Sheds heaven! Shortlist for 2023 Shed of the Year is 明らかにする／漏らすd... and 含むs a Japanese tea room in Bristol and an A-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる ski chalet in Essex

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An A-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる ski chalet in Essex, a Japanese-奮起させるd tea room in Bristol and a bee cafe in the Suffolk village of 広大な／多数の／重要な Bealings are just a few of the 入ること／参加（者）s on the shortlist for the Shed of the Year 2023.

We 排他的に 明らかにする／漏らす below the 十分な shortlist of 26 sheds in the Cuprinol 競争, which has been running for 17 years.

The shortlist has been painstakingly 狭くするd 負かす／撃墜する from 209 inventive 入ること／参加（者）s, with the 26 now in the running to 勝利，勝つ £1,000 in cash and £250 価値（がある） of Cuprinol 製品s.

There are さまざまな 部類s, 含むing '予算', 'cabin/summerhouse', 'nature's 港／避難所' and 'pub/entertainment' 同様に as 'simple but 効果的な'.

Each of the sheds has been given a 指名する by it s owner, 範囲ing from 存在 指名するd after a loved 親族 to a moniker with a pun - 含むing one shed that is called Buckingham Pallets.

長，率いる 裁判官 and 創立者 of the 競争, Andrew Wilcox, said: 'We're now in the seventeenth year of the 競争, and each year I am always surprised and delighted by the level of creativity shown by our entrants.

'Many have shown how they can create something masterful from 埋め立てるd 構成要素s and on a 予算. 平等に, we have seen a lot of people go all out in an 成果／努力 to build gorgeous garden escapes for them and their family.'

Marianne Shillingford, of Cuprinol, said: 'My world 回転するs around colour, and seeing how people have been using it to transform their outdoor spaces has been really 奮起させるing.?

'Colour does a lot to 静める, energise, and bring people together, and I am 絶えず in awe of how these creative sheddies harness its 力／強力にする to create the perfect outdoor space.'

Shortlist for Cuprinol Shed of the Year 2023

1. The Frankenshed, London (部類: Colourful)

The Frankenshed in Greater London was built by Archie Proudfoot, who explained that the 指名する derives from the shed having been 'brought 支援する from the dead'.

He said: 'It was a 基準 eight by four 木材／素質 shed that had been left to rot at the 底（に届く） of a neglected garden. When I began renovating it, the 床に打ち倒す was 80 per cent rotten, so was the roof and so was the window sill.

'By all 権利s, it should have been torn 負かす／撃墜する and 取って代わるd. But I saw the 可能性のある for something special.'

2. The Shed, Ulster (部類: Colourful)

This shed in Ulster was built by Dave We bber and is a colourful space where he can relax, watch TV, listen to music and 蓄える／店 some of his motorcycles.

3. 長，率いる, Hearts and 手渡すs Hut, Cambridge (部類: Simple but 効果的な)

This shed in central Cambridge has been built by the community for the community, によれば Charlotte Synge, who help lead the 事業／計画（する）.

It is built on Cambridge City 会議 land in Empty ありふれた Community Garden.

Charlotte explained: 'It is a shed for gardeners to relax in and make hot drinks etc. But crucially, it is a shed for people from groups in Cambridge who want to come together to work に向かって 移行ing to a more 維持できる and resilient 未来.

4. The Tea House, Bristol (部類: Simple but 効果的な)

This Japanese-奮起させるd tea room is at the end of a garden in Bristol.

It was built from 再生利用するd 構成要素s by Peter Lawson, who said: 'A lot of the 支持を得ようと努めるd （機の）カム from an old playhouse, rotten stuff 削減（する） out and 取って代わるd with pallet 支持を得ようと努めるd and old 盗品故買者ing 設立する lying discarded outside strangers' houses.

'The only things I've paid for is screws, preservative and paint.'

5. The Nott Shed, Oxfordshire (部類: Simple but 効果的な)

This shed in Oxfordshire is 指名するd 'The Nott Shed' after owner Lisa Nottingham who 述べるs it as her '聖域'.

She said: 'My potting shed is my escape from a stressful 職業, a place where I can just relax and breathe.

'It is where I can grow 工場／植物s, sit and drink my coffee and listen to the birdsong around me. It is やめる 簡単に my happy place.'

6. Small But Mighty, Norfolk (部類: Simple but 効果的な)

This 'small but mighty' shed in Norfolk belongs to Rebecca Boulter. It was designed on a 捨てる of paper and built from scratch using nearly all 埋め立てるd 構成要素s.

It is used for 蓄える／店ing gardening 道具s 同様に as dog 薄焼きパン／素焼陶器s, and is a place to keep seeds and grow seedlings.

7. Number 82, West Yorkshire (部類: 予算)

This 予算 shed in 物陰／風下d cost いっそう少なく than £250 to build. It was built by Lotte Shaw, who said: 'I've always loved old 木造の でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるd windows and have been collecting discarded ones from building 場所／位置s for the best part of a １０年間.

'When I took on my allotment a couple of years ago, I decided I 手配中の，お尋ね者 more covered growing space and the windows （機の）カム into their own. It （テニスなどの）ダブルス up as a potting shed and 道具 貯蔵 space.'

8. Ethel, Kent (部類: 予算)

This shed in Kent belongs to Mary Fudge, who 手配中の，お尋ね者 a covered space to relax in while she was at her allotment.

She explains the shed is 指名するd after her 'late Nana' Ethel.?

She said: 'I kitted it out with repurposed items I already had 含むing my Nana's old garden 議長，司会を務める, 1950s metal drawers that were in my late dad's workshop and an old 閣僚.'

9. My Little Slice of Heaven, Kent (部類: 予算)

Another 予算 shed is this one in Kent, which is called 'my little slice of heaven'.

It is owned by Sarah Allen, who said: 'I have always 手配中の，お尋ね者 a 温室 but we 支援する の上に a ゴルフ course and 定期的に have ゴルフ balls 上陸 in the garden.'

'I am an 熱心な recycler and I started collecting old 床に打ち倒す joists for the 塀で囲むs and bricks for the 床に打ち倒す, pallets for the 棚上げにするs and 二塁打 glazed 部隊s from an old skip for the windows and even old 温室 sheets for the roof and after a few weeks my shed was born.

'We covered the entire 味方する 直面するing the ゴルフ course in 再生利用するd chicken wire to 保護する it from 逸脱する ゴルフ balls.'

10. The Buckland Family Summerhouse, Aberdeenshire (部類: Cabin/Summerhouse)

The Buckland Family Summerhouse in Aberdeenshire started off as a shed 相続するd by Lisa Buckland from the previous owners.

The previous owners had used it おもに as a 温室 and Lisa has transformed it into the outdoor room that it is today.

She said: 'The summerhouse has been 在庫／株d with 調書をとる／予約するs, cards and games like 戦艦, chess and 迷宮／迷路. It also has a 無線で通信する, bird and 野性生物 調書をとる／予約するs and binoculars, making it a lovely place to relax.'

11. Tin House's Tin Shed, Kent (部類: Cabin/Summerhouse)

This shed in Kent is called Tin House's Tin Shed and is owned by Nicola House.

She said: 'The shed is under a willow tree, at the end of an award-winning garden - Gardeners' World garden of the year 裁判官s choice 2022, which I'm very proud of.

'It is only a 会議 house but we must all 目的（とする） high.'

12. A-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる Ski Chalet, Essex (部類: Cabin/Summerhouse)

This A-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる ski chalet isn't in the アルプス山脈 or Whistler, it is far closer to home in Essex.

It is owned by Alex Dodman, who said: 'Last year, I built a swimming pool for my children at the 最高の，を越す of the garden, so I decided to 引き裂く 負かす／撃墜する my old shed, re-use all the 支持を得ようと努めるd and build this cabin up here.

'My wife can sit on the porch with friends while the children and their friends can swim. The cabin has a TV with the internet for the children to enjoy.'

13. Bee Caf? Shed, Suffolk (部類: Nature's 港／避難所)