Old House Journal

A She Shed of Sashes

hen family and newborn photographer Erin Tole [] purchased a 19th-century house in Vancouver, Washington, its big corner lot was a main attraction. Beyond her vegetable and flower gardens, the edges of the yard were leveled with a stone retaining wall and a stone patio laid over well-drained.) This collection was incorporated into a “she shed” at the edge of the patio. Favorite stained glass pieces were placed in front and centered on the back wall; two sets of hinged French doors open wide or provide ventilation. The polycarbonate roof is translucent.

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