Showing posts with label Outdoor Living Style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outdoor Living Style. Show all posts

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Garden Sheds

This weekend’s house keeping task is to clean out our shed.  It’s not something we’re looking forward to, but these pictures are inspiring me to transform it from a garage-overflow-space to something more useable, enjoyable, and dare I say, charming.

 

 BHGsghed5 via pure style home

Is that an adorable townhouse or a delightful shop? Oh no, it’s just the ol’ garden shed…. uh-huh…. garden shed of my dreams!

 

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Charming and lush

 

christie brinkley hamptons shed via hooked on houses

Love the vines growing up onto the shed and the gravel pathway leading to it.

 

 

 

design ties blog landscaping uk

Another architectural masterpiece of a shed.

 

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Party shed.

 

design ties blog the grow spot shed

Love the idea of incorporating it into the landscape décor.

 

The next few pictures really stretch the word “shed”…

my ome ideas garden shed

Cuter than many homes!

shed chic

How adventurous to have your guest bedroom be in a shed, and be as chic as this!

 

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Banish me to this shed now please!

 

thatched-roof-hut-3-big grasse france by dan heller

An old caravan turned shed is just too fun!

 

Now… check out this wonderful transformation by designer Michael Devine where he takes an ordinary (but a very cute ordinary) wood shed and transforms it into a gorgeous and sophisticated retreat…

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Before.

 

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After.  Really, are these the same spaces?!? The open shelving with beautiful accessories, the sophisticated wall to wall curtains, the lush plantings…. gorgeous!

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As if it couldn’t get any better than it already was, the floor is painting in this chic pattern, there's a daybed for mid-afternoon lounging , and a fanciful chandelier.  I’m inspired, no doubt about it!

 

lauren liess playshed

Designer Lauren Liess of Pure Style Home turned her Lowes shed into this adorable playhouse for her little boys.  Inspiration and elbow grease sure can create a magical place….

 

We may never turn our shed into a garden room like some of these gorgeous spaces, but we definitely can incorporate some of BHG’s practical (and cute) gardening ideas into it….

bhg potting bench

Potting bench where everything is clean, organized, and inviting!

 

bhg blackboard

bhg planting calendar

Seed calendar displayed on ribbons… those little packets can get lost so easily and this keeps them organized and in plain sight.

 

bhg basket of garden gear

Gardening-on-the-go basket. 

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Inspiring Work Environments

Thursday is my day in the week to catch up on life.  I don’t go to the office; I don’t do “work”; but I’m always busy at home.  Household chores, paperwork that needs to be addressed, errands I’ve put off from earlier in the week…those things that my imaginary housekeeper just keeps falling behind on!

On days like today when it’s beautiful, sunny, and calm outside it’s really hard to stay focused, as glamorous as all those tasks are!  I’m sure I could do a much better job from one of these spots….

Restoring a Home in Italy0003  

Lounging in this daybed would be so lovely, especially since imaginary housekeeper has also brought out fresh fruit and pastries so that I can work straight through lunch.  She’s such a doll when she’s on top of it.

 

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This is a perfect office- it’s got everything one could need.  Chairs, table, coffee… it just needs a dedicated and hard worker sitting in one of those chairs!

 

Provencal Escapes 10005-a

Now this might be the best work environment I’ve ever seen.  It’s very ergonomical-  adjustable seating, spacious enough to get up and stretch one’s legs between long periods of indulgent blogging productivity,  and fabulous air quality… It’s even got oversized lamps encouraging one to lounge work late into the evening.

I think we’d all be more than nine-to-fivers in these conditions!

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