Converting Sheds into Livable Space – Miniature Homes and Spaces
Converting Sheds into Livable Space
Boomerang kids and sheds, and what does Boomerang mean and what has that to do with shed designs? Boomerang is the term for the kids out of college, can’t get a job, and living back at home. They probably go as nuts living back home as the parents do having them back. One solution for the Boomerang is a miniature home in the backyard that is somewhat off the grid, inspired by none other than your backyard shed.
George Hemminger of the YouTube channel Survive and Thrive did just that. Inspired by sheds sold at places like Home Depot, he built this small house for $1,200, which is a doable price tag for the Boomerangs to do themselves while they job hunt and/or pay off their college debt. This can give them hope and control over their life. George states “85% of college grads are living at home these days.” *YouTube Video is no longer available.
The video didn’t reveal what he did inside his shed, but a DIY handy person can expand on this idea by including a kitchenette, bedroom (raise the ceiling), and a bathroom. Run the electricity and plumbing and your all set. Stuck at home college grad is now living independently. But, that starts to cost more and is not off the grid. Two boomerangs could split the cost and have quite the place.
So let’s look at more sheds.
Summerwood offers sheds, pool cabanas, home studios, and more. This is their cabin-style that could easily be used for a college grad, house guests, or grandma or grandpa who can’t live alone anymore and you don’t have the room for them.
Converting sheds into livable space is taking off. Shedshop.com offers them as studios, home offices, workshops, and hobby rooms, but state their studios are not suitable for use as a bedroom. Above is a happy converted shed owner showing off his TV room. Sheds are now shedtastic!
Some before and after sheds and one turned into a man cave:
HGTV Rate My Space shows an owner’s existing shed before.
Their shed house inside after is now an exercise room/dining room.
Shed outside after is an amazing transformation. This idea is perfect if adding onto your existing home is out of the question.
New York Times talks about sheds turned man cave and this one is packed to the gills. I know, the term man cave is overused, but there is something to be said for a place for your husband to have all the things around him that he enjoys. It’s a great space to bring his buddies, and wouldn’t you be a coup (coo) of a wife for his buddies to be jealous of to have partnered something like this!
Tatertotsandjello.com is a DIY decorating and craft blog. She has a neighbor who transformed her shed for free by trading her scooter to someone who turned her shed into a beautiful space via a Craigslist ad.
The after photo is inspirational for converting a shed into a livable space. And a couple of gal-pal college grads could easily be sitting pretty like this with a little ingenuity and imagination.
If you have a shed (or imagine one) in your backyard, stand up, (are you standing ?) go look at it, and reimagine what it could be for you and let me know what your shedtastic conversion dream would be.
For more small shed house living read about Small Space Living and also
Dreaming Big in a Tiny House
Rebecca and her husband who live just outside of Nashville built a life-changing adorable cabin in their backyard. They used Summerwood Products to build their tiny house because of the company’s DIY customizable home-building kits.
Check Out My Tiny House Page to see homes like the Escape house.
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