Grown-ups longing for playhouses of their own have started transforming utilitarian garden sheds into delightful hideaways that serve as offices, craft rooms, dining spaces, guesthouses, and even reading retreats. Here are a few of our favorites from the recent designer exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Inside this whimsical shed by designer Michael Devine is a luxurious miniature office. Decorated with pink accents, an upholstered side chair, and a candelabra on the desk - for working late into the night - elegance has been brought to the outdoors.
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With exterior stripes elongating the shed's frame, and ample windows that let in lots of light, this bedroom design by Pine Cone Hill's Annie Selke is a cozy escape.
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You'd never know a salon-style room is behind the closed doors of this bold, red-painted shed by designer Sarah Thorne and furniture maker Peter Thorne.
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Is your shed strictly for tools and gardening supplies, or have you revamped it?
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