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I was supposed to do some rewiring in the shed today, but that’s going to take a few more power tools so I’m leaving that until next payday (before Lisa notices how much I’ve spent so far). Instead I decided to sort out the interior of the shed using the materials and tools already at hand.

Of course I thought I had the right tools, but the one shelf inside the shed was installed using nothing more than 2x4s and 4″ nails, the removal of which cost me both the hammers I had (as shown in the picture above). Taking a small break to sneak off and buy myself a slightly more expensive hammer and a crowbar I returned to dismantle the wooden monstrosity, and installed two shelves at better heights in its place.

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At the end of our driveway we have a strange little angular shed the roof of which connects with the house wall. It looks like the remnants of what was once a carport, but it provides a nice little shelter from the elements for the usual household details like garbage and recycling.

The shed had very little natural light as there were no windows, and the only light would originate from behind anyone entering the shed via it’s one door under the overhang. Additionally the blank wall staring up the driveway was always a sore point for me, as it’s bland as hell.

Yesterday saw the first in a series of minor modifications to this shed to make it both more usable and less of an eyesore. I cut a 16″x34″ hole in the front face and installed some glass brick (or glass blocks) and then threw a bit of trim around it. The second stage of “beautification” will have to wait until the shed is painted, as the plan calls to add a trellis up and around the newly created window.

If you look at the picture there is a second blank wall behind the strollers (on the right), we are considering adding a second glass brick window to this wall (as a real window would give us a fantastic view of the truck our neighbors have had parked there for the last year), but we’re not 100% on that just yet.