Features: I used to paint in the living room and this became increasingly impractical - especially after I got married. Unfortunately, due to its proximity to my neighbour's house, the shed had to be covered in non- combustible material; I would have preferred to make it all out of wood. However, this does mean that it will provide substantial protection (owing to the 'farraday cage effect') should it ever be hit by lightning. Now I can paint to my heart's content (and a lot of other things I won't mention) and I only wish it could be bigger but I've used all the available space. I'm very happy in my shed and I don't want to imagine life without it.
Additional Info: Shed A Little Light is 12 feet square and was built in 1999 on a concrete base, which I made with the help of a friend. It has a wooden frame, which I made out of 2"x2" softwood and covered with sheet metal on the outside, 9mm plywood on the inside, with 2" expanded polystyrene insulation between. The roof is made of two pieces of prefabricated section and it keeps the weather out very well. The door was second hand and looks it. There are three windows. I have mains electric and broadband in there as well as a lot more clutter than my wonderful wife would tolerate in the house. Now my shed is ten years old and still going strong, without any major alterations, so I've uploaded four recent photos of the interior to show just how ordered and functional it is. I do hope this doesn't upset any one whose shed is not quite so tidy.
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Comments (4)
A real shed, a quintessential shed lacing only oil and the smell of small engines. A hideaway, a place for ruminating, and eliciting the inevitable spurt of genius that only comes when alone in a shed. You've got my vote.
by kenneth on 17/06/2009 from 74.209.---.---
I like the Installation Art Piece, Watch Out Tracey Emmins - green shed could be the next Turner Prize Winner. I think your Talent as an Artist could enhance this 'SHED ART' externals...
Are you planning a Shed Exhibition? Takin' it on Tour?
by Cr...! on 17/06/2008 from 195.93.---.---
wow...what a fantastic portrait artist you are!!...amazing
by Tracy on 13/02/2008 from 68.211.---.---
Slightly too Sir Real for my taste!
by Phil my cladding on 09/08/2007 from 172.15.---.---
