HomeStyle: Sheds offer outdoor versatility

People looking to get more use out of their backyards are building or converting sheds for a variety of purposes. There are backyard pubs. “She sheds,” when they’re built for women. Home offices. Art or yoga studios. TV rooms.

“As we continue to explore other ways we can utilize our backyard space, we will continue to see trends like this,” said Stacy Nelson, who owns a backyard-design consulting firm, Backyard Mamma, in Weston, W.Va. “We want to be in nature and unwind.”

The do-it-yourself element and the sheds’ visual impact have made them popular on social media sites, Nelson said.

“It’s gaining in popularity. It’s all over the board what people are using them for,” she said.

See Saturday’s HomeStyle section to learn more.

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