Women escape to backyard She Sheds

[Liberal_in_LA]

HOUSTON --
Men have their caves, and now women have their sheds.

"She Sheds" are a new trend sweeping the nation that allow women to escape to their own personal private retreats, without leaving home.

Nestled behind Tamara Harbert's Houston home is her great escape into a little backyard bliss.

It's being away, without being away, which I love," said Harbert.

A She Shed is much different from a man cave, but the quaint 144 square foot bungalow serves a similar purpose.


http://abc7chicago.com/home/women-escape-to-backyard-she-sheds/780110/



Introducing “She Sheds”: Women’s Answer To The Man Cave

http://lightersideofrealestate.com/real-estate-life/cool-stuff/introducing-she-sheds

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. the first one was built as a playhouse for the kids, builty by the husband

The shed was originally built for their children by her husband Stuart. The project took nearly 9 months to finish.

"I wanted to build a playhouse and I looked online at existing projects and said, 'I want to see if I can try that myself,'" said Stuart Harbert.

To keep costs down, they used a lot of repurposed material from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

"The door, the windows are reclaimed. The bricks on the porch are also reclaimed bricks," Tamara Harbert said.

But as the children grew, it would not be a playhouse forever.

[irisblue]

5. I apologize for my snide response.

and will delete it

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. no problem

[Warpy]

4. If they were for kids or for lawn and/or sports equipment

no one would bat an eyelash. Since they're spaces specifically for a woman to get away from all the demands of family for an hour or so of peace and quiet, they're conspicuous consumption.

One of them looks like it might have been a playhouse, retired when the kids outgrew it. The others look like adapted garden sheds and one is obviously a greenhouse.

[irisblue]

7. I apologize for my snide response and will delete my comment

[REP]

24. Mine is an obvious greenhouse

No cute name for it; it's just the greenhouse but I do spend a lot of time out here.

[DawgHouse]

31. I love it!

[mnhtnbb]

6. Is it possible that people could have something fun

and it not be conspicuous consumption?

[irisblue]

8. I apoligize for my snide response& have deleted my response.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. my wife quilts in the our upstairs room over the garage. I have the yard.

we have frequent rendezvous. It's great! no need to spend $$$ needlessly.

[XemaSab]

9. I see this on HGTV a lot

"This house has a man cave for me and a nice kitchen for you, so we'll both be happy!"

Fucking patriarchy.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

19. I want a man cave more than my husband does

Then I wouldn't have a giant tv sitting on the wall in our living room, and I wouldn't have computers everywhere, and games and components shoved in every nook and cranny in our house. He and our kids and the neighborhood kids could play in the basement!

[snooper2]

20. LOL

[Snobblevitch]

10. My uncle had two tool sheds in his large backyard.

The newer, larger of the two was where he stored his lawn tractor and gardening equipment. The smaller shed held his tools, a TV, radio, couch, and a refrigerator.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Mr. Dixie built a "tool shed" down the hill from the house.

It is his man cave, nestled in the woods. He's got a computer, an ice chest for his beer, total privacy
and I get the entire house to myself all day.

We both do better in domestic captivity when we have long leashes, we have discovered.

[Snotcicles]

23. 1+ nt

[whatthehey]

34. His name wasn't Arthur Jackson was it?

Bonus points for getting the reference...

[Snobblevitch]

37. I wish you'd ask me about something else.

[procon]

11. In California, these are called Casitas and used as detached in-law or guest rooms

Some are just a small single room, others might be more lavish, some have bathrooms and kitchenettes. Homes with casitas are a very popular selling point. They can be used as a quiet retreat for reading or meditation, and as private home offices, or your own separate studio for music, art, or yoga.

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. thanks for the info

[postulater]

12. My brother and sister-in-law have a fire pit behind the house.

One sits on one side of the fire, the other on the other side.

They take turns feeding the fire.

They alternate going to the outhouse for the beer. That is where they keep the refrigerator.

My nephew has a trailer out back. He calls it his hunting cabin. Everyone else calls it The Love Shack.

[Orrex]

16. Ah, yes. Monuments of privilege.

I imagine that these are quite popular among single mothers living in high-rise apartment buildings.

[Starry Messenger]

17. Backyard, what is that?

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

18. I have a friend who has one similar to the last photo

It's a shed from Home Depot, which she and her husband fixed up and it's adorable. It has one lovely wicker chair and ottoman, a potting table, and a ceiling fan. Everything about it is pastel, soft, feminine, and is her space to get away from her husband and 3 sons. She laughs when she realizes that something like this wouldn't have appealed to her 20 years ago.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

26. I love the french doors.

I wish I had a set leading from my dining room out onto the patio, but they're a great idea for an outdoor structure as well.

[sweetapogee]

21. next year's project

My partner and me are building one next year. It's what we refer to as as our "refined shed" project. It's going to be located down by the treeline and will have a heater, AC, electricity (obviously), peace and quiet and a great view. We are basing the design on a 12x20 free standing barn style shed. It will be insulated and have drywall and composite flooring. Simple but functional. It will have two workbenches for projects.

We are expecting that it will take a year in total to build.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. The 3rd one down, the diminutive quonset hut looks cool

[joeybee12]

25. Man Caves is catchier...

Although I bet these SheSheds look a lot better than the majority of those caves

[fadedrose]

27. Good ideas

Wives have to get away from kimosabe, no question about that.

Luckily, I do it mentally. I turn on the news 24/7 and he can't stand the news (just watches Judy and the other judges) or movies, or stuff I don't like).

And I love gardening, which I do everytime my back doesn't hurt and even if it does, and he hates gardening. I love wearing old shoes and clothes to work out there (but only do it if my hair is fixed a bit and lipstick). My yard is so pretty, and the birds are spoiled rotten.

You can get away mentally and get the same benefits, but I love the idea of the small castles.

[liberal N proud]

28. This all happens because the husband wanted to build a tool shed and the wife said

You not going to just throw up an ugly shed.
So a shed was built and it fit in with the landscape and surrounding buildings and the wife said, that looks too nice to be a tool shed.

That is a true story and now my shop is in the basement, but I can use it in the winter time.

[leftofcool]

29. It's a crone's cave!

[demigoddess]

33. +1!

I'd go for that! a cave for every crone! I want two!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

36. lol

[luvspeas]

30. mine would be called the Genderless Command Post of the Cultural Revolution n/t

[bigwillq]

32. Those are actually pretty cool

I actually never heard of this trend until I read this post.

[JI7]

35. i think it's mostly marketing

Those are nice but why does it have to be for men or womEn. There are cases where both would enjoy either.

[ripcord]

38. I was going to build a man cave in the yard

But I found an easier way to deal with my wife complaining about all my stuff, I do miss her sometimes though.