Move Over Man Caves - There's a New Trend on the Rise: Bar Sheds

[KamaAina]

http://www.kegworks.com/blog/move-over-man-caves-theres-a-new-trend-on-the-rise-bar-sheds/

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “bar shed?” I’m guessing many of you have never heard that phrase. It’s so simple, yet until I saw my first one (above this paragraph), I’d never heard of them, let alone seen one.

It’s pretty genius, right? When a friend of mine sent me that picture a few weeks ago, I was blown away. How have I never thought of this? I wondered. You’ve got a private area, outdoors (yet still covered), disconnected from your regular living space. An attainable retreat at almost anytime. It’s perfect....

I got in touch with the man behind ReaderSheds, Andrew Wilcox, also known as “Uncle Wilco, Head Sheddie,” and he told me a bit about the rise of this trend in the UK: “When the indoor smoking ban came into force in 2007, I saw a steady increase in the number of pub sheds added to my website,” Uncle Wilco told me. “But for years and years people have always had a quick beer in their sheds on allotments.”

So we’re looking at over seven years in the UK, and it’s now starting to pick up steam in the US as well. Many homebrewers use their sheds on brew day and refer to the space as a “brew shed.” And of course, we’ve all seen a backyard shed fitted with tiki decor.

edit: How did Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor fail to come up with this?

[olddots]

1. hey who doesn't have a bathroom library ?

talking to us boomers .

[Sheldon Cooper]

2. A former coworker has had a bar shed in his yard for at least ten years.

This isn't new. It's a pretty cool thing, though.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Welcome to the XX century, Mexican style. They're called Palapas.

[KamaAina]

5. XXI century, no?

[Xipe Totec]

6. No, last century; the XXth.

[KamaAina]

10. Oh, I get it. There's good Mexican cerveza in there.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Mr. Dixie has one.

He calls it his tool shed, except he does not use many tools in it.
It DOES have an ice cooler for his beer, a computer, he likes to stream NPR and listen to audio books,
and is next to the chicken yard.

And it sounds more genteel to say " I am going down to the tool shed" instead of "the booze shack".
Best of all, he has total privacy and can spend most of every day there.

[Jenoch]

7. I live in Minnesota.

There would be many months of the year when the weather would not be comfortable using a 'bar shed'.

[hedgehog]

11. Busted!

[Jenoch]

12. That looks like a fish house to me.

I was referring to the photo in the OP and I wasn't only referring to wintertime.

[mackerel]

8. Perfect way to add a little room to your home with out

having to worry about permits.

[Mopar151]

9. Shades of "Worlds Fastest Indian"

Bert Munro lived in his shed, and drove his neighbors mad! For many car nuts, the gararge is the social center of the home, much like Mr. Dixie's toolshed.

[Populist_Prole]

13. I know several people that have had those for years and years

Replete with TVs even.

[Erose999]

14. This thread is not complete without Bubbles:

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