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EXPERT ADVICE

design your dream shed

Simple design touches can turn any shed into a tranquil space. Here

is writer Debra Prinzing’s shed-design checklist, excerpted from her

book,

S t y l i s h S h e d s a n d E l e g a n t H i d e a w a y s : B i g I d e a s f o

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B a c k y a r d D e s t i n a t i o n s .

MISSION

Identify the activities that draw you outdoors

(art, music, poetry, growing plants, play, entertaining, or

meditating). Most personal passions can find a home in

a small garden shed.

MUST-HAVES

List the design ingredients most

important to you. Combine functional with frivolous.

It’s OK to add a vintage cut-glass chandelier or a daybed.

Make it your personal “nest.”

INSPIRATION

Draw inspiration from that single idea

you can’t stop imagining—a historic property, a specific

color, a recent beach vacation.

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

Treat the exterior as a garden focal point

and give it some of the visual upgrades you would your home.

io r with collections and cherished objects. ®

For buying information see page 237.

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