Garage and Shed Ideas

We transformed our lonely shed, abandoned at the edge of a gravel driveway into a food source and cozy retreat from the summer sun. Photo by Robin Amorello, CKD CAPS

10x12 Studio Shed home office - Lifestyle Interior plus our added height option. The standard height of most models is 8'6" but you can choose to add 1 or even 2 extra feet of ceiling height. Our small kit "Pinyon" sits perpendicular to the office, holding garden tools and other supplies in a 4x8 footprint. The concrete pad, which extends to serve as the interior floor as well, was poured and stained by the home owner once the design phase of his project was complete.

Plants and shed one year later.
Garden shed - small traditional detached garden shed idea in Louisville

Garage workshop - large rustic detached two-car garage workshop idea in Louisville

Photography by Susan Teare
Example of a country barn design in New York

Photo: Angela Flournoy © 2013 Houzz
Example of a classic garage workshop design in Dallas

Tim Stone
Example of a mountain style three-car garage design in Denver

Garden shed from kit photo by Galen Fultz
Example of a classic detached garden shed design in San Francisco

Designed by Jack Thomas Associates, PC - http://jackthomasaia.com. Photo by KuDa Photography.

Terry Alfermann/Caleb Rowden
Inspiration for a contemporary one-car garage remodel in Other

Our clients wanted to create a room that would bring them closer to the outdoors; a room filled with natural lighting; and a venue to spotlight a modern fireplace. Early in the design process, our clients wanted to replace their existing, outdated, and rundown screen porch, but instead decided to build an all-season sun room. The space was intended as a quiet place to read, relax, and enjoy the view. The sunroom addition extends from the existing house and is nestled into its heavily wooded surroundings. The roof of the new structure reaches toward the sky, enabling additional light and views. The floor-to-ceiling magnum double-hung windows with transoms, occupy the rear and side-walls. The original brick, on the fourth wall remains exposed; and provides a perfect complement to the French doors that open to the dining room and create an optimum configuration for cross-ventilation. To continue the design philosophy for this addition place seamlessly merged natural finishes from the interior to the exterior. The Brazilian black slate, on the sunroom floor, extends to the outdoor terrace; and the stained tongue and groove, installed on the ceiling, continues through to the exterior soffit. The room's main attraction is the suspended metal fireplace; an authentic wood-burning heat source. Its shape is a modern orb with a commanding presence. Positioned at the center of the room, toward the rear, the orb adds to the majestic interior-exterior experience. This is the client's third project with place architecture: design. Each endeavor has been a wonderful collaboration to successfully bring this 1960s ranch-house into twenty-first century living.

Mick Hales. Designed by Amy Aidinis Hirsch http://amyhirsch.com

Located in a neighborhood of older homes, this stone Tudor Cottage is located on a triangular lot at the point of convergence of two tree lined streets. A new garage and addition to the west of the existing house have been shaped and proportioned to conform to the existing home, with its large chimneys and dormered roof. A new three car garage has been designed with an additional large storage and expansion area above, which may be used for future living/play space. Stained cedar garage doors emulate the feel of an older carriage house.

Sean Klingelhoefer
Mid-century modern detached shed photo in Los Angeles

Photo by Doug Peterson Photography
Garden shed - large rustic garden shed idea in Boise

David C. Clark
Inspiration for a huge country detached barn remodel in Nashville

The copper topped, barrel vaulted out building serves as a pump house for the fountain and a potting shed in the rear. Beth Singer Photographer, Inc.

Photo by Shelley Paulson
Arts and crafts three-car garage photo in Minneapolis

© Steve Keating
Inspiration for a contemporary one-car garage remodel in Seattle

The Gothic Revival Farmhouse look grew organically as the program for the house progressed. The style is attractive and charming, and is made of simple forms that are easy to build. Views determined the positioning and adjacency of the major spaces in the house during the predesign stage, even before the design work began. Strategically placed windows capture dramatic vistas while the placement of the house blocks less desirable views. Almost every room in the open interior does "double duty" for the family, keeping costs down and creating an open, comfortable flow.