She Sheds: A Room of Your Own
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She shed. Hen hut. Lady lair. Call it what you want, the newest iteration of a woman’s private space often looks like a small-but-splendid room built in the backyard. She sheds are mushrooming everywhere in a wonderful array of sizes, styles, and uses. A she shed’s small footprint makes it easy to fit onto your property, affording a unique getaway for your creative pursuits—gardening, meditating, reading, painting, or simply hearing yourself think.
In this book, you’ll discover she sheds from around the world, exquisite in their uniqueness, all owned, designed, and enjoyed by women. Are you fantasizing about building your own she shed? Consider this a guidebook for gathering ideas and seeing how others brought their sheds to fruition. If, however, you just feel like entering the tiny homes in this book as enjoyment and fodder for your dreams, that’s fine too.Whatever your desire, you are welcome here.
WHAT’S YOUR SHED STYLE?
Sheds are by definition practical, no-nonsense little structures. Derived from the Middle English word shade, a shed exists primarily for protection—a dry, sheltered place to keep things safe. Keeping the shed’s inherent practicality is intrinsic to its appeal as a she shed. Each woman who possesses a she shed has her own reasons for using it, and usefulness is the real beauty in these structures.
SHEDS FOR GARDENERS
What a boon it is to have a dedicated space for storing gardening tools, potting new plants, poring over seed catalogs, and nurturing seedlings. Whatever your property size, a gardening shed creates a natural punctuation mark, even a focal point for the landscape. Gardening sheds often straddle the line between potting shed and greenhouse. Classic greenhouses are crafted with glass panels. Today’s versions are often constructed with polycarbonate panels that let in soft, diffused light and also trap air, which helps regulate the temperature inside.
THE ARTIST’S STUDIO
There is a place near Saratoga Springs, New York, called Yaddo. Since 1926, the large home and grounds have been a retreat and creative incubator for artists from all nations. It was the brainchild of owner Katrina Trask, who, after the deaths of all four of her children, had a vision of how Yaddo could continue nurturing those who seek to leave the world a better place. To date, 5,500 artists have walked its woods and found the solitude necessary for creative work.
OLD-SOUL SHEDS
Gently whitewashed by the hands of time, she sheds in the vintage style may start as new structures but are then transformed with an abundance of details that reflect another time and place. The use of weathered wood for floors and trim, painted wood doors, divided light windows, natural fabrics such as canvas and cotton, rag rugs, and antique decorative accessories are good ways to capture the vintage look. A bonus to choosing this style for your shed is that so many wonderful things can be found very inexpensively at flea markets, estate sales, and online.
STYLISH SHEDS
Rich with personality, some she sheds defy all standard labels. The stylish shed proves that adding “a woman’s touch” to a structure intended for practical use can be transformative in a highly personal way. She sheds tend to reflect the personalities and pursuits of their owners, yet these stylish sheds are especially potent reminders of how much of ourselves we pour into our private places. A woman’s childhood playhouse can lead to an era of stylish expression within and on the walls of a modern utility shed.
BACKYARD GETAWAYS
This chapter acknowledges the appeal of a place used for just doing your own thing. Whether that thing is resting, thinking, meditating, or hiding, your joy in using a she shed can have a moving, changing definition. Here is where a woman finds quiet and privacy. You may decide to open your she shed to the people you love or always keep the door carefully closed—either way it’s still quite possibly the only room in the world that is yours and yours alone. Remember that when it comes to she sheds, there are no rules.
SHE SHED DIY
After visiting all of these unique and wonderful she sheds, it’s no more than a small leap to appreciating the joy that one could bring to your life. This chapter outlines an actual build of a kit shed in California for Karin Nystrom (my sister-in-law). No shed construction goes exactly as planned, and ours was no exception. Later in the chapter are smaller projects you can also build yourself—interior elements and floor and door designs. Explore and enjoy the possibilities for your she shed.
GALLERY
There’s something special about every she shed, and this chapter provides another look at why they appeal so to our spirits and imaginations. She shed ownership fosters an amazing spirit of community. Hundreds of Facebook groups, Pinterest boards, blogging communities, forums, and Houzz members exist and flourish for the sheer enjoyment of comparing notes on designing, building, improving, sharing, and enjoying their sheds.
Product details
| Main Specification | |
|---|---|
| Datum zveřejnění | 2017 or January 15 |
| Značka | by Erika Kotite (Author) Format: Hardcover |
| Hmotnost položky | 2,31 liber |
| Product information | |
| Jazyk | Anglicky |
| Others | |
| Typ výrobku | Konstrukce |
| Vydání | Ilustrovaný |
| Vydavatel | Cool Springs Press |
| Délka tisku | 176 stran |
| ISBN- 10 | 1591866774 |
| ISBN- 13 | 978-1591866770 |
| Rozměry | 8.75 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches |
| ISBN10 | 1591866774 |
| ISBN13 | 978-1591866770 |