My Own Creativity Shed/She-Shed

~ humoringthegoddess

If you remember, eons ago I did a Sunday Evening Art Gallery Post on Creativity Sheds  (my term), otherwise popularly known as She Sheds.

According to Hartville Outdoor Products, a She Shed is a personal retreat designed specifically for women, offering a quiet, comfortable space separate from the main house. Much like the male counterpart, the man cave, a she shed provides a place for relaxation, hobbies, or work.

She Sheds are much like storage sheds, set in a backyard or at the edge of a patio somewhere, that provide a workspace for painting, crafting, or writing, along with a cozy retreat for reading, meditating, or socializing with friends.

Well, I have rechristened my downstairs library into my very own Creativity Shed.

We have an extra bedroom upstairs for overnight visits by grandkids and traveling friends, and a downstairs that has turned  into a man cave with football memorabilia mixed into a video game center. We moved the “library” downstairs into a room with a window, and it hasn’t been the same since.

I mostly do crafts down there, but I, too, have memorabilia from days gone by, stacked and shifted in-between books and posters and our first breakfront that is way too big for my dining area. I found a wall that was just calling for my winter 2024 sketches, and I got brackets for the closet to hang my works-in-progress.

A number of people have said they wished they had a Creativity Shed. I was one of them.

Then I realized that I didn’t have to go to a separate building to build my own world. That it doesn’t matter if a room is geared to crafts or reading or sketching or meditation. It’s what YOU make it that counts.

Even a table in the corner or a spare closet can be your escape pod. Creative people need a place to write, to think, to dream and daydream.

Don’t worry about what others think of your creative gambit. If they know you — really know you — they won’t think a thing about it. Just do it.

 

 

 

 

 

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I am a writer of fantasy fiction that often surrounds middle-aged women. I am a married mother of two and granny to three, a BoHo Chic kinda gal. I am recently retired and busier than when I worked 9-5. But writing and blogging is my main game.

18 thoughts on “My Own Creativity Shed/She-Shed”

  3. This is wonderful, Claudia. I like everything about your room. I even got that broken link to work in a new window for me (the Tolkien quote).

    Our house had a closet under the stairs with a light in it. There were shelves on one end. I filled the shelves with books and then stacked more books along the wall as well. They were all juvenile fiction for our homeschooling. I used to sit on the floor in there and read. I once heard Rich ask our son, “Where’s Mom?” Mike replied, “She’s in the closet, reading.” 🙂

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  5. I have a 10×10 space in the back corner of our partially finished basement. It’s mostly a jumble of storage tubs and 2 folding tables with supplies and materials to make cards and scrapbook. But it’s my space and precious. With storage shelves making 2 walls and the other 2 walls are concrete, I haven’t attempted to do any decoration. If nothing else, it’s a place to hide and think.

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