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Tom Rawstorne over at the Daily Mail was given a task to build the a £13,000 garden shed. Argos insists anyone can build its £13,000 super shed. So is the ultimate DIY challenge REALLY that easy? Day One Starting point: Four tonnes of wood lies waiting to be constructed 9AM: Chinese philosopher Confucius once noted… Continue reading £13,000 shed that’s easy to build?
Is it me or are beachuts (or sheds by the sea as I call them) getting very sexy this summer Well looking at the new M & S advert with the lovely Myleene Klass and Noemie Lenoir the cost of beach huts will go up and up, you can see the video here, but not… Continue reading Beachhut of the Week : Sexy!
The BBC Gardens Illustrated mentions National Shed week in their Dig in section, it’s in the upcoming June 2008 Edition out in the shops 30 May 2008. If you can get a copy take a look, it has some great garden photos in it…and is a bit more upmarket then some garden mags… If you… Continue reading BBC Gardens Illustrated shout out shed week
Sheddie Rogan Whitenails emailed me this wonderful poem about his shed. The Rhyme-Botherer’s Garden Shed Shedspla! my shed: Just once, let me find shortbread In the shortbread tin, not screws; Let the bolts in the jam jars bruise Easily! Is white spirit as mild as the moisty Mizzle of morn, when supped From the gowpen… Continue reading Rhyme-Botherer’s Garden Shed a poem
Sheddie Rogan Whitenails has sent me a wonderful poem about his shed. The Rhyme-Botherer’s Garden Shed Shedspla! my shed: Just once, let me find shortbread In the shortbread tin, not screws; Let the bolts in the jam jars bruise Easily! Is white spirit as mild as the moisty Mizzle of morn, when supped From the… Continue reading The Rhyme-Botherer’s Garden Shed – poem about a shed
As it’s the hay festival this week, the guardian has a profile of Roald Dahl’s shed by the illustrator Quentin Blake It sums up what a shed is all about “a sanctuary” I didn’t go into the shed very often, because the whole point of it as far as Roald was concerned was that it… Continue reading Roald Dahl’s shed
This is my 801st post on this here blog… The beer first – as you know I like my real ale, but yesteday I went along to a new pub in the centre of Cardiff, called zero degrees, its pub that brew’s it’s own beer or as they say ZERODEGREES is a pioneering drinking and… Continue reading Records, Photos and Beer
We are getting some wonderful sheds put up on our Flickr photo comp group and also some of the photographers are sharing their sheds up on readersheds.co.uk as well, which is wonderful. From normal sheds to wonderful eco-type shed working environments. Here are a small selection, but take a look on the righthand side of… Continue reading Flickr Shed of the Year – Photo comp
Normally I would say the perfect gift for fathers’s day would be a shed. But our friends over at the Cheese Shed have put together a great cheese related gift pack that you sheddies can win. It’s a well-known Law Of The Universe that all Dads like cheese, and only a short step form there… Continue reading Win the perfect thing for Father’s day – cheese
Last years Shed of the Year winner Tony answers my silly questions. Q) What one bit of advice would you give to potential sheddies that want to “do” up their sheds Don’t forget you have to look at it for 52 weeks of the year. Luckily my shed is quite “normal” (or at least that’s… Continue reading Shed of the year judge – Tony Q & A