, backed with a beach mat. This is to stop the sun bleaching all the 'beyond value' objects stored therein. grin. There are tasteful black plastic shelves, full of things that you never know when you are going to need, and a mat at the threshold decorated with grass trimmings and the odd snail trail. Who needs a posh shed?

merlotgran Sun 07-Aug-16 12:34:45

DH and I have his and her's sheds. His is large and more of a whacky workshop where he makes all kinds of quirky garden ornaments and repairs our garden machinery. Mine is much smaller and full of pots, tools, paints, and stuff that no longer fits in our house due to downsizing.

It's fairly organised though and nobody is allowed to mess it up!

nanaK54 Sun 07-Aug-16 12:40:40

Hmmm we have a grand total of 4 sheds - they are all just sheds ?

wot Sun 07-Aug-16 12:50:49

I've got a shed (got 4 in total, but this one's MINE!) And I use it for crafts and general hoarding! It's got three Windows with nice curtains. Keep getting cobwebs in it though. When there was electricity up there, I had a stereo and a fan. It's lovely and peaceful up there! ?

wot Sun 07-Aug-16 12:52:08

I had to spend £190 to have the roof replaced as it was leaking and damaging my stuff.

jinglbellsfrocks Sun 07-Aug-16 13:02:33

My spin dryer is in my shed. Never use it and it was taking up kitchen space. No electricity in shed, but I'd better hang on the to it, just in case. hmm

DH once had the tenacity to tidy it up!!! So he could temporarily store some of his toy model aeroplanes in there. Couldn't find a thing for ages. hmm

chicken Sun 07-Aug-16 16:02:54

I've got an old brick potting shed which used to be derelict but we had it repaired, cleared out, electricity put in---Hooray,I thought, at last somewhere to be my space,somewhere to declutter my home, somewhere to store all the things that are only needed now and then. Dream on!! DD moved in with family and now it's packed solid with all THEIR unused stuff so that their bit of the house is minimalist.

wot Sun 07-Aug-16 16:26:54

Spaces always fill themselves, I've found. Not to mention table tops!

peaceatlast Sun 07-Aug-16 19:01:53

We inherited a shed that had been used as an office by the previous owners. It was insulated, with lights and sockets. I decorated it every year with a different theme, eg. a beach hut, a Moroccan den, a craft room with Cath kidston and Laura Ashley decor, you name it really. My grandchildren loved playing in it too as it was like a little house. Anyway, I had to have it knocked down recently due to a damp floor but I'm currently expecting my new log cabin to be delivered and look forward to playing with my new "summerhouse".

nannienet Sun 07-Aug-16 19:12:17

We hire a Beach Hut close by on the coast,they are only as big as a shed but it's like being on holiday. I make it seem like home from home with all the things we as an extended family could need. Stove to make tea/coffee,high chair,toys,buckets and spades,chairs,washing up facilities. Sometimes I've sat there on my own once everyone has gone home,cuppa in hand,all tidy again,lush!!!!! The weather in the last three weeks has made it even better!

cookie1070 Sun 07-Aug-16 19:21:11

l,m goimg to replace my wooden shed with a larger plastic shed.my wooden shed was bought to house my scooter but my great grandchildren have taken it over with bikes ball pits footballs etc.When they come l have to take my scooter out to give them room to play.

Jaycee5 Sun 07-Aug-16 19:26:03

I like Shed of the Year but it is a bit strange when they have an upstairs.