After my recent post
about needing a place to paint, Creativity
Ensconced, I took the plunge and spent all my savings on a rather
fancy garden shed. Of course I fell in love with a slightly unusual
version with a Dutch barn roof. This gives extra storage space above and makes
it feel a lot bigger and more airy, as well as being very attractive.
For me it is more than
simply a space of my own; it is a commitment to my creativity, a way of
honouring that deep need to connect with the inner worlds of my imagination, a
refuge from day-to-day life. The timing was perfect, the pieces of flat-packed
'shed' heavy in the rain arrived on Beltane, the time of burgeoning growth
and the flowering of potential.
It took a couple of
weekends to build because we dug the base ourselves, which was exhausting, but
once that was done the actual build took a warm sunny day. Then the extra
bits such as fascia boards and corners, hooks to keep the doors open and
electricity finished it off a couple of weekends later.
Still some things to do
such as cutting out a second window and putting in some old carpet, but for
now, here are some photos telling the story of it's coming to fruition...
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fKUsbAxvTkw/T83V5fLvMFI/AAAAAAAAAV0/6dAVP4nKOLE/s320/IMG_5823.JPG) |
From foundations... |
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dQ5aL8ILkUc/T83V-x04naI/AAAAAAAAAV8/xE1V-mok404/s320/IMG_5827.JPG) |
...to floor... |
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F4NG8tmVAKY/T83W3z5SOsI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ICtv3HTrh9k/s320/IMG_5842.jpg) |
...to walls... |
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WVIRRHefGbM/T83W9lYbShI/AAAAAAAAAWM/G5JZKuZyr-U/s320/IMG_5843.JPG) |
...and walls... |
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_u3mNw6KV2Q/T83ZpE-1JQI/AAAAAAAAAWo/gFaNo1XTAPM/s320/IMG_5850.JPG) |
...to roof... |
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJW_pMCgY68/T83Yu-0--gI/AAAAAAAAAWU/bHWYz5KZnX0/s320/IMG_5872.JPG) |
...to felting... |
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-75jcmlb-prY/T83Y1NWN2II/AAAAAAAAAWc/ura-94ixQ-o/s320/IMG_5958.JPG) |
...to fruition! |
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteMay you find endless inspiration and create wonderfully in here!
Cheers! Can't wait!
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