When a local artist called Historic Shed for her new art studio, she knew exactly what she wanted. She’d been saving our ad from a magazine for several years and had sketched up all her ideas in her notebook. We built her a 12′ x 12′ shed with paired French doors on three sides. A [...]
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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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Recently we’ve seen several people ask the question of whether you are allowed to turn a shed into living space on some Tiny House-related Facebook pages and groups. When the same topic came up on our own Historic Shed page, I decided I should look into the idea. Understandably, it is an [...]
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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):
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Historic Shed’s most recent project was constructed in Tampa’s historic Seminole Heights neighborhood to complement an interesting, and virtually unchanged Craftsman bungalow. The owners needed to replace a metal shed that had reached a state of extreme disrepair and wanted the new building to reflect the design of their home.
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I took a detour on my way through Tampa today and passed by Schiller’s Architectural Salvage. Of course, I had to stop – who could resist? They have pretty much everything you need to properly finish out a Historic Shed™ outbuilding, as well components to build it with extra character. Here’s some of [...]
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Historic Shed was contacted by an artist in Ormond Beach, Florida to design and build a unique shed to be used as an art studio. The studio shed incorporates a salvaged wood door with sidelights, a dutch door and lots of windows. To top it off, it has a fun color scheme, perfect for the [...]
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Historic Shed was approached by a homeowner in Palm Harbor to design and build a custom shed to serve as both storage and a covered family bar seating area. The shed we designed and built is 12′x18′ with a 4′ covered porch area. The shed was divided by an interior wall into a 13′ storage [...]
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Historic Shed is pleased to announce that we can now offer financing for all our sheds, cottages, and garages through our new partnership with Citizen’s State Bank. In business since 1958, Citizen’s State Bank is a small, Florida-based bank that has a long history of offering specialized loan programs for shed and purchases.
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