Shed plans are here!

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Many visitors to diyatlantamodern.wordpress.com have asked if I have plans for my shed available.  The truth is that when building my modern shed, I just scribbled notes and made calculations – and mistakes – on the fly as I worked. I wish I had plans at the time!

So, I decided to retroactively go back and create the plans from scratch, using my old notes, remeasuring when necessary, and finding a great illustrator to assist with the technical drawings.

DIY Modern Shed Plans is a 25 page full color booklet which contains the complete plans for the modern shed which I built and is pictured on this site. The booklet includes detailed step by step instructions with helpful tips, technical illustrations, a full materials list, and photographs.

With these plans, you will be ready to start your own DIY Modern Shed project with the added benefit of learning from my mistakes. Best of all, I am personally offering my assistance if anyone has specific questions about the design, materials or techniques used in the DIY Modern Shed Plans booklet.

I am now selling the plans exclusively through my Etsy site, which allows for instant download upon purchase.

Purchase Details: 

DIY MODERN SHED PLANS – By Peter May (C) 2023

$15 USD

25 Page Hi-Res, Full Color .PDF booklet – automatic link to download upon purchase

Contact petermayx@gmail.com with any questions.

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It feels great to complete your project and make something you are proud of.

Anyone who purchases the plans (including past purchasers) who sends a picture of their completed project to petermayx@gmail.com, will receive a FREE sticker, 5″x 3.33″ which they can proudly display on their car or in their shed. The sticker reads “I BUILT MY SHED” and will be mailed via USPS. Just send a picture of your project, and thoughts, tips or recommendations from your experience, and your complete mailing address, including postal code. Please note that I may publish the picture on my website: diyatlantamodern.com and by sharing the photo, you are giving me permission to publish the photo. I will give you full credit for your photo and for your project. 

DIY Modern Shed project

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UPDATE!  Complete Shed plans are now available

I just completed the first phase of my shed project. I found inspiration, techniques and ideas for materials for the project from other DIY posts, so I decided to return the favor by sharing my own creative and construction process here.

I enjoy building things, but do not have much experience. The only other major project I have completed was a deck/screened porch behind my house. I’ll post about that soon.

Here are the sheds and sites that I turned to the most for ideas and inspiration for my design:

http://design-milk.com/deconstruction-david-van-alphens-modern-shed/

http://www.marinhomestead.com/diy/modern-shed-playhouse/

http://www.modern-shed.com/

I like a modern style and like projects that mix different materials such as wood, concrete and metal.

Here is a gallery of the project, and notes on the construction process.

Other modern shed builds

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Daniel, in Nashville, built this mirror twin of my shed. I love the clean lines and the stairs leading up to the walk in door.
Paul, in Tucson created this shed to use as a woodworking shop; He added insulation and electricity and stucco siding. I love the sleek modern windows along the extended front wall.
Check out this gorgeous build by Sam, in Quebec. He writes “There isn’t pre-made cement boards available in Quebec, Canada so we used Hardiebacker that we cut and painted ourselves. As for the wood, it’s cedar planks that I’ve burnt with a roof torch, brushed and then applied a natural tung oil for maximum protection.” He also writes “…[the] neighbors are jealous. :)” Rightly so! This is an amazing build. I love the finishing on the underside of the soffit (don’t forget to vent!) and the burned/ oiled finish on the vertical siding boards.
Eric’s shed is almost complete!
More progress by Eric in Austin, Texas.
Shed in progress by Eric in Austin, Texas: “Moving and Groovin’!”
I love the blue stripe along the roofline which ties in nicely to the quilt pattern that Kurt’s wife made. Nice ramp, too!
Kurt decided to forgo the Hardie boards in favor of these beautiful cedar boards.
Interior of shed by Ron and George. The shed is now being used as a music studio by George and his young assistant with the classic Ramones’ T!
Shed by Ron and George, Hollywood, CA – under construction
Shed by Ron and George, Hollywood, CA: “Your plan was so helpful in getting us to think about the right things and do them in the right order. This is 10’ x 8’ with Home Depot lumber. The facade is completely reclaimed. We found the pebbled window in a salvage yard for $30 and the tu-tone luan and door came from a gut job in Hollywood next door to my son’s actor friend. We found a pile of bright blue painted plywood that someone had used as a blue screen studio in the garage, but on the flip side was pristine luan, that makes good siding with enough battens behind it… My son is now using this place as an music and audio post studio, and it’s really allowed him to get stuff done.”
From Mark, in L.A.: “I’ve been meaning to send you pix of our shed…born of your plans. we expanded it a bit to fill the space…and built in some much needed storage. Now my wife has moved her office out of the dining room and looks forward to her mornings sequestered in her shed, working away.”
Mark in L.A. took the concept up a notch by adding a small extension to the side and thereby expanding the space, and complimenting the design. I love the clean, light lines of the siding boards and the use of vertical roofing panels for siding accents.
Love the finished, sturdy look of the finished roof
Angela, in New Hampshire, writes that they used cedar for the sliding door and the window trim.

Since I published DIY Modern Shed Plans, a few of those who purchased them have been kind enough to share some photos and feedback from their own projects. One of my goals for starting this blog was to create a community for DIYers like me to share ideas and inspiration. On this post I will start a gallery of projects that others share, along with comments about the process. If you are reading this and would like to share your project here, please email your photos (and indicate permission to post) to me at: petermayx@gmail.com.

Live edge headboard project

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I have always loved the look of live edge furniture, especially when it is juxtaposed with the clean lines of a modern style. Here I found a slab at a company called Mississippi Wood Trader (http://mswoodtrader.tumblr.com/) which reclaims wood from sources throughout the southeast. The hickory that I selected was milled from a tree that fell during the tornado that ravaged through the nearby Cabbagetown neighborhood in the Winter of 2008: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/15/cabbagetown.sidebar/index.html?eref=rss_latest

I remember the storm well. The same tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta and left buildings damaged that took years to restore. Also, I have a lot of close friends in Cabbagetown and have always loved the historic district and it meant a lot to me that this piece that I selected had a story, and was going to be put to good use.

Nature did the work of making the wood beautiful. Here is how I finished and hung the piece:

The Map Room

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In attempt to reclaim a room in my house that was often just used for housing boxes, I decided an update was in order. In homage to my love of travel, flying and DIY, I created a map room. As usual, I turned to the internet for inspiration:

http://beforeitsnews.com/diy/2012/11/diy-nautical-map-chart-wallpaper-2446952.html
http://parmamelissa.blogspot.com/2009/11/map-walls.html#.UubQPxBOm70

For my room, which I would use as a reading room, and a place to plot adventures, I chose to use a combination of vintage aviation maps (which I found on ebay) and my own beloved collection of National Geographic maps. Here are the results: