Be careful, cave man!
Say hello to your new neighbor, her shed. It’s a fast-
Social media, home design magazines, and even the backyard next door have seen this trend.
Unused tool sheds, small greenhouses, abandoned playrooms and tree houses are being redecorated
Designed to be a hidden space, invite me-
Time, someone called herself.
We are overexposed, overstimulated, overexposed.
Whether we are addicted to hobbies, regenerate, take a nap, or simply rest and think, we all need to retreat.
Erika Kotite offers some of the most charming and light views
She is full of backyard haven in her new book, her cabin: your own room.
"Women are sharers and householders.
They are donors and collaborators.
All of this means that they are lacking in privacy and quiet.
Having a small corner of the world is essential to good mental health;
You have to look at the navel occasionally.
"The sheds are geniuses because they are too small to stand out," Kotite said . " Kotite is the mother of three children, two cats and an old British Shepherd.
"They are suitable for almost every backyard and can usually be built without a permit.
Most importantly, they are completely different from busy houses-unlike human caves.
New York interior designer Elaine Griffin actually created the word "mom"
The cave, "she thinks, is" the place where women who train everyone to cultivate themselves, whether she is a mother or not.
This is a place for self-protection. indulgence.
She often receives requests to design a private space for everyone-"Mom's space can be in the house or outside.
It's important that it's personalized and makes the owner smile, "added Griffin of elainegriffin. com.
At the same time, Page Morse's exquisite resort is also in her cabin.
When Morse left her
In order to start her own business, she made a little shabby backyard cottage and turned it into a lamp --
Filling photography studio with floorto-
Windows on the ceiling and then into a sleeping cabin.
Morse occasionally rents her home on Airbnb in Austin, Texas, and when she has guests, she moves into the shed Queen "La Casita ".
"This cottage is my sanctuary and my safe place in this world.
"While her shed is sometimes transformed from an existing tool shed, other sheds are designed with kit or custom, with wires, hardwood floors and plumbing.
Home improvement stores such as Home Depot, Rona and Lowe offer DIY kits for basic utility sheds that you can modify or you can call professionals to build a more customized oneSummerwood.
Over the past few years, the number of women demanding their space has increased significantly. The Toronto-
US-based companies offer a range of high
Quality, stylish backyard structure and before they ship
Prefabricated designs throughout North America, including garden sheds, family Studios, cabins and playrooms, and installations in the Toronto area.
"Now more and more people are working remotely, or just want to create their own space at home, it's an oasis," said Peter Harvey of Summerwood . ". com.
"A place where they can work, draw, play music, do crafts or yoga, no matter what they can imagine, stay away from the hustle and bustle of the house.
"The backyard is the ultimate frontier for increasing the affordable living space, and more people are starting to realize that," Harvey said.
"The more they see these great pool cabins and home office Studios online and on social media, the more they believe they need to do it for themselves.
"At the same time, go a little smaller or go home: most of her sheds are less than 150 square feet and have been remodeled with larger windows and more beautiful doors," Kotite said.
The best thing is to integrate in the landscape, not simply on the concrete pad.
"Many of the owners of her cottage said their purpose was to have a structure that was the focus of landscaping aesthetics.
Then they fell in love with it and moved in! ” says Kotite.
No one can afford her cabin.
In her book, the cheapest cabin is $500-that is, converting the existing ordinary metal cabin into an artist's studio-and the most expensive is $35,000, the design of the cottage, professional installation and landscaping are included.
Kotite built one for her sister. in-
With the help of her husband and neighbors, Costco used a $1,500 fggift card.
At the same time, she is designing a cabin for herself, but her lips are sealed.
You have to wait for her next book, her style, to see her room.