I am thrilled my garden shed is built! My Mother-in-Law’s best friend has one and when I saw it, I knew that I wanted one too! We got rid of a jacuzzi in our backyard and the cement pad was “available”! My husband and I had been up to Cambria and got some ideas from a cute garden shed up there. Here are my pictures from beginning to end and a little info along the way!

The start -
We went on the hunt for old doors and such … Our initial idea was to build a simple structure that we could hang doors from so that the shed would be “open” and “airy”. It has turned out completely different, but that’s a good thing.

We found this place - Silverado Warehouse and bought our screen doors, work bench door and back splash and window door.

And … we got a few ideas -

Lots of doors to choose from!

Our choices -

We found two sets of screen doors in other areas on the grounds and here are the doors waiting to be used -

We found an old sink at a junk store in San Clemente - South Coast Furniture and Secondhand Store

So the project began -

Extending the cement pad -

Starting on the roof -

My sink area is going back by the fence -

My husband stained the wood while it went up to prevent termites from eating it!  I won’t be painting it, just leaving it like it looks here -

Sink station and cement work is being done -

Bricks will be layed back to the fence and the back walls have gone in - plus the roof!

I went to Sepulveda Building Supplies and bought my stone for the floor.  Here is our idea and what I bought-

It was a little intimadating at Sepulveda Building Supplies, but the salesman made it easy and took me out to the yard to choose my stone.  SO many to choose from!

I chose my stone by thickness and the look I wanted.  A worker brought the container to the weigh station and hand picked my stone with my help.  I think I bought 500-600 pounds.  The salesman helped calculate how many pounds I would need for the area I was going to cover.

I layed all of the pieces out and started to complete the puzzle!  You’ll see a black slate piece in my floor.  This came from extra slate from my parent’s home.  I wanted a little piece of my childhood home in my garden shed.

Grouting begins and the floor is getting done!

The two large screen doors I bought fit perfect on the side.  I was excited to be able to just open this entire side up!

You will see tongue-and-groove wood on both sides of my screen doors.  The guy I hired did this without asking as he thought I would like it.  I didn’t and have since removed it.

Time to finish the sides of the floor.

The final side starts taking shape!

You can see my sink station is complete.  The small screen door is in and I made it open as another way in!  The top (window) door is in and on door hinges and can swing out and up.  We will put some hooks or something on the eves to hold it open.

My work bench is in!  I will be tiling each of the three square areas to make the door a flat table top.

Time to finish up and add wire mesh to the open areas.

The bottom on the front you can see is open so I can hose the shed out.

My husband has stained the inside walls with a nice blue stain and also added my light.

I still have shelfs to put up and some other cute stuff!!

I love it !!!

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My Mom-In-Law has the CUTEST garden EVER!! Everywhere you look you see something cute. Check it out - Click on each picture to enlarge it.

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Aren’t Daffodils so pretty?  My Mom-in-Law brought some to my daughter Heather’s house for Sunday dinner.  Heather blogged them the next day after they had opened.  I was at Trader Joes and they sell them in a bunch, about 10 for only $1.50 or something …  So I bought 4 bunches.

In our previous home, Daffodils were planted in a front planter and when they all came up and bloomed it was beautiful.  I need to plant some Daffodils!

The next morning -

A few days later -

How Happy are these flower?

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While camping down at San Elijo, we took a minute to drive up Highway 1 to the “Madd Potter” store.  We had been there once before and wanted to look at their fountain set-ups.  They have great pots and fountain set-ups.  While we were looking around we saw these palms, which had a bamboo look.

We decided to buy them and pick them up the next week after our camping weekend.  I took our pick-up truck down on Monday …. thinking both of the palms would easily fit.  You know, those boxes don’t look THAT big …  well ….  see for yourself -

 One at a time!  That brown thing in the truck is a huge pot.  I had to go back down the next morning and get the next one.

We bought the huge pot as we thought we might plant one of them in it ,,, but decided against it and planted both in the yard.  This was pretty tough … 24″ boxes!  Big holes to dig! 

We’re really happy with them!

If you live in Southern California and need great pots, plants, palms, etc… I would definately recommend The Madd Potter.

Oh yeah … and I also got this ..

Visit the Madd Potter HERE

The name of these palms - Chamaedorea plumosa

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THE CUTEST STORE !!!!!
First a few pictures inside …

I took a picture of this display because I want my husband to build me the actual structure ;)  to go into my Garden Shed that he’s going to build me out in the back yard!

First you go through georgeous things inside and then you get outside to the great plants, pots, antique things ….   I want to go back right now !!!!

The Garden Shed - Please build me one !  :::::

The Floor - I thought I would tile mine at home or put wood slats so I could wash it out and have a clean and easy flooring … but this one is really neat -

The Sink …. gotta have a sink ….

The roof - a great tin roof.  And … what is a tin roof without a chandelier ??

Out in the back of the Garden Shed -

I love mermaids and didn’t even notice the one on the fence …. I guess I’ll have to go back again !!

The Brickwork - very cool -

I bought a little bird … must take a picture of it ….

Here is the cute bag they put it in - with REAL flowers and leafs and a REAL orange slice ….  SO CUTE !!

So … when you’re in Cambria - go to The Garden Shed - Cambria Garden Shed

You will LOVE it !!!!

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