From floating retreat to vintage taxi: 2018's Shed of the Year shortlist
August 16, 2018
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From floating retreat to vinta...

The 2018 Cuprinol Shed of the Year shortlist is made up of 24 amazing sheds, drawn from a total of 2,971 entries
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The Boat Pod was built by Barnaby Dearsly as a writer’s retreat, garden folly, artist studio, and children's hideaway
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The Boat Pod is located in Exeter, Devon
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The Boat Pod is made from the upturned bow of a decommissioned fish trawler built in 1945
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The Boat Pod is fitted with electrical sockets, a stove sourced from the original mast-step, engineered oak flooring, and a sail canvas door
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The Boat Pod has even been made watertight using marine resin
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The Boat Pod is a finalist in the Unique category
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The Bottle Shed is a finalist in the Eco category
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The Bottle Shed's design was inspired by a story written by the owner's primary school teacher, Mrs Arnold
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The Bottle Shed is decorated primarily with recycled bottles
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The Bottle Shed is owned by Lauretta and Philip Denton
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The Bottle Shed is filled with memories, including a collage of buttons the owner collected from her mother and grandmother
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The Bottle Shed is located in Scarborough
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The Bottle Shed is a finalist in the Eco category
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Bricks & Water is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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Bricks & Water is owned by Geoff Pike
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Bricks & Water is located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
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Bricks & Water contrasts an unremarkable exterior with an interior full of Lego
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Bricks & Water was first built 12 years ago and over the years it’s become home to a vast Lego collection
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Bricks & Water includes a shed-extension, which consists of an adjoining second cabin constructed two years ago
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Bricks & Water is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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Buenai Vista is a finalist in the Budget category
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Buenai Vista is designed to reflect the environment around it
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Buenai Vista is located in Gwynedd, North Wales
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Buenai Vista is owned by Hywel Jones
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Each of Buenai Vista's panels represents the surrounding landscape - including a stream that runs adjacent to the shed, and a nearby iron age hillfort
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Buenai Vista's owner Hywel Jones has been a qualified carpenter for over 35 years, and it shows with this decorative woodwork
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The Bush Inn is a finalist in the Historic category
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The Bush Inn is owned by John Parks
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The Bush Inn is located in Hull
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The Bush Inn appears at various war revival shows across the UK
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The Bush Inn is built to offer an authentic old-fashioned pub experience
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The Bush Inn hosts re-enactors and war veterans, who come together to play darts, dominos, and cards
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The Bush Inn is a finalist in the Historic category
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The Big Top Den is a finalist in the Cabin and Summerhouses category
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The Big Top Den is owned by Steve Burrows
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The Big Top Den is located in Longcot, Oxfordshire
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The Big Top Den serves as a space for Steve Burrows to enjoy time with his grandsons
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The Big Top Den was constructed without a plan, with Burrows adding onto it as he went
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The Big Top Den has inspired Burrows to build two more sheds for his growing family
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The Big Top Den is a finalist in the Cabin and Summerhouses category
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The Off-Cut Shed is a finalist in the Workshop and Studio category
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The Off-Cut Shed is owned by Mark Humphrys
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The Off-Cut Shed is located in Great Ellingham, Norfolk
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The Off-Cut Shed is made from recycled and upcycled materials
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The Off-Cut Shed is built entirely from off-cuts collected from neighbors, roofing manufacturers, and trash
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) is a finalist in the Cabin and Summerhouses category
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) was built to be used as both a summer house and a green house
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) is located in the City of London
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) is owned by Andy Ramsay and Kate Spencer
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) is used to pot and plant, as well as a space to relax with a cup of tea
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) is built from reclaimed stained glass from the Victorian era, which took nearly two years to collect
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The Green House (Great Glass Propagator) was built with no plan. Owners Andy Ramsay and Kate Spencer let the glass they were able to find inform the design, using new materials to bring it all together
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The Admiral’s Head is owned by Lee Carrie
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The Admiral’s Head is a finalist in the Pub and Entertainment category
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The idea for the Admiral’s Head came about when Carrie purchased an original "Admirals Head" pub sign
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The Admiral’s Head is located in Chelmsford
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Drawing on his 17 years of experience in the Royal Navy, Carrie used the Admiral's Head sign as the driving influence behind the theme of his shed/pub
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The Admiral’s Head is filled with vintage naval pub memorabilia - including hanging mugs, pub mirrors, vintage bottled ales, and more
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Noah's is a finalist in the Pub and Entertainment category
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Noah’s was mostly built from re-used and recycled materials
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Noah’s is located in Blackwood,Caerphilly
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Noah’s was built painstakingly during a period of heavy rain - which led owner David Morris' neighbors to joke he was building an ark
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Noah’s is owned by David Morris
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Noah’s now serves as a place for gatherings with family and friends
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Noah's is a finalist in the Pub and Entertainment category
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OSmithers is a finalist in the Pub and Entertainment category
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OSmithers was built three years ago but was extended to double its size last year due to its growing popularity
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OSmithers is located in Hambleton, Blackpool
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OSmithers is designed to be a replica of a commercial Irish pub
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OSmithers sports a replica of Blackpool Tower on the roof
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OSmithers is owned by Doug Smith
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The original structure of OSmithers was actually built by Vickers Armstrong Apprentices during the Second World War. It was later restored and updated by its current owner
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Piano Raft is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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Piano Raft is located in Saltaire, West Yorkshire
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Piano Raft is owned by Ben Cummins
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Piano Raft was built over five years
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The 2018 Cuprinol Shed of the Year shortlist is made up of 24 amazing sheds, drawn from a total of 2,971 entries
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Piano Raft was relocated by being manually pulled on skis from Liverpool to Leeds
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As its name suggests, the Piano Raft includes musical instruments
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Piano Raft is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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Rainbow Dream is a finalist in the Workshop and Studio category
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Rainbow Dream is owned by Rachael Taylor
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Rainbow Dream is located in Liverpool, Merseyside
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Rainbow Dream was designed to serve as a creative hub for the owner's flourishing pattern and design business
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Rainbow Dream is a finalist in the Workshop and Studio category
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Scaffold Board Summer House is a finalist in the Unique category
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Two of Scaffold Board Summer House's walls rotate when the space needs to be opened up
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Scaffold Board Summer House is located in Thruxton, Hampshire
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Scaffold Board Summer House is a space for the whole family to enjoy
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Scaffold Board Summer House is owned by Scott Stickland
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Scaffold Board Summer House is a finalist in the Unique category
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Two of Scaffold Board Summer House's walls rotate when the space needs to be opened up
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Shed and Breakfast is a finalist in the Eco category
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Shed and Breakfast is owned by Daisy Bass
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Shed and Breakfast is located in Bristol
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Shed and Breakfast is a quaint escape that is rented out to provide the owner, who is a stay-at-home mother, with additional income
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Shed and Breakfast also hosts homeless Bristol youth once a month
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Shed and Breakfast is a finalist in the Eco category
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Jo’s Shepherds Hut is a finalist in the Historic category
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Jo’s Shepherds Hut is located in Dorset
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Jo’s Shepherds Hut is owned by Greg Whale
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Jo’s Shepherds Hut came about when Greg Whale asked his wife Jo whether she wanted a Chevy truck or a shepherd’s hut for their 25th anniversary – she chose the latter
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Jo’s Shepherds Hut was built from scratch over six months
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Taxi is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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Taxi is owned by Lee Connelly
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Taxi is located in Colchester, Essex
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The idea for Taxi came about when Connelly and his friends tried to repair a vintage taxi but ran into too many issues
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Rather than sell it, Connelly removed the back of his garage and drove the Taxi into his garden
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Taxi now serves as a spare bedroom and creative space
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Taxi is located in Colchester, Essex
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Taxi is a finalist in the Unexpected/Not A Shed category
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The Bee Eco Shed is a finalist in the Eco category
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The Bee Eco Shed is owned by George Smallwood
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The Bee Eco Shed is located in Sheffield
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The Limes is owned by Michael Long in the City of London
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The Limes is a finalist in the Cabin and Summerhouses category
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The Limes was constructed by the grandson of a shed aficionado. He built this shed as a homage to his grandparents
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The Limes even has the original sign from the owner's grandparents home, dubbed “The Limes”
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The Limes is made from repurposed materials
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The Limes includes its own wood burning stove, elevated drinks holders and built in planters
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The Limes is a place for friends and family to come together
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The Temple is a finalist in the Historic category
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The Temple is owned by Angus Robert Thompson
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The Temple was built as a base for historic walks and a space to sell plants from in Dorset
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Tudor Playhouse is a finalist in the Budget category
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Tudor Playhouse is located in Norfolk
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Tudor Playhouse was built from mostly reclaimed/salvaged materials
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Tudor Playhouse is owned by Craig Clavin and was built with help from his young sons
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Tudor Playhouse is a finalist in the Budget category
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Tudor Playhouse has proved a great father/sons project
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Viking Bauhutte is a finalist in the Workshop and Studio category
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Viking Bauhutte is owned by Chris Walter
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Viking Bauhutte is located in Hampshire
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Viking Bauhutte gets its name from when craftsmen and artisans would stay in a shed on a building site - the Bauhutte - and discuss their building and design ideas over tea (or mead) back in the middle ages
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Viking Bauhutte is a workshop, an artists' studio, a family craft room and a space where the owner can design and build cameras
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Viking Bauhutte is a finalist in the Workshop and Studio category
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Hapus Yurt is owned by Jack Fetherstonhaugh
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Hapus Yurt is a finalist in the Unique category
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Hapus Yurt is located in Abergele, Wales
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Hapus Yurt has Wi-Fi, electricity, a spiral staircase and a bathroom with a view
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Hapus Yurt has radiators and looks comfortable and cosy inside
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Hapus Yurt has a fully-functioning kitchen made from reclaimed wood
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Hapus Yurt is located in Abergele, Wales
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The Yurt Locker is a finalist in the Budget category
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The Yurt Locker is located in Suffolk
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The Yurt Locker is owned by Paul Martin
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The Yurt Locker's creator was at a festival in 2008 which was hit by a hurricane, and to his surprise only the glamping yurts survived. Duly inspired, he built his own
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