{"id":61543,"date":"2016-06-07T00:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=61543"},"modified":"2016-06-07T00:09:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:09:43","slug":"are-you-a-sheddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/61543","title":{"rendered":"Are you a sheddie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tAre you a sheddie?<\/p>\n

If the image below strikes your fancy, then you are<\/em>, dear, you are<\/em> \u2026<\/p>\n

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Photo by Mira (on the wall) via Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cSheddie\u201d is one of those catchy British terms that means, loosely translated, shed enthusiast<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you are, indeed, a sheddie, then you might also identify as an outpostie, shackie, coopie (I\u2019m just making those up as I go, in case you were wondering).<\/p>\n

In England, it seems that there’s a sizeable population of sheddies\u2014enough to support a site called Readersheds<\/u><\/a>, which celebrates every conceivable style, shape, and size of shed from the traditional to the unconventional.<\/p>\n

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Photo by RobArmstrong2 via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

Readersheds showcases sheds a-plenty, but its crowning achievement is its annual Shed of the Year competition, which kicks off each year in May.<\/p>\n

The man behind Readersheds, known simply as Uncle Wilco, is the head judge and founder of Shed of the Year. A passionate sheddie since his youth, he claims to have made it his mission \u201cto open the eyes of the world to the importance of the shed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo by Antranias via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

This year, a panel of judges has selected a shortlist of public shed submissions for each category:<\/p>\n

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  • Unexpected<\/li>\n
  • Eco Cabin<\/li>\n
  • Summerhouse Workshops<\/li>\n
  • Studios Pub\/Entertainment<\/li>\n
  • Budget<\/li>\n
  • Historic<\/li>\n
  • Unique<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cNow it is up to you to decide on the winners from each one,\u201d they invite. \u201cTake a look at the sheds our panel of experts have selected to represent each category before voting for your favourite. A final judging panel will then pick an overall winner, whose creation will be crowned Shed of the Year 2016, later this Summer on the Channel 4 show Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year<\/u><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s a clip from the 2015 show:<\/p>\n