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When we bought it, there was a grungy old brick shed in the small paved backyard that had an outdoor loo and climber all over it.
It was dark and dingy with broken windows and a broken door.
It was even pretty useless as a storage shed as the roof leaked - it just had various bits of old unsecured tin (and even bits of cardboard!) as a roof. Here's what it looked like:
We wanted to use it as a backyard studio/office space so wanted to make it a lot lighter and more pleasant inside, add a sink and some storage space.
First we opened up the front so we could install some sliding doors.
Then we added a pitched roof to make things more spacious inside. A pitched roof would also allow us to have a loft-style storage space over the separate toilet.
After painting the bricks and adding a few finishing touches like simple curtains we were really happy with the finished result. It was a very cheap transformation but really increased the value of the house for us (and hopefully the future owners, too).
In inner-city places space is always at a premium so it was great to have a large and separate home office. It was also a space that was very cool in summer and easy to warm in winter.
