Atlanta designer Allison Allen decked out the 10- by 14-foot shed with all of her favorite things.
She set up shop in the backyard with agarden house from Hillbrook Collections.
As pretty as it is practical, this at-home studio transitions easily from client meeting to cocktail hour.
Credit: Ali Harper; Styling: Ginny Branch
“It’s my happy place,” she says.
See how the designer decked out the 10- by 14-foot shed with all of her favorite things.
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A bluestone paver-and-pea gravel path welcomes visitors to Allen’s hideaway.
Credit: Ali Harper; Styling: Ginny Branch
She added cottage details with striped window awnings and a lattice trellis planted with climbing star jasmine.
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“Everything in here has a special meaning,” says Allen.
She recovered the upholstery in an eternally springy fabric, Bowood by Colefax and Fowler.
An antique secretary anchors the interior.
“I love a tall piece of old furniture in any room.
This secretary provides more storage and takes up mainly visual space,” Allen says.
Beside it, she hung pieces from her collection of blue-and-white porcelain.
Hillbrook Collections added built-in shelving to hold Ikea baskets filled with fabric samples and other design materials.
Credit: Ali Harper; Styling: Ginny Branch
