My Shed And How It Was Built - Cinicolo, Donato
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This book is for anyone who has a shed - or an allotment, back garden or space big enough to put one up It's part of our national make-up to want to own a shed or other such building which we can call our own, however small. There we store all the intimate stuff in our life which we would rather not put on show in our houses. Formerly the place to store gardening paraphernalia, the contents of a shed, as well as its style and the way it was built, now reveal much more about their owner than at first seems possible. This book provides a fascinating and occasionally humorous journey into that…mehr

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This book is for anyone who has a shed - or an allotment, back garden or space big enough to put one up It's part of our national make-up to want to own a shed or other such building which we can call our own, however small. There we store all the intimate stuff in our life which we would rather not put on show in our houses. Formerly the place to store gardening paraphernalia, the contents of a shed, as well as its style and the way it was built, now reveal much more about their owner than at first seems possible. This book provides a fascinating and occasionally humorous journey into that world at the bottom of the garden; and into the real-life journeys that fifty shed owners themselves made as they created sheds unique to their own needs, overcoming problems, finding cheaper alternatives, developing ingenious solutions, and scouring their own worlds for unorthodox but effective materials.
Autorenporträt
Donato Cinicolo is a professional photographer, but has always been keen on making things with his hands. He was born in Italy in a small Appeninean village, and even at an early age he used to `knock up¿ toys using scrap wood. Later Donato lived in an old 17th century building which required a lot of maintenance, so he had to learn traditional skills like wattle and daub plastering. It proved to be both enjoyable and very satisfying, so much so that neighbours began asking Donato to build them a bespoke little building. Most of the techniques employed are traditional carpentry skills, mixed with some foraging (it¿s always better getting stuff for free). To date Donato has made over a dozen sheds, three of which are in his own back garden. In fact this book has been written in one of them! He lives in St Albans.