The official blog of Shed of the year (now in it's 20th year)
Learn how to turn your garden shed into a real ale pub with cooling systems, beer lines, CAMRA membership benefits, and homebrewing tips.
Discover the best shed insulation materials, costs and DIY tips. Learn how to keep your shed cool in summer , warm in winter, and protect tools, workshops and garden offices all year.
Garden sheds vs Berlin Wall, Hadrian’s Wall and Stonehenge – a fun look at why sheds are the best garden feature. Includes planning permission tips for UK shed owners.
Discover 20 of the most luxurious posh sheds, glamping pods, and shepherd’s huts to book for a summer staycation across the UK, limited to two per location.
Discover practical bookkeeping, tax and financial management advice for UK entrepreneurs running cake businesses, 3D printing studios, workshops, craft businesses and garden offices from their shed.
Discover how the Traverseon 6100 BTU Portable Tent Air Conditioner can keep your garden shed and camping tents cool this summer. A must-read for every Sheddie!
Discover 20 weird, wonderful, and wonderfully dodgy ways to stealth camp your camper van or shed on wheels in the UK without getting caught.
Thinking about putting up a shed in Scotland? The planning permission rules differ from England and Wales — here’s what you need to know about permitted development north of the border.
After twenty years of celebrating the most creative, beautiful, useful and downright eccentric sheds in Britain, we’ve reached our biggest milestone yet. Shed of the Year is twenty, and the 2026 public vote is...
Step inside the lovely workshop of “Boring man James” May. Discover the ultimate Sheddie’s paradise, a breakdown of his vintage tool collection, and an inside look at his ambitious harpsichord project.
A family removing a rotten garden shed uncovered a remarkably preserved WWII Anderson shelter hidden beneath their garden for more than 80 years.
Discover exactly how to build a brilliant DIY cold smoker shed from scratch. Follow this comprehensive guide to construct a timber smokehouse and prepare jerky.
Design a dual-purpose garden office and shed that actually works. Three proven partition layouts to split your space, keep it professional, and hide the clutter
Discover how to build a heavy-duty, custom shed from scratch and save thousands. Follow our step-by-step DIY guide tailored for every dedicated Sheddie.
Turn your garden shed into the ultimate Wimbledon 2026 viewing den. Sheddie tips on tech, decor, food and keeping cool for the Championships.
A step by step guide to turning your garden shed into a gin bar, covering layout, lighting, seating, heating and how to stock the perfect gin collection.
When you’re knee deep in the build phase of a new shed, safety is never far from your mind. Thick bandages for the hammer that missed the nail, antiseptic for the timber that took...
UK data shows garden offices and well-kept sheds can add thousands to a house price and help it sell faster. We break down the surveys and stats behind “smart sheds sell houses.”
Stop struggling with a cluttered shed. Discover how mobile bases for your workshop machines and workbenches can transform your space, improve ergonomics, and reclaim your floor area.
