Studio Shed Blog

When Studio Shed was founded, our mission was to provide smart, flexible, and small spaces that had the potential to transform the way we live and work. As our company grows, so have the variety of uses of our spaces. We’ve pioneered the most efficient ways to prefabricate, ship, and install our signature backyard buildings. The knowledge we’ve gained through…

Growing season is almost here! To start getting inspired for our spring and summer projects, Studio Shed sat down with Garden Eats co-founder Christine Dionese to talk about growing your own food, indoor and outdoor gardening, and tips for those considering a greenhouse – like our new Studio Sprout – as we head into the planting season. Enjoy! Tell us…

How many of you have dreamed of building a secluded retreat for your family to enjoy and get away from the pressures of our busy lives? How about doing it twelve miles from the nearest road and hauling all of your tools and materials to the site…

Most of us can use more space, whether it’s for working, storing or doing hobbies. But adding square footage to an existing home can be time consuming and costly. That’s why many homeowners are turning to backyard sheds. These freestanding structures often don’t require permits and are quick and easy to set up; their basic construction means a short installation…

Everyone at Studio Shed loves being outdoors. We just can’t help ourselves – we live in beautiful Colorado where we’re accustomed to at least 300 days of sunshine each year and where nature beckons us to play outside. We mountain bike, we hike, we run, we ski, we play! And even when we’re relaxing at home you’ll likely find us,…

In 2014 Studio Shed will be bringing you a guest blog series from some of the most influential voices in our industry spanning topics from green building, living small, outdoor spaces, landscape design and more. We’re thrilled to kick off our series with an interview with Microshowcase’s Brian Levy. Brian founded Microshowcase, a micro-housing community in Washington DC. It has garnered…

An avid sailor of the San Francisco Bay, Mike M. knew the pleasure of tapping the power of nature and using the right equipment to tackle necessary tasks. Recently he found similar satisfaction in designing a home office perched on the hillside adjacent to his remote off-the-power-grid home in the rugged terrain east of Silicon Valley. “Things changed for me at work when…

Lack of time and studio space had caused Sarah J. to put her creative endeavors on hold. “I craved creative space,” said the Austin-based therapist and sculptor. “I envisioned a really beautiful architectural spot, a modern, forward-thinking place. We had room in our backyard to build something just for me, but I wasn’t sure how to create it,”

For nine years, abstract painter Rush Beam shuttled his art supplies from one random tight space to another, borrowing closet, storage and guest bedroom spaces from friends, first in Davidson, NC, then in San Francisco. When he moved back to North Carolina for a position in Durham related to his career in youth ministry, his wife Erin agreed that an…

California interior/exterior designer Kathryn McCormack looked at the typical one-story 1950s bungalow in the Mesa neighborhood of Santa Barbara and saw the future. Just five doors from the bluffs overlooking the Pacific, with good bones, it was perfect. She bought it and set about changing… well, everything. Incredibly her whole house re-design was kicked off by the Studio Shed she…

Anyone who works from home knows how important it is and how tough it can be to “get away” now and then. For Eric Landek of Redwood City, California, the solution was to get away without actually going anywhere! No gearing up, no time wasted traveling to and from, before heading back to work refreshed and raring to go. Eric’s

Theirs was a classic case of “now what?” Marco and Kayla Morelli loved their 1,000 square foot, 2-bedroom house in a wonderful downtown neighborhood in Longmont, Colo. From the get-go, the property gave them everything they wanted: charm, location, a long deep backyard, friends nearby and a friendly five minute walk to the many restaurants, coffee shops, library and parks…

Today, happily married for 20 years, with two boys aged 13 and 10, he juggles family life with regular nighttime gigs at local jazz clubs plus a full-time, non-music daytime career. But drummers need to drum, and that’s not always compatible with sharing a small house with a young family…

“I tried to find another rental but everything was too expensive and I didn’t want to share. So I started looking online for build-your-own garden sheds,” says Maria. “I quickly realized I wanted someone else to build it for me. That’s when I found Studio Shed. The right price. The right space. Once I ordered, I was impressed with how quickly everything happened.”…

Most critical was their complete lack of storage space. A previous owner had converted the attached garage to living space thus eliminating the only storage space in the house. Over time, with nowhere to put anything, they felt cramped and crowded in their own home…

Peter Sorenson was looking for an artful solution to his art studio dilemma. His 1,400 square foot rented space in San Francisco was large, light and lovely but a long commute from both work and home now that he’d moved 20 miles north of the city…