12 outrageously spectacular sheds from 2016’s Shed of the Year competition

See inside the super sheds that are battling it out for the top honour
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Liz Connor25 May 2016

Let’s be honest… if you’re lucky enough to own a garden in London, and even luckier to have a shed parked at the end of it, you probably only venture into your no man's land of tools, bikes and the odd piece of unwanted furniture once a year, when you decide to pull out the barbeque.

But sheds can be amazing spaces in their own right, as illustrated by the finalists in this year’s Curpinol Shed of the Year competition.

From designer style to glorious eccentricity, these structures are the ingenious creations of crafty DIY’ers and budding architects, all vying to be crowned this year’s winner.

The competition invites ‘sheddies’ across the country to submit their wacky, wonderful and extravagant sheds for judging, and this year has seen a record-breaking 2,825 entries.

Some of the highlights from this year’s competition include a mock Wild West saloon shed, a shed built into a camper van and a converted bunker.

Public voting to determine the category winners opens today (25 May) and you’ll have until midday on June 8th to cast your vote on who you think deserves the title.

The lucky winner will receive £1,000 courtesy of sponsors Cuprinol along with a plaque, £100 worth of Cuprinol products and, rather bizarrely, a giant crown for their shed.

Be warned: this gallery will give you some serious shedspiration.

Click on the picture at the top of the page to see the finalists, and cast your vote here.

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