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Small Modern Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

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10x12 Americana Photographer's Studio
10x12 Americana Photographer's Studio
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
4x8 Pinyon Studio SHED - these are a great way to store anything from lawn tools to art supplies or athletic gear. The Pinyon comes flat packed and is shipped as a DIY installation - a 1-2 day project depending on your building experience. One owner had his up in just 3 hours! Many choose to install their Pinyon against the side of their home. Pictured here: a Pinyon sits perpendicular to it's big brother, a 10x12 Studio Shed home office.
Garden Room in Kent
Garden Room in Kent
eDEN Garden RoomseDEN Garden Rooms
Contemporary and Stylish design of a garden room with media wall, TV, garden office. Blending in with it's natural surroundings. Sedum roof and green walls for garden rooms. eDEN Garden Rooms
Incredible edibles garden
Incredible edibles garden
North Leeds Garden DesignNorth Leeds Garden Design
The new shed has been cleverly turned round so it is less intrusive; screened by cordon fruit trees planted in a raised bed in front of it.
Garages, Barns + Sheds
Garages, Barns + Sheds
Bentley BuiltBentley Built
Danforth backyard
Danforth backyard
Ted Hobson Designer At Allweather LandscapeTed Hobson Designer At Allweather Landscape
Jeff McNeill
Modern-Shed Home Office
Modern-Shed Home Office
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
Dominic AZ Bonuccelli
Glass House in the Garden
Glass House in the Garden
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
Modern glass house set in the landscape evokes a midcentury vibe. A modern gas fireplace divides the living area with a polished concrete floor from the greenhouse with a gravel floor. The frame is painted steel with aluminum sliding glass door. The front features a green roof with native grasses and the rear is covered with a glass roof. Photo by: Gregg Shupe Photography
Garden Room 3
Garden Room 3
Modular DesignsModular Designs
Compact 2.5M Garden Room used as a home office.
Modern Studio Trailer
Modern Studio Trailer
Bear Creek EnterprisesBear Creek Enterprises
Bike Shed
Bike Shed
Urban ShedsUrban Sheds
Wood shed
Wood shed
Karin Payson architecture + designKarin Payson architecture + design
Francis Dzikowski Photography
Modern Shed London Ontario
Modern Shed London Ontario
Backyard Escape StudiosBackyard Escape Studios
Backyard Modern Studio
Backyard Modern Studio
Level Design BuildLevel Design Build
This backyard garden studio with a modern design provides a comfortable and stylish retreat for a home office, art studio, cottage bunkie or for backyard entertaining. The layout features two built in work stations, and a built-in sofa bench that can be used for reading, watching televisions or an afternoon nap. A second story loft provides space for storage, a kid's play area or a separate space for lounging. With a footprint just over 100 square feet, this studio makes efficient use of space while minimizing the footprint of the backyard and may be constructed without a permit in many jurisdictions (check your local building code).
Bay Area Guest Home with LEGO Volkswagen Bus
Bay Area Guest Home with LEGO Volkswagen Bus
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
The owners got smart with their shed. They installed a built-in desk with storage for art, sewing and photography supplies. Also, check out that sweet LEGO bus, man.
Storage Sheds - 10x12
Storage Sheds - 10x12
Backyard BuildingsBackyard Buildings
The Value series offers plenty of value and functionality. This line of storage sheds comes in sizes of 8x8, 10x8 and 10x12 for your convenience. Customizable with your choice in color of shingles, foundation options, windows, shelving and various upgrades and decorative accents. Built on site for your convenience. The Value Series is the economical solution to store lawn mowers, gardening equipment, seasonal items and sporting goods.
Modern Garden Shed in Port Dover
Modern Garden Shed in Port Dover
Backyard Escape StudiosBackyard Escape Studios
The Shudio exterior and interior.
The Shudio exterior and interior.
Redwood BuildersRedwood Builders
Redwood Builders had the pleasure of working with leading SF based architects Seth and Melissa Hanley of Design Blitz to create a sleek and modern backyard "Shudio" structure. Located in their backyard in Sebastopol, the Shudio replaced a falling-down potting shed and brings the best of his-and-hers space planning: a painting studio for her and a beer brewing shed for him. During their frequent backyard parties (which often host more than 90 guests) the Shudio transforms into a bar with easy through traffic and a built in keg-orator. The finishes are simple with the primary surface being charcoal painted T111 with accents of western red cedar and a white washed ash plywood interior. The sliding barn doors and trim are constructed of California redwood. The trellis with its varied pattern creates a shadow pattern that changes throughout the day. The trellis helps to enclose the informal patio (decomposed granite) and provide privacy from neighboring properties. Existing mature rhododendrons were prioritized in the design and protected in place where possible.
Bike Shed
Bike Shed
Urban ShedsUrban Sheds
Backyard Modern Studio
Backyard Modern Studio
Level Design BuildLevel Design Build
This backyard garden studio with a modern design provides a comfortable and stylish retreat for a home office, art studio, cottage bunkie or for backyard entertaining. The layout features two built in work stations, and a built-in sofa bench that can be used for reading, watching televisions or an afternoon nap. A second story loft provides space for storage, a kid's play area or a separate space for lounging. With a footprint just over 100 square feet, this studio makes efficient use of space while minimizing the footprint of the backyard and may be constructed without a permit in many jurisdictions (check your local building code).
Modern workshop
Modern workshop
Mike ParmeleeMike Parmelee
Small workshop to be used for wood working with the idea that it can serve future uses like a home office as well.

Small Modern Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

Our garden sheds and outdoor buildings don’t have to be dumping grounds for tools, bikes, bins and all the extraneous items that haven’t found a home inside the house, instead they can be whole new spaces that you can turn your design eye to, just like any other room of the house. If you’ve lived in a small house or flat with no outside space, you’ll appreciate the added bonus an additional structure can give you. Homeowners across the UK and Ireland are transforming garden sheds, building garden offices and extending their homes to create modern garden rooms to really make the most of the space we have, because as we know, in some places in the UK and Ireland, space is like gold dust.

Which garden building should I go for?

It always makes sense to work with what you have, so if you have a garden shed already, think about how you could use it if you cleared it out and gave it a lick of paint. If you have nothing to work with apart from space and a budget, then the logical process is to think about what you need the space for. Garden sheds only need to be as big as what you need to store within them, so they could be an easier and cheaper alternative structure to a full garden building if you just need to store garden items, tools and bikes somewhere. If you have loftier ambitions and dream of a modern garden building that will be an additional living or working area, a separate garden room could be the answer. Large converted garden sheds or purpose built garden rooms can be used for separate work offices, studios, creative spaces, living areas, pool houses and so much more. With luxuries such as wireless internet and underfloor heating, and endless paint and decor options, the possibilities for your modern garden building are boundless. For the environmentally-conscious, eco-sheds featuring solar panels are an energy-saving solution that could benefit your household, and garden pods – prefabricated pod buildings for use as an office or extra living space – are easy, ready-to-go garden structures that are usually eco-friendly and energy efficient. Working from home often calls for a dedicated home office away from the distractions of the rest of the house, so garden offices or studios offer the ideal set-up: completely separate from the main house but close enough for emergencies, food supplies and bathroom breaks. They will also hopefully offer a peaceful and focused environment in the tranquility of your garden. Buildings in your garden don’t always have to be about practicality. You could let your imagination run wild and escape to the woods with a modern treehouse, and then your garden would certainly be the envy of all the children in the neighbourhood. Rope walkways, ladders, turrets, slides and firemen's poles are enough to keep any child occupied for hours on end. Even if you don’t have children yourself, an elevated wooden shelter attached to a tree is a good a place as any to enjoy your outdoor space, and isn’t that usually what garden buildings are all about? Besides the extra space they give you; garden rooms, summerhouses and converted garden sheds are wonderful for their location – outside in your garden. When the summer months come around, and we hopefully enjoy some good weather, all you want to do is spend as much time outside and with a garden building it’s possible to do so without compromising on furniture, shelter and all the amenities of indoors.

What design should I choose for my modern garden shed or garden room?

Sheds come in a full range of materials – metal and plastic garden sheds may prove more durable and weatherproof but classic wooden garden sheds offer the most opportunities for creative expression. If you’re thinking of a bigger structure, and appreciating your garden or outdoor area is important to you, large glass bifold doors can transform your garden room into a light-filled sunroom that opens right out onto your garden. For eco-lovers and those that want to retain a lush garden look, grass covered walls and roofs will help your garden room to blend in with its surroundings or wooden cladding will also give a natural look if you don’t want to to go all out with the grass. When it comes to your interior design, a habitable, high-spec garden room is really no different from any room in your main house, so the decisions will come down to personal style, taste and needs. Whatever outdoor structure you’re thinking of building or converting, be it a modern garden shed, treehouse, garden office or summerhouse, you’ll be able to find inspiration for all of them by browsing the photos on Houzz. Define your search by area, style or size to find what you want more easily.
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