In this digital era, people sometimes yearn for a break and a quiet, cozy place to calm their thoughts and spend a few peaceful moments. And while some can only dream about having such a place, you have it sitting in your lovely garden that has been taking on the colors of the fall.
Since you most likely used your garden shed as a storage place, it is probably in solid condition and the construction might simply need some tweaking. The main trick of this transformation is the interior, so to motivate you to go forward with it, here are some tips on how to go about transforming your shed into a charming and cozy fall cottage.
Make it habitable
Take a good look at your shed, both inside and out: do you see any space for improvement in terms of structure? If you wish for you, your family, and friends to spend some quality time there, you need to make sure it is habitable. Naturally, the first thing you need to do is declutter because chances are that the shed has been a home for all the things you don’t really need but you didn’t want to throw away.
Moving on, any holes need to be fixed if you don’t wish for the interior to get ruined by rain together with your efforts to transform it into a cozy cottage. Also, although the remnants of the summer can still keep it warm during the day, make sure that the windows and doors aren’t drafty in case you decide to stay a bit longer there in the evening.
Tend to the porch
The next thing you can tackle is the porch. Once you clean it, it is time to envision what you wish to do with it – do you prefer to cover it with details or leave it bare? As your garden is preparing for winter sleep that is to come, it would be fitting if your porch bore the colors of fall, not to mention that it would seem more welcoming to your guests.
Since Halloween is approaching, you can add a few pumpkins on a floral quilt in front of the door as a warm invitation to the festive season while the door itself can be adorned with a wreath made from fall leaves and dry flowers from your garden. You can add a chair to the porch and sit with a warm blanket over your legs and a cup of hot cocoa – isn’t this a perfect image of fall bliss?
Add modular furniture
Moving on to the interior, since your lovely cottage isn’t as spacious as your house, it’s best you don’t overstuff it with too many pieces of furniture. When choosing a sofa, you should also take into account that a guest might want to have a sleepover so modular sofas can be the perfect solution for you. This is because they can be used when you wish to relax with a book or when you are entertaining guests, while its comfort ensures a good night’s sleep.
Since these modular sofas come with neat storage space and movable shelves, you won’t need a chest to act as a storage or a coffee table, unless you wish to add one. However, to give your cottage a homier look, you can add a small dining area with a table and a few chairs. Your space would neither be able to sustain a bulky table nor would you need one – a set in a minimalistic style is all you need to make even a microwave dinner a success.
Incorporate seasonal details
And now it is time for decorating, usually everyone’s favorite activity. You needn’t look far for a breath of inspiration since it is enough to look through the window to your garden and absorb all the fall colors. You can use the enchanting fallen red and yellow leaves everywhere about the shed as a main decorative element, while dried flowers and branches from your garden can be fitted into vases in various shapes and sizes.
Once you embellished your fall cottage with the gifts from your garden, you can complement your décor with a couple of cozy and decorative blankets which don’t have to be hidden away in the storage place but freely used by guests if it gets chilly. Also, to let in the festive spirit in the cottage, you can add pumpkins of different colors and sizes and place them gingerly about the cottage.
If you have a place to get away from the city noise or to socialize with your friends, why not make use of it? The fall season is a good time to start: nestled between the unbearable summer heat and the somber winter nights. Take a twirl around your garden and let the colors and textures inspire you to do some decorating in your shed – the trick is to combine comfort and fall aesthetics to get that perfect mix.