This Garage Guesthouse was born when my wife and I built a new home and I realized that it was perfect except for one thing: I really wanted and needed a space of my own. That, and a good friend once told me that if one could ever justify the cost of a Guest House, we and our guests would prefer the arrangement. And so was born a simple, yet attractive, highly energy-efficient 18' x 22' timber framed Garage/Workshop with an upstairs that currently serves as a Guest House--but could also be a studio, home office, or Airbnb. The White Oak timber frame is enclosed by highly efficient pre-cut structural insulated panels, and is heated and cooled by a Mitsubishi split unit. We plan to offer this as a timber frame kit in the coming year--please give Eric Morley a call for more information. Photo copyright 2017 Carolina Timberworks

A low barn pressure treated wood sided storage building with a shingled gambrel metal roof.

Kimberly K. Alvarez

Concealed sliding doors (Fir & cedar), Fir headers and rafters, T&G cedar siding, bluestone threshold and pathway.

A cozy cottage nestled in the woods of Vashon Island.

Large offset overhang garden shed with cedar siding, firewood storage, surrounding deck, craftsman style trim, barn doors, tapered exposed rafters, board and batten siding with horizontal lap detail

The first phase of this Tudor renovation was replacing the white screened porch above the garage with a cozy den that cantilevered beyond the garage. The Craftsman style was used with dormers and window seats under the fir windows. Hoachlander Davis Photography

This former garage is now an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with its own bathroom and kitchenette.

Japanese-themed potting shed. Timber-framed with reclaimed douglas fir beams and finished with cedar, this whimsical potting shed features a farm sink, hardwood counter tops, a built-in potting soil bin, live-edge shelving, fairy lighting, and plenty of space in the back to store all your garden tools.

10'x14' custom shed designed to complement a 1923 bungalow. The shed has a finished interior (bead board ceiling, wood floor) with AC, internet connections and used as a home office. Designed and built by HistoricShed.com

Forms for crowned and curbed garage slab-on-grade foundation.

Photo by Langdon Clay

Andrew Snow Photography

Bespoke children's treehouse, designed and built by Peter O'Brien of 'Plan Eden Treehouse & Garden Design'. Cantilevered deck creates the effect of the treehouse floating above the planting

alex marshall

Shingle style and craftsman detailing. Beautiful stone first story with 2nd living area.

Japanese-themed potting shed. Timber-framed with reclaimed douglas fir beams and finished with cedar, this whimsical potting shed features a farm sink, hardwood counter tops, a built-in potting soil bin, live-edge shelving, fairy lighting, and plenty of space in the back to store all your garden tools.

A Craftsmen-styled compact shed to fit garbage, recycling and green bins.