Roof: Weathered Wood Siding: Charcoal Doors: Weaver Craft Options: 8' Reverse Gable, Window in Reverse Gable, Carriage Style Doors, Window in 36" Door, Arched Braces Porch Nooks Standard Features • 4'x7' porch • 2 posts and 1 railing • 36" solid pre-hung door • 1 set of double doors • 3 - 18"x36" windows

His and Hers Modern-Shed. Photo by Dominic Bonuccelli
Photo of a mid-sized modern detached studio in Seattle.

Architecture & Interior Design: David Heide Design Studio Photo: Susan Gilmore Photography
Design ideas for a traditional detached garden shed in Minneapolis.

Mariko Reed Architectural Photography
This is an example of a small midcentury detached shed and granny flat in San Francisco.

Guest house with playhouse/shed. This project was a Guest House for a long time Battle Associates Client. Smaller, smaller, smaller the owners kept saying about the guest cottage right on the water's edge. The result was an intimate, almost diminutive, two bedroom cottage for extended family visitors. White beadboard interiors and natural wood structure keep the house light and airy. The fold-away door to the screen porch allows the space to flow beautifully. Photographer: Nancy Belluscio

The Aurora can be labeled as a greenhouse shed combo. It includes four large aluminum windows with tempered glass for safety. On top of that, it features 509 cubic feet of storage space for gardening tools and equipment or plants. With the many windows, light is aplenty. However, there is even the option to add solar shades so you can control the amount of sunlight coming in. In addition, you can add a power ventilation fan to remove excess heat and bring in cool air inside. If you looking to grow plants and vegetables all year around and store stuff, the Aurora greenhouse shed combo is just what you're looking for. It's a customer favorite.

Traditional detached garden shed in New York.

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

Angle Eye Photography
Design ideas for a traditional detached studio in Philadelphia.

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean detached shed and granny flat in Santa Barbara.

Modern-Shed provided an amazing modern studio for an artist in the Seattle metro area.
Photo of a small contemporary detached studio in Seattle.

Tony Giammarino
Photo of a mid-sized traditional detached garden shed in Richmond.

Urban Agriculture Inc.
Inspiration for a small country detached garden shed in Atlanta.

Looking from the top of the furthest terraced step of the yard. This guest bedroom via the Designer Series from Studio Shed will welcome plenty of natural California sunshine.

Design by Brehm Architects http://brehmarchitects.com/
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional detached garden shed in Chicago.

This is an example of a mid-sized country detached garden shed in Seattle.

Vance Fox
Inspiration for a country detached barn in San Francisco.

Maintaining the setback distances suggested by the building department, Sweeney built a garden shed addition that matched the color and architectural detail of the home. It was placed within 10 ft of the rear property line and 15 ft from the side lot line to provide functional access to the shed and built parallel to the fence. Looking at the landscape, the shed was also strategically placed on level ground, away from water collection points, and low branches.

This Edina, MN project started when the client’s contacted me about their desire to create a family friendly entertaining space as well as a great place to entertain friends. The site amenities that were incorporated into the landscape design-build include a swimming pool, hot tub, outdoor dining space with grill/kitchen/bar combo, a mortared stone wood burning fireplace, and a pool house. The house was built in 2015 and the rear yard was left essentially as a clean slate. Existing construction consisted of a covered screen porch with screens opening out to another covered space. Both were built with the floor constructed of composite decking (low lying deck, one step off to grade). The deck also wrapped over to doorways out of the kitchenette & dining room. This open amount of deck space allowed us to reconsider the furnishings for dining and how we could incorporate the bar and outdoor kitchen. We incorporated a self-contained spa within the deck to keep it closer to the house for winter use. It is surrounded by a raised masonry seating wall for “hiding” the spa and comfort for access. The deck was dis-assembled as needed to accommodate the masonry for the spa surround, bar, outdoor kitchen & re-built for a finished look as it attached back to the masonry. The layout of the 20’x48’ swimming pool was determined in order to accommodate the custom pool house & rear/side yard setbacks. The client wanted to create ample space for chaise loungers & umbrellas as well as a nice seating space for the custom wood burning fireplace. Raised masonry walls are used to define these areas and give a sense of space. The pool house is constructed in line with the swimming pool on the deep/far end. The swimming pool was installed with a concrete subdeck to allow for a custom stone coping on the pool edge. The patio material and coping are made out of 24”x36” Ardeo Limestone. 12”x24” Ardeo Limestone is used as veneer for the masonry items. The fireplace is a main focal point, so we decided to use a different veneer than the other masonry areas so it could stand out a bit more. The clients have been enjoying all of the new additions to their dreamy coastal backyard. All of the elements flow together nicely and entertaining family and friends couldn’t be easier in this beautifully remodeled space.