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Show Off Your Shed<\/h2>\n
We’ll admit, we gear a lot of our landscaping ideas toward loving your garden shed like a little extension of your home.\u00a0We bet that if you gave even a woodshed this kind of attention, you could grow to love it!<\/p>\n
Make a path to your garden shed<\/a><\/h3>\n\n- A popular choice? Paver stones, like flagstones.<\/li>\n
- For a rougher look, flatten a path to the shed and line it with homegrown rocks.<\/li>\n
- Combine both of the ideas above: a paver-stone path lined with more organic, larger rocks.<\/li>\n
- Use white gravel for your pathway if you’re feeling minimalist.<\/li>\n
- Ok, we could go on and on with paths alone! But we have to include\u00a0the option of a beautiful brick path to your storage shed – especially for a quaint little place, like our Amish Made Homestead Shed Kit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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We love adding a path from your home to your garden shed . . . or a bench . . . or BOTH!<\/p><\/div>\n
Add some seating\u00a0to your shed landscape<\/h3>\n
Making\u00a0a spot to pop a squat\u00a0is a great way to\u00a0enhance your shed appeal.<\/p>\n
\n- Check out this Loveseat Bench<\/a> to resemble the red bench above!<\/li>\n
- Stone benches work wonders\u00a0when interspersed with statues.<\/li>\n
- Not a bench person? Outdoor rocking chairs are as perfectly pastoral\u00a0in front of your shed as your home.<\/li>\n
- What do you think of an\u00a0outdoor bistro setup<\/a> just in front of your shed? You could use your shed as a snack bar of sorts for a large garden party, or just a spot for cool drinks on quieter days.<\/li>\n
- If you’d like your shed to serve as a playhouse, these children’s\u00a0outdoor chairs add charm that goes well beyond their pint size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"the](\"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-big-list-of-shed-landscape-ideas-1.png\")
<\/a>Couldn’t resist showing off our kids’ Gingerbread Playhouse<\/a> here, along with some chic bistro seating and an example of a rockin’ rocking chair<\/p><\/div>\nSome common upgrades that don’t involve full-on landscaping your shed<\/h3>\n
Hey, you’ll get around to it! For now, these touches provide plenty of pretty:<\/p>\n
\n- Put a porch on it – large or small, it adds an element of welcome with our without porch furniture.<\/li>\n
- Or, just add a step or two – the same welcome principle applies.<\/li>\n
- Plant some windowboxes!<\/li>\n
- Fasten a cupola on top<\/li>\n
- Include transom windows on doors to the shed to enjoy more light inside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDo you STILL want your shed landscape to hide the structure?<\/h3>\n
Alright, we kinda get it. Try these ideas:<\/p>\n
\n- Creeping vines – bonus points if you sculpt them to go all the way over the roof!<\/li>\n
- Or plant the vines to grow on trellis setups around the shed.<\/li>\n
- Trees! Go for fast-growing trees that will hover about the same height as your shed, preferably a column sort that will readily blend in with the vines.<\/li>\n
- Or choose ornamental trees places further in front of, or directly behind the shed – let the hanging canopy camouflage the building<\/li>\n
- Last but not least, try distraction: If you’ve got a lot of land to work with, make the rest of it so gorgeous (water features! gazebos!) that no one bothers to glance over at that exceedingly shady spot in the corner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While we’ve got you thinking about it, why not check out some of our Amish-made Shed Kits<\/a>, and\u00a0find the one that you can love?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n
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We love adding a path from your home to your garden shed . . . or a bench . . . or BOTH!<\/p><\/div>\n
Add some seating\u00a0to your shed landscape<\/h3>\n
Making\u00a0a spot to pop a squat\u00a0is a great way to\u00a0enhance your shed appeal.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Check out this Loveseat Bench<\/a> to resemble the red bench above!<\/li>\n
- Stone benches work wonders\u00a0when interspersed with statues.<\/li>\n
- Not a bench person? Outdoor rocking chairs are as perfectly pastoral\u00a0in front of your shed as your home.<\/li>\n
- What do you think of an\u00a0outdoor bistro setup<\/a> just in front of your shed? You could use your shed as a snack bar of sorts for a large garden party, or just a spot for cool drinks on quieter days.<\/li>\n
- If you’d like your shed to serve as a playhouse, these children’s\u00a0outdoor chairs add charm that goes well beyond their pint size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a>Couldn’t resist showing off our kids’ Gingerbread Playhouse<\/a> here, along with some chic bistro seating and an example of a rockin’ rocking chair<\/p><\/div>\n
Some common upgrades that don’t involve full-on landscaping your shed<\/h3>\n
Hey, you’ll get around to it! For now, these touches provide plenty of pretty:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Put a porch on it – large or small, it adds an element of welcome with our without porch furniture.<\/li>\n
- Or, just add a step or two – the same welcome principle applies.<\/li>\n
- Plant some windowboxes!<\/li>\n
- Fasten a cupola on top<\/li>\n
- Include transom windows on doors to the shed to enjoy more light inside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Do you STILL want your shed landscape to hide the structure?<\/h3>\n
Alright, we kinda get it. Try these ideas:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Creeping vines – bonus points if you sculpt them to go all the way over the roof!<\/li>\n
- Or plant the vines to grow on trellis setups around the shed.<\/li>\n
- Trees! Go for fast-growing trees that will hover about the same height as your shed, preferably a column sort that will readily blend in with the vines.<\/li>\n
- Or choose ornamental trees places further in front of, or directly behind the shed – let the hanging canopy camouflage the building<\/li>\n
- Last but not least, try distraction: If you’ve got a lot of land to work with, make the rest of it so gorgeous (water features! gazebos!) that no one bothers to glance over at that exceedingly shady spot in the corner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While we’ve got you thinking about it, why not check out some of our Amish-made Shed Kits<\/a>, and\u00a0find the one that you can love?<\/p>\n\n\n
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