Bacon and sheds – two perfect things together at last – how to cure & smoke bacon in your shed

The final product. Dry cured oak and cherry smoked bacon.

Sheddie Nick (@shedbacon) has written a guest post about two of my favourite things Sheds and Bacon. The shed I use was a bit of a white elephant, I built it as a sort of garden room cum small summerhouse, but it just got filled with kids toys and the barbecue, and it was a… Continue reading Bacon and sheds – two perfect things together at last – how to cure & smoke bacon in your shed

Cool things you can do when you add power to your shed!   

Thanks to Richard from WhatShed.co.uk for this guest post about cool things you can do when you add power to your shed. Ok so the title may make you think that we are talking about putting guns on the roof, zombie proof shutters on the windows and so on. But actually what we are talking… Continue reading Cool things you can do when you add power to your shed!   

“She sheds” are popular in the US – so here is a nice book on them

I have just been sent a copy of a new book about lady sheddies “She Sheds” – it mostly covers American sheds (yes they exist)  but a couple of UK and Australian sheds feature, it has some great photos and ideas to inspire – as you would imagine they are all very stylish. This one from… Continue reading “She sheds” are popular in the US – so here is a nice book on them

Boat Roofed Shed – winning Shed of the year changed my life

A Nice little update from Alex Holland him of the upturned boat shed. I was fortunate enough to be the overall winner of the 2013 Shed Of The Year competition with my ‘Boat Roofed Shed‘. Doing so has changed my life for the better! It is like being the President of the United States in… Continue reading Boat Roofed Shed – winning Shed of the year changed my life

The Toolshed Journal and Colouring Book by John Lee Phillips

You may have remembered the brilliant John Lee Phillips’s project to draw all the items in his grandad’s shed – well he has a book coming out that highlights some of excellent work. A photo posted by @leejohnphillips on Feb 4, 2015 at 1:18pm PST I look forward to looking at them in more details… Continue reading The Toolshed Journal and Colouring Book by John Lee Phillips

The Shed of the year 2016 is the …. West Wing

The ‘West Wing’ from Berkshire has been crowned winner of the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition 2016.

ECCENTRIC ECO SHED CROWNED 2016 SHED OF THE YEAR Remarkable ‘West Wing’ in Berkshire crowned overall winner of the highly coveted Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition 2016 Thousands of Brits across the nation tuned in to watch George Clarke announce the winner during the final episode of hit Channel 4’s ‘Amazing Spaces Shed of… Continue reading The Shed of the year 2016 is the …. West Wing

Shed of the year 2016: Workshop and Pub shed winners announced

WW1 WORKSHOP AND WOODLAND PUB: SECOND WAVE OF CUPRINOL SHED OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED A World War I inspired workshop, equipped with a traditional coke fired forge and a cosy woodland shed furnished with a fully stocked bar have been announced as the second round of winners in Cuprinol’s Shed of the Year 2016… Continue reading Shed of the year 2016: Workshop and Pub shed winners announced