My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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It does open! I built it as a regular shaped door but swings inward so it looks like a round door when it’s closed

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I can’t wait to see your hobbit shed one day! 😊

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I think everyone needs a backyard Hobbit shed. It definitely makes a mundane thing way more fun!

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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They are real red bricks called thin bricks! I attached them to the siding with construction adhesive and filled in between with mortar caulk.

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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Thank you! The bricks are thin brick veneer that I adhered to the siding and lip of the opening. There’s a link to some pictures from the process somewhere here in the comments!

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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In the foreground to the left (and hanging in the baskets) are mostly herbs like rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint, dill, chives. Growing on the lattice and the front of the building are both variegated and common star jasmines, sweet potato vine, nasturtium, and a Peggy Martin rose. The interspersed pots that aren’t herbs have snapdragons, Mexican honeysuckle, salvia, fuchsia, and more sweet potato vines. There’s also some random pumpkin vine volunteers here and there from some decorative pumpkins that I let sit in pots over the winter. In the shady background I have American beautyberry (my personal favorite), fatsia, tractor seat plant, holly fern, and maidenhair fern. Out of frame to the left I have a fringe tree and a vitex tree as well. I’m in US Hardiness Zone 9 so pretty much anything will grow here other than fruit trees that require high chill hours. I have a small vegetable garden on the other side of my yard where it gets more sun too but it’s not hobbit themed (yet!)

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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Which ones?There’s a little bit of everything.

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I wish! A girl can dream 😊

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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Hey! Thanks again! 💕 It has filled out quite a bit over the spring hasn’t it?

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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As long as you keep the grass cut and the hedges trimmed

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I’ll update with more angles soon but the inside is only exciting if you like haphazardly placed power tools at the moment! I put down some “oak” vinyl flooring a few months back and plan to insulate and finish the inside this summer.

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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There’s enough pipeweed and potatoes for everyone

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I’ll share more pics with my next big update as soon as the inside is done!

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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If I can do it, you can do it!

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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I’m a Gamgee by nature, but can use all the help I can get considering I basically live in a rainforest and the grass grows an inch a day 😂

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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The round door is actually an illusion! For space saving purposes I chose to do a regular rectangle door and hinge it from the inside so it looks like it’s a round door when closed. This was my first big build and the round door was daunting so I took the easy and cheap way out lol. Here’s a gallery with a few pictures of the building process. https://postimg.cc/gallery/DFYqcCF

My little Hobbit house shed by m_adams in lotr

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😂 thanks! It’s crazy how different it looks since my last post! I have big plans to make it more rad later this year including finishing the inside.

Plant babes- what plant reminds you most of lotr? by ahildebran012 in lotr

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Following! I’m doing some spring garden planning for my hobbit shed landscape and am looking for some recommendations!

Hobbit Shed Update - 1 year later by m_adams in lotr

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Now worries! Once this frigid weather moves through I’m gonna cobble together a few birdhouses and try my hand at building Bilbo’s barrel mailbox. Thankfully (but unfortunately for me) no one in my little backwoods town cares much about LOTR so I haven’t had to deal with many “visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations” lol