A Proper Ta-Dah!

Some while ago, faced with the need to prune the honeysuckle, clematis, vine and rose at the end of the garden, which had all but smothered our little 'lean-to-shed-type-thing'...

...we discovered what a sorry state the underlying structure was in...

 ...so reluctantly cleared it, took half its contents down to the dump  (and spread the remainder all over the garden!) and set about the demolition...

...then began all over again!

I was dreaming of something pretty...

Mr U-t-B was dreaming of somewhere practical, a place for every tool and every tool in its place...

A design was hatched to please us both.

Once the framework was constructed, it was covered in 

lap-larch.  

A hunt for three old windows turned up these rather battered examples...

...so Mr U-t-B then made window frames to fit them.   

With a bit of nifty work with the paint brush, the cladding went from boringly woody, to attractively willowy...

And finally, this morning, in the late autumn sunshine, I managed to put the finishing touches to (mostly) Mr U-t-B's hard work, with a coat of paint to the windows and 

window-sills.

So here it is - finished!

I can tell you, we're mightily pleased!

To the left is the proper shed bit.  It is an unusual trapezium shaped shed , because that's the shape of the slab of concrete beneath!  (I had to tell you that in case you thought 

Mr U-t-B was incapable of building something with walls at proper right angles to each other!) This shape does make it nice and spacious inside too.

The right hand side has matching front and window, but is open, as it is meant mainly for the storage of our bikes, and for over-wintering garden furniture. You will notice that our shed roof has gutters and a water-butt to give it a bit of 
eco-credibility. This area of the garden was already paved, so it will be easier to keep clean and tidy.

The drastically pruned climbers are all showing signs of life, but they will be kept in check from now on.  (I promise, husband dearest!) 

Mr U-t-B did a grand job of replacing the five panes of glass that were broken (I'll only mention in brackets the one he cracked with his blowtorch when welding bits together).

And lest you should think that inside the shed has become some cosy, fabric-lined bolt-hole for me, I'll show you inside...

A proper boy's shed!