I built this garden shed to hold potting supplies and lawn tools for my bonsai garden. It was a fun exercise playing with the nail gun and I didn’t even stab myself. The shed definitely is not plumb or square, but it hasn’t fallen over yet so I’m pleased.
It was a challenge, and cost me about $1,800 for all the materials and tools. It took longer than expected, but in the end I’m very happy with it. Plus I learned a lot.
If it’s as sturdy as it looks, you’ve got an excellent shed for years to come. This is way better than what people in my country usually build for similar purposes. You should not compare your DIY work with the mass-produced designs.
The door is just a sheet of half inch plywood with some fence boards screwed and secured from the back inside. I used to jigsaw to cut a circle roughly the size of that window, which I bought on Amazon. The small lattice is just made from cedar planks that I glued and Brad nailed together.
I looked at about a dozen different designs and YouTube videos before drawing this one. The door is custom, and my wife helped me design the little lattice accent. God bless you YouTube academy.
As someone who’s naturally anal retentive I would say repeated DIY projects have convinced me minor deviations are usually unimportant given everyone, even the honest asshole, seems unable to spot them w/o my assistance. Even then it’s 50/50 whether they think they’re obvious.
Long story long… Your shed looks great, it’s simple yet has some interesting details, & I’m sure it’ll stand for many years to come!
Everyone often overstates their little mistakes, but you’re right, they’re rarely noticed. Just think of every blemish being a lesson you’ll remember for next time.
Very nice. It can sometimes be difficult to balance utility and anesthetics without one impacting the other, but it looks like you’ve pulled it off really well
No plans per se, because much of it was conjured up from my imagination, but I could send you a few reference videos that I learned from and a list of the materials that I used.
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