Shed of the week - the pallet shed

I wish I was talented enough to build a shed like this.

You'll need to visit Simon Kirby's blog for the full photo story of its construction from pallets and packing crates, but this image gives you a taster of the nearly-finished product. Simon, who calls himself a bit of a "shedonist", says:

In all it’s taken me five weeks to build and has cost me £40. I love it. I wouldn’t have a bought shed if you paid me. It’s very environmentally-friendly because the pallets just go to land-fill and it’s a wonderful bit of self-expression, but not everyone can afford the 100+ hours it took to build so it’s probably not for everyone.

More power to your elbow, Simon!

Comments

[Simon Kirby]

Hello Jane, brilliant! shed-of-the-week! I've had fun building it. It's the first pallet shed on my allotment so I hope it will encourage others to do the same. I've just bought a little wood-burning stove for it and I've asked the council if I can plant some coppice for fuel so that I can put my zero-carbon-footprint feet up and enjoy a nice cup of tea with my friends.

[VP]

Great shed - I shall use it as a role model when I finally replace mine! I inherited a tumbledown shed with my allotment, which 4 years later is even worse. However, I'm not replacing at the moment as I've had a robin's nest in there for the past 2 years and want them to continue. It's worth the temporary decamping of my tools into the neighbouring compost bin for a few weeks, just to see them busily flying in and out with all the nasties they've harvested from my plot!