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* * * THE APPLE CRATE * * * , The bottom of our garden - Kent

Owned by: Carol and Paul     Follow thetweeter on Twitter This sheddie is on Twitter.


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Shed of the year 2010 has been announced

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Features: My boyfriend Paul made this shed and I just think it's beautiful! It isn't very big but it has a strong presence - understated yet beautifully made. It was inspired by the apple crates that fill the orchards at picking time, see pic. It has two windows - one is openable and looks out over the apple trees beyond the garden. Sadly I don't think the bicycles appreciate this particular feature.

Additional Info: Paul made the shed and I helped him bang in the weatherboarding. We started at the back - I was at one end and he was at the other, both hammering away at our own section of boarding. He had put a pencil mark on a piece of wood to show me where to bang the nails in but unfortunately I used it the wrong way up so all my boards were slightly higher. After that I was demoted to tea-maker.

TECHNICAL DETAILS: the shed is 8' x 6' and is built on stilts (i.e. on a platform). It is made from 2"x2" uprights with a 25mm exterior ply base and onduline roof; internally lined with WPB, as is the roof; featherboarding is 4" tReated softwood planks; the base uses 4" treated softwood posts pushed 1' into concrete.

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Like this shed? Comments (13)

So the bikes are out of the bedroom! And into a beautiful shed reflecting the beautiful setting - bikes can be sensitive too.
by Philip Stringer on 14/05/2009 from 80.189.---.---

THANK YOU GIULIANO! Yes, as well as sheds, we love Tour de France!
by Carol and Paul on 13/05/2009 from 88.144.---.---

As beautiful as the owners...The Tour de France sign est magnifique!
by Giuliano Bugnaio on 12/05/2009 from 79.78..---.---

I love this shed for it's strength & simplicity, it has become part of the earth around it, the apple trees in the background, the blue skies above; what a perfect name for for this wonderful, wooden shed ... Nicole Cater
by Nicole Cater on 11/05/2009 from 217.44.---.---

As 8' x 6' sheds go and taking account the beautiful location from the photographs, they don't get any better than this. I would be really delighted to have a shed like this in my garden.
by James Gooderham on 09/05/2009 from 92.40..---.---

All true garden sheds must possess a Tour de France sign hung neatly on the wall... Mine does too. I like your style!
by Jon Colbear on 08/05/2009 from 88.211.---.---

sturdy simplicity, with the meek-shall- inherit- the- earth aesthetics. Wistful & hopeful looking across the apple fields. This shed speaks for our times.
by Nancy Wilson on 07/05/2009 from 86.129.---.---

An expertly crafted shed in a beautiful setting.
by Philippa Clark on 07/05/2009 from 194.74.---.---

Love it...funtional, clean and well located. The photo with the rainbow makes it look even better. Beauiful photos from the tea-maker, we guess.
by M.Fernandez on 07/05/2009 from 70.72..---.---

Beautiful
by T Roper on 07/05/2009 from 90.218.---.---

A thing that people sometimes forget about sheds is their context. A shed exists in an environment which it either contributes to, or jars with. I like the Applecrate because of its simbiotic relationship with its place and time.
by Sean Dromgoole on 07/05/2009 from 83.244.---.---

A lovely piece of simple architecture - perfect in its setting. I can just see Paul and Carol, clad in loincloths, using their rope swing to gain access to Shed Utopia. Does country life get any better?
by Catherine Brady on 07/05/2009 from 80.88..---.---

Absolutely lovely and the views go so well with it!
by Christine Dumont on 07/05/2009 from 86.161.---.---


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