Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

As families grow, the inevitable happens... You continue to get more stuff. Tools, equipment, collectibles and stuff that your significant other wants to get rid of keep adding up. Where does all that stuff go? Unless you live in a mansion, you end up running out of space. Sometimes even adding a shed is not enough. However, we sometimes underestimate the true storage potential of sheds. Did you know all that space by the rafters and back wall is the perfect spot for a loft? Just look at how much stuff you could store in an overhead storage loft. Storage lofts can add up to 40% more overhead storage space. When shopping for the right shed to grow with your family needs, consider adding a loft. It's an economical way of maximizing your sheds true potential.

© Jeff Herr Photo

The 2' eave overhang means rain almost never touches the siding.

This pretty custom garden shed is perfect to use as a potting shed or to store your gardening supplies. Maybe a potting bench inside.

Bespoke cedar clad shed and covered outdoor seating area with fire bowl and wood store benches. LED lighting illuminates the space at night

The Potting Shed is how a shed should look. It has a steep pitched roof with a generous overhang which, along with the small pane windows gives it a traditional look which will blend into any garden.

Ready for sealant. Photo by Carla Sinclair-Wells

Potting bench and garden center. Photo by Carla Sinclair-Wells

Rob Karosis

This cottage is one of the first that we built. It seems to be a favorite with our clients. The one pictured here is 8’x10’. The 10’x12’ is the most popular size. We use southern yellow pine as the material of choice. For an additional charge we can build with western cedar. Since we are a licensed residential contractor, we build custom homes as well. We ship these cottages as kits all over the U.S.

Create a workroom that's as beautiful as the garden outside. Glass-door cabinetry and an extended potting station make for a light, airy, and productive workspace. Martha Stewart Living Ox Hill PureStyle cabinetry in Heavy Cream Martha Stewart Living hardware in Bedford Nickel

The original orchid house and gardening shed was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. We re-built this structure in the same location on the property and added a few upgrades to the old structure. Not only does it now meet 180+ hurricane wind codes it also has a skylight beaming natural light into the storage shed area. We also installed a v-crimp metal roof. We custom made some Sapele Mahogany lattice for hanging orchids and a outdoor ceiling fan for hot summer days. The wood siding was made in a board and batten design and is made from Red Grandis, a Eucalyptus that is a sustainable product and perfect for outdoors. We finished the siding with an exterior grey stain with the intention for the structure to blend in with the surrounding landscaping.

Kate Devlin