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Beautiful book with fun projects, both big and small. The sheds vary from rustic to whimsical to modern--something for nearly everyone. Oh, to have one's own She Shed!

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What lady wouldn’t like to place to call her own? This book shows pictures of different She Shed designs but mainly focuses on the details on the inside and even some outside details such as paver laying,mosaic stepping stones and a neon sign(which I hope to make). Even if you don’t have a She Shed yet,there are several projects and ideas for everyone. Many of the sheds pictured were a little too bold for my taste but I loved the rustic and whitewash looking shed ideas. Ahh! Maybe one day.....

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As a lady with a she she'd I loved this book. Great ideas that are very much achievable. A good selection of items that you can make yourself as well as design hints and tips.

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In a follow-up to her earlier work (She Sheds-A Room Of Your Own), Kotite expands on the idea of "She Sheds". Think a classier, more feminine take on the "Man Cave".
The author offers tips and ideas on how to personalize your space to make it fit your own style. She tells you how to make a kit shed into your dream space. Enhancing the structure, both internally and externally.
The book is loaded with ideas and projects. I think all of the projects are easily constructed, and should easily be able to be done on a weekend.
Where the book really shines is in the photography. If one cannot get inspiration from the fabulous photos, then you never will. They really make the book!
My only issue with the book is that, thanks to the author, I may be losing my catch-all garden shed to my wife, and will be put to work helping her build it out to her own tastes!

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Are you dreaming of having a She Shed? I am! I browse Pinterest like a hunting lioness!

This book goes beyond Pinterest and gives you full ideas and info.

Author Erika Kotite has emerged as the leading authority in the hugely popular She Sheds movement.Creating a She Shed has become a popular craze worldwide and has received considerable attention in major media outlets.This hardworking book features over 100 creative projects and tips designed specifically to help She Shed owners crete their own style.The follow-up to the hugely successful She Sheds book – which got media attention at print, online, TV, radio – for almost all of 2017

I highly recommend this book! Keep dreaming and maybe one day we will all have our She Sheds!

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I adore She Sheds. I've wanted one for a very long time. This book concentrates not only on the inside of a She Shed, but also on the outside, the surroundings, the ceilings, the furniture, the floors,... Wonderful.

There are a lot of ideas in this book, like the faux brick floor, the hanging gardens, that I'll certainly try to recreate, though not in a shed, but in the rooms of my home.

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This book is really interesting. I liked exploring different styles of sheds, some more netral colored and some more in bohemian and artsy styles. Some DIY are explainde and it gives a great inspiration book for people looking to build a shed.

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This book makes me so jealous, we have just moved house, and I had to leave my wonderful studio behind. Having read this book and drooled over all the wonderful photographs, picked up on some fabulous ideas, I am ready to build one - unfortunately I am probably not able, but the secret builder in me certainly wants to. - and you will too when you see these fabulous multi function little shed.
They are what every women needs at the end of the garden, decorated by her hand and a place to get away from it all. This is what the doctor ordered.
I love this book, I really is easy to follow with ideas and inspiration. There are some information on building some features but really not enough for one to tackle alone from scratch - but if you already have a shed or garage in your garden there are wonders you can do with it to make you your own with the ideas and inspiration from this book.

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I really liked this book. It was bright and colourful, with lots of simple craft ideas, which could be put into a She Shed or in a child’s bedroom. Or even in the main part of a home.. There are a number of elements I will be having a go at myself.

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Great read. Had lots to learn. Lots of wonderful ideas. Lots of pictures that helps too. It’s definitely a thing more and more people are getting into

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#SheShedsStyle #NetGalley

As a new trendy concept, the sheds are the mom garage space. Many women in America are adopting the trends to use Sheds as an escape and unique personal place to recover energies or doing any inspirational activity. Erika explains the decoration concepts including the chromatic circle, hanging garden and more. The book is illustrated by wonderful pictures of existing Sheds. A masterpiece!

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If you want a book full of easy projects for your she shed or substantial advice on style and furnishing, you should pass this book by. The projects are almost all very complex and involved. The projects include things like making an entwined vine arch or laying a herringbone brick patio, neither of which I think of as easy.

In addition the book is overly detailed where you would think a book about style would not be, namely architecture (covering technical topics such as massing) and skimming over the things folks picking up this book might want, such as furniture and design style.

I realize Kotite has written another book on the subject, but judging from the scattered book, she does not sound as if she has thought enough about the topic to have any notion of what a she shed is except that it's a separate building.

Apart from the pretty pictures, i thought it was a waste of a potentially good topic.

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Don't be turned off by the name of this book, She Sheds are the feminization of Man Caves, and can be so cool that you would never want to go back into the main house again. And even if you hate the idea of girly-girl stuff, some of these sheds make great reading nooks, or cool places just to have a "room of ones own" as Virginia Wolfe said we should all have.

Although the plans and crafts in this book don't tell you how to build from scratch, they do offer plans on how to argument the kits that come out, as well as how to do patterns on your floor, or set up a desk, or shelving situation.

<img class="alignnone wp-image-4511 size-full" src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-01-at-10.55.11-PM.png" alt="agmenting standaard kits" />

<img class="alignnone wp-image-4510 size-full" src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-01-at-10.57.03-PM.png" alt="shed with ivy over it" />

<img class="alignnone wp-image-4509 size-full" src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-01-at-11.04.52-PM.png" alt="shed with dutch doors" />

The pictures are shed porn, and while you may have thought, going in, that this was something you never wanted, by the end of the book, you will have wanted to at least get out in the yard, and look for a place for your future "she shed" (but it is ok if you just call it a shed, so it doesn't sound like a female super hero.)

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

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How fun is this? So many she shed styles to explore both inside and outside. I love the whole she shed movement and the concept of a 'room of ones own', especially for women. I hope to have one of my own and maybe I'll move right in.

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Beautiful book. I have spent hours reading this and looking at the wonderful photos. I know that I will spend more hours looking at it again. There are so many design ideas and instructions on how to do some projects yourself. Really well put together and really well thought out. There are some wonderful ideas for interiors that I will be trying to work out how to do myself.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

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This book should come with a warning.
But it doesn't so I'm going to give you a few !
Be warned, after reading this book you will NEED a she shed. If you do not have the space or in fact a garden, you will NEED to move house. You will also NEED to furnish, paint and lay flooring with a strong possibility of NEEDING a decorative window and a drop down bar.
If you don't craft, write or garden you will NEED to start just so you can justify said she shed.
If you have any more questions about the wonderful photos in this book, or the fabulous examples of she sheds, colour wheels or brilliant guides on how to create and design a perfect she shed then just ask until then I'll be down the garden measuring up .
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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It's a book that will awe you with lots of amazing photos of she sheds, it's also a step by step guide of how to create window frames or other furniture or decor your she shed needs in order to be chic. The only (but rather important) problem is that if you are not good at carpentry than you will have to stick to only looking at the pictures. I'm a bit disappointed because I was counting on finding at least one project I could actually do myself but unfortunately every project from this book is either rather complicated or needs some professional machinery. Great because of pictures but disappointing in terms of ideas and tutorials I give it 3 stars for the pics.

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She Sheds Style by Erika Kotite is a great book of ideas, building instructions, and decorating ideas for a variety of themed she sheds. Wonderful color photos throughout and step by step instructions have photos, too. Very pretty and functional ideas.

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