Mike has his version of a man cave, its his office. He has all kinds of personal stuff in there and he spends a lot of time in his office. I am allowed to sit in a very comfortable chair and use my computer, but that is it.
I had complained that I had no where to work on sewing projects, or make wreaths, or arrange silk flowers or put my treadmill.
After a lot of discussion we decided that I needed a woman cave where I could work on my stuff and be able to use my treadmill. So, rather than add onto the house we bought me a shed. A 12' x 28' shed with 2 windows and 2 sets of double doors.
Mike knew exactly where he wanted the shed to go. This was a fairly level area of the yard and close to the yard hydrant and a power box was nearby to connect to.
The guys showed up on a Friday with the shed and then backed it up to where it was going to be placed. You can see the black garden hose, right past that is the yard hydrant and to the left of that near the tree is the power connection.
The guys started working on unloading the shed.
They got one end on the ground and then propped up the other with cinder blocks so they could get the trailer out from under the shed.
While they were working on the shed Mike and I decided that I should light the burn pile which had a lot of yard waste and our Christmas tree on it. There was a lot of smoke and I am really glad that no one called the fire department.
After awhile they got the shed off the trailer and started on getting it level and properly supported. As I looked at this picture I realized that I got the tip of my neighbor's dog's tail in it. That is what that odd black thing is, the tip of Abigail's tail.
While I was clearing out for the shed I found this piece of,,,,whatever. I asked Mike about it and he told me it was made with pressure treated wood and had been used for storing buckets of chicken feed on. We are going to put legs on it and set it against the back of my shed so I can use it as a planting table. And with the yard hydrant nearby that will be great for playing in the dirt.
When you open the double doors on the end of the shed this is the view. We will put a Formica counter top on the workbench. This will be my sewing and craft area. Mike said he has a stereo system that he will install for me so I have tunes while I play. We will replace the single bulb light fixture with a 4-foot florescent fixture so I have lots of light.
When you open the side doors and look towards my future sewing & craft area this is what you see. I am going to put up insulation in the entire shed and then we will either put up sheetrock or paneling to finish it off. Thus making it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Either way I will still get to hear the rain on the tin roof. We are also going to put a small refrigerator in here against the partial wall so I don't have to hike to the house when I want some water or a diet coke.
As you stand near the partial wall at the small end and look to the larger side you can see the loft area. It goes around 3 walls. All our seasonal decorations will be placed up there. I am not sure yet what the workbench on this end of the shed will be used for.
When you back up to the work bench on the large end you can see I have a lot of space to work with and my treadmill will fit nicely in here.
As work progresses on the inside of the shed I will make additional posts. I am very excited that soon I will have my own place to play and will be able to start working out again.
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