SHED III - FIXTURES

Now that the interior decorating is complete, it’s time to give thought to the practical purpose of the shed which is not only to act as an Emporium of Curiosities but also to store garden furniture or craft equipment.

Will there be something in it for kitties?

An 8 ft x 6 ft shed whilst reasonable large is merely a cubby hole when compared to the 75 sq foot storage unit we currently rent at the local Lok n Store so clever use needs to be made of the space available.

 

Shelby's making clever use of the cat bed

To avoid unnecessary spending on fixtures and fittings, the shed’s interior has been kitted out with an eclectic selection of leftover cabinets ripped out from the kitchen or brought to Chichester in our house move. 

Along the back wall we’ve hung a row of double door cabinets from our old office, supporting the base of these cabinets with a sturdy bracketed shelf.  Black heavy-duty brackets purchased from Wickes blend in with the black wall making them almost ‘invisible’.

 

Recycling our old cabinets

Black heavy duty brackets from Wickes

For some unknown reason, I just couldn’t bring myself to chuck out the retro style sliding glass door cabinets ripped out from the kitchen.  

Vintage kitchen cabinets

A throwback to some bygone era with their peeling brown trim and matching doors, they’re perfect ‘museum style’ display cases for my collection of fossils enabling visitors to look but not touch.

 

My very own fossil museum

Don't you just love fossil hunting

Or shell collecting?

A black cube storage unit ‘acquired’ mysteriously by the other half during a workplace clear out sits under the shelf units.  Cube shelves make great storage units as you can cleverly fill the gaps with plastic boxes or baskets to hide clutter.

 

Clutter storage cubes & cabinets

And I’ve finally found a use for that random pine corner shelf that’s been languishing in the back of the garage for the past 12 months.  Taking inspiration from my brother and his latest glass bowl planting project, I’ve added a bowl of bulbs to brighten up the corner.

Glass bowl bulb planter