The side yard is often where AC units, electrical meters, and garbage cans find refuge, but you can also use the side yard for covered storage, making it useful and attractive. For people with a wide side yard, you can put in a large storage unit like this 6′x12′ shed, but even those with a [...]
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Some images from 2012 Historic Shed building projects (click on the image to see a slideshow):
And here are some random images from the shop and various job sites throughout the year (we are a family owned business, so pardon all the shots of our children):
Read more →Historic Shed recently completed the installation of a custom garden shed in the VM Ybor Community Garden. Funded by a community grant from Hillsborough County, the small shed was designed in the Ybor City architectural vernacular; the shed features a gable roof design, lap siding, metal roof and other architectural elements common in the [...]
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Not all sheds have to be freestanding in the backyard. Side yards can provide much needed storage areas and go from barely used to extremely useful with the proper shed set next to the side of a house. Sheds can range in size from large to small, depending on your storage needs and allowable space.
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Stores have already had Christmas trees on display for couple of weeks – and Halloween is barely passed – so we know the pressure of holiday preparations is about to start. Unlike many small businesses, the holiday season isn’t a big push time here at Historic Shed. It’s rare that someone buys a shed as [...]
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Before the advent of indoor plumbing, the outhouse was an outbuilding familiar to all. Now, thankfully, they are merely a curiosity that photograph well in the landscape. Below are some images of historic outhouses from the Florida State Archives. Although rustic, compare them to their modern day counterparts: the Port-o-Let, which have no charm but [...]
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Storage bench and cabinet Bead-board storage bench Custom cabinet with bead-board doors and 3 shelves
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Most of us have unused space in our yards, even when we think we don’t. One typically underutilized area is on the side of narrow lot homes. These areas often serve only as rarely-used passageways, filled with utility boxes and AC units and ignored in [...]
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Bigger isn’t always better. While it seems that it should be the case when it comes to storage sheds, a huge shed may mean that you accumulate more stuff than you need or that you don’t get rid of items you should (think of the huge barns filled with stuff on American Pickers). Other [...]
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