Getting the Most From Your Garden Shed

A trend that I'm seeing this year with respect to backyards is a return to vogue for backyard garden sheds. And it seems that the run of the mill pre-built wooden and metal sheds are not what most customers have in mind. No, the new trend this year is custom garden sheds - storage buildings with style are what people want this season.

Customization is in, and everyone wants their outdoor accessories, and this includes a storage shed in the backyard, to fit with their overall outdoor decorating scheme. Typically in the past there was a pretty big market for siting and constructing (if you could call it that) pre-built garden sheds that clients would buy at their building store. This year though people are looking for a totally unique design, and are looking for entirely custom built sheds to suit their decor.

The customizations that clients are looking for are not entirely aesthetic. There is a much greater awareness for the environment, so in fact many customers are requesting green and recycled materials for their garden sheds. Others are concerned about customizing the the roof pitch and gutter design to maximize rainwater collection. Other requests are for tricky shed placement so the new building fits in with the existing hard and soft landscaping.

Creating a fun story-book backyard seems to be a popular theme this year. The new trend for fun garden sheds are the crooked houses theme, or Winnie-the-pooh house style of sheds. All of these have an imaginative twist, looking like they just came out of an illustrated book of hobbit houses. The best thing about these sheds are they are both functional as well as fun.

The other clients that are looking for customized backyard sheds are concerned about functionality more than style. The green thumb house owners are looking for a place to store all their gardening tools and landscaping supplies, as well as provide a space to do some potting and start seedlings in the spring. There are many others with different hobbies that would like a custom built studio for such things as stained glass, pottery, and painting. All of these are ideal uses for a cute backyard garden shed.

Even though they are pretty small investments compared to your house and even the expense that many people invest in their landscaping, garden sheds can add an incredible amount of style and function to your backyard. Though the popularity has ebbed and flowed over the years, and utility versus style have also flipped back and forth as to primary focus, there is no question that garden sheds will be a popular backyard fixture for years to come.

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