Layla Tromble, the store manager at Pacific Paint and Decorating in Ferndale, Wash., has worked with her fair share of paint companies over the years.

By far, Benjamin Moore paint comes out ahead of the pack. Continue reading →

We hear it all the time — “Why build a Modern-Shed when I can find something cheaper at my local home improvement store?” Continue reading →

BAY AREA — As a salesman working from home, Scott knew he and his family were running out of space.

Their three-bedroom home with a small office was maxed out — each of the two kids had their own room, and Scott’s wife began to use the office for her own home business, pushing Scott and his work to the dining room table.

“We live in Northern California, so properties are typically smaller,” he said. “I was working at the kitchen table, at the dining room table, and making calls was distracting. We were maxed out, henced using the common area or Starbucks for work.” Continue reading →

Apartment Therapy profiled one of our beautiful, little Modern-Shed guest cottages in San Rafael, Calif.

Aimée Mazzenga took lovely photos of our client Rebecca’s 345-square-foot space, which she uses as a guest home for out-of-town visitors.

As quoted in the article, “For years, Rebecca had dreamed about building a guest house in the back of their property. Their narrow plot of land (49.5′ x 152.5′) caused challenges in the construction process, though. When they discovered Modern Shed, they realized the advantages of building a pre-fab home. Once they penciled out costs versus return, (resale value to home and possible rental value) they wondered why they didn’t do this sooner.”

Check out the rest of the article for more about Rebecca’s Modern-Shed — and take her advice and think about getting a Modern-Shed sooner!

Seattle — From a certain vantage point near the front door of Scott and Stacy’s house, one can almost see into every room in the 730-square-foot home. Continue reading →

Shoreline, Wash. — Alex’s garage was at the end of its life, but it was the only place in his small home he could keep his washer-dryer unit and hot water heater.

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Seattle — When Sara first bought her small home in Seattle a decade ago, there wasn’t a single tree sitting on the 3,800-square-foot lot.

Now, Sara’s beautiful garden — complete with cobblestone pathways, evergreen shrubs and, of course, a lovely 98-square-foot Modern-Shed — has come a long way and has even been featured in the latest edition of Country Gardens magazine. Continue reading →

At Modern-Shed, we have done extensive research to find the most appropriate window and door lines to meet our customer’s needs and style. We searched for windows and doors with lifetime warranties, high-quality sustainable or recyclable materials with modern styles and energy efficiency.

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Here at Modern-Shed, we are excited to launch a new concept in outdoor living.

Modern-Shed Outdoor will feature a series of creative and cost-effective outdoor living solutions to complete your outdoor living experience. Our new line of outdoor lifestyle products continues Modern-Shed’s original mission to simplify your life.

The custom experience Modern-Shed customers have come to enjoy is back with the Modern-Shed Outdoor custom kitchen, pergola and Piknik table, all launching in spring of 2017.

The Modern-Shed Outdoor Kitchen, a modular kitchen solution, will allow customers to create their own custom kitchen configurations with options for a sink, grill, burner or storage.

The Modern-Shed Outdoor Piknik table features steel legs handmade in France by Piknik and a wood tabletop that can blend beautifully with your Modern-Shed outdoor decor.

In addition to outdoor concepts, Modern-Shed also wants to get more involved in the design conversation by helping customers with patio planning and configuration.

Every offering from Modern-Shed Outdoor is intended to bring the indoor living experience outside with well-designed, affordably priced solutions.

Customers may pre-order the Modern-Shed Kitchen by checking out our contact page on  modern-shed.com. The kitchen catalog will be available for download in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned for more updates!