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Shed designs to get those creative juices flowing

A page of shed designs that can be used as a starting point for choosing or designing your shed. It is always useful to see what other people have done before. Sheds come in and out of fashion as does any other item.

Perhaps the most recent heyday of shed design was in Victorian times. The video below shows a few of the huge range of prefabricated sheds and building by the Victorian company Boulton and Paul. The company no-longer exists however I did find these extracts from an old catalogue that I made into the video below.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the show of sheds from days gone by!





Shed Photos

• I compiled this collection of shed photos over a period of years and people often comment on the sheds they particularly like. More shed photos.


The Gambrel Shed

• The Gambrel shed is particularly popular in North America. The shape of its roof is excellent for storage sheds, as a mini loft can be created for storage on two levels.


The Pole Shed

• The pole shed is a design that is often utilised for larger storage sheds and can be particularly economic as the foundations are minimal and a floor is not needed.


Classic Shed

• Tim Brummett, a visitor to this site, sent in an image of the designs he prepared for his classic style shed which matches his house. He sent in pictures of his plans and the finished result.


Potting Sheds

• Space in the greenhouse is at a premium so many gardeners opt to have a separate space or building for potting on seedlings and storing garden equipment. Check this page out to find out about how to develop your Potting Shed Designs


Sheds on Holiday

• I keep my eye open for interesting sheds wherever I go (I know, sad, however my wife has learned to live with this!!!). The Net Shops at Hastings are some of the most unusual beach huts I’ve seen, as well as having an interesting history too.


There are some great and interesting sheds around the world. I have seen pictures of many them but it is always best to hear from someone who has actually been there!

Have you seen the boat sheds on Holy Island in Northumberland, the beach huts at Southwold in Suffolk, the garages of Murmansk or the sheds of Asmundur in the cold tundra of Western Iceland.

So many sheds so little time…

I would love to hear from you about any interesting sheds where you live or that you have come across on your travels and to see your pictures.

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Sheds that other people have found

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Boulton and Paul  starstarstarstarstar
I am fascinated to see your Boulton & Paul buildings catalogue.

I worked for this company, based in Norwich, up to their sale to Rugby group in 1997 ...

Two storey Shed for daughter  starstarstarstarstar
I built this 2 story shed for our daughter and it has had the unique opportunity of going through the eyes of 3 hurricanes in Winter Haven, Florida in ...

Shed Building Monthly Issue 12
August 2009
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We won an Architectural Design Prize!
Following all the great suggestions you made to my garden office design last month, the revised garden office ...

New Garden Office Design  starstarstarstarstar
Hi Alex,
Just about squeezed under the wire with this entry.

I asked the readers of Shed Building Monthly what they thought of my original design ...

The New Shedworking HQ  starstarstarstarstar
The New Shedworking HQ

Alex Johnson from shedworking.co.uk recently moved house and asked for suggestions for his new design.

The rules:
1) It ...

The Gypsy Junker- Shed/Sleeper/Sauna  Not rated yet
The Gypsy Junker:
Its built out of 90% curbside-salvaged materials- is portable- sleeps two, has an outdoor food-prep, or potting table, and a vegetable-...

Yoga Shack  Not rated yet
Hi John- Been following your website for about a year...love the ideas and excitement people get out of it.

Sheds seem to allow people to think creatively ...

Roald Dahls Shed  Not rated yet
School Trip to The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Imagine my excitement when I found that my seven-year-old son was to have a school trip to Great ...




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