DIY Storage Shed

Listed here are some pics of our home’s exterior and the brand new DIY storage shed that changed our storage storage.

It’s Thomas’s birthday! So what higher day to share his finally-finished dwelling renovation that he put a lot blood and sweat into (minimal tears : ) ) The grass has grown again after we tore it as much as exchange our water line, and he has completed his three exterior tasks that he delay till after we had been moved again in. Should you’d wish to see the complete inside tour, take a look at the House Tour Submit.

Listed here are just a few polished pics of the outside shot by Cramer Photograph! You’ll be able to see the aspect porch and trash storage that Thomas constructed himself, after which the brand new DIY storage shed is within the again. (It doesn’t look practically as fairly when our vehicles are within the driveway : ) )

Earlier than + Afters

Method Earlier than

(see extra earlier than pics right here: Our Home Earlier than)

Simply Earlier than (Final January)

After!

The grey is definitely the identical shade, simply refreshed within the renovation. It appears to be like hotter because of the solar setting on it.

Exterior Finishes

Brick paint: Sherwin Williams Fawn Brindle
Entrance door paint: Benjamin Moore Stratton Blue
White trim paint: Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace
Home windows: Andersen E-series casements in black
Roof: Englert Metallic, 26 gauge standing seam in Charcoal grey

The Storage

As most of , we turned our storage right into a kitchen and aspect porch, and prolonged the roof excessive, turning the roof deck we by no means used into completed dwelling house with massive walk-in closets and a storage room.

We didn’t use our storage for our vehicles – it was tiny and a automotive solely would have match if there was nothing else within the storage! In all probability as a result of it was in-built 1960. Truly, it might have been an addition as a result of it was an ungainly field on the aspect of the home.

Since we thought extra completed house and an even bigger customized kitchen had been far more invaluable to us than a spider-filled storage, we determined it might go. We knew we may divide the issues within the storage into 4 classes:

Don’t want / donate
Transfer inside to the storage room (coolers, seashore chairs, sports activities tools, even the bikes!)
Yard provides (garden mower, shovels, rakes, instruments)
Trash cans

I don’t miss the storage one bit! Every little thing is a lot happier saved inside.

We solved the trash can storage with our new Hidden Trash Can Storage. Thomas constructed this himself, and it’s truly method higher than opening a storage door to entry the trash. I like that it’s related to the porch so you possibly can put on slippers to go on the market. And there may be further room for packing containers too! The wooden will fade over time.

Then there was the issue of all of the backyard instruments, garden mower, and many others. We debated just a few completely different choices:

A ready-made instrument shed (like this one). We had been involved with the standard and the place it might go. They’re so low cost!! We thought it would be capable of go on our higher patio in opposition to the home. I used to be additionally apprehensive about blocking the window within the Peloton room.
An enormous yard shed. those that appear to be playhouses or barns? We don’t have an ideal flat spot for one, and they’re additionally fairly costly (just a few thousand for a pleasant one).
One thing on the again of the home. We’ve got the house, beneath the porch. We thought of wall cabinets, but it surely wanted to have the ability to lock and be higher shielded from the weather.

We went with possibility #3: a DIY shed

This space was complete lifeless house beneath the porch. We didn’t use it, and it wasn’t fairly. It’s additionally principally shielded from the weather for the reason that porch on prime has a roof. So it was the winner for the realm for storage. Thomas began constructing!

Step 1: Body it out

He was capable of disguise that huge white kitchen drain pipe inside, which was an additional plus. My solely opinion was please don’t block the home windows. He acquired inside a millimeter, however adopted go well with.