When you think of a garden shed, you probably imagine a wooden box-shaped assembly situated at the bottom of somebody's garden, filled with all sorts of household equipment and gardening tools. For some, their shed offers a place to do some DIY that is not appropriate for indoors; for others, their shed provides a quiet area for them just to sit down and think. Whilst, these are the most conventional uses and designs, there are many other variations of the traditional shed that can be purchased and sheds can be made from an assortment of materials and come in an entire assortment of distinctive shapes and sizes. What's more, sheds come in various price ranges and you don't have to break the bank to find something appropriate to your requirements. Some can be small open-sided with tin-roofs and others can be big wood-framed sheds with shingled roofs.

The most familiar materials that are used are of course wood but did you know that you can obtain plastic, metal and even vinyl-sided sheds at cheap prices as well? Yet again, it all depends on your finances and what you are going to use it for. The usual shed is often a single-story structure with one door and either one or two windows. If you do not happen to have room for a shed in your garden or you have no backyard at all, you can rent space in an allotment and have your shed situated there.

Most folks use their shed for storage which is of course very handy. You can also treat your garden shed as a small workshop/workplace or even use it as a children's fun hideaway. You can put up shelves, maybe a bench and a table for comfort. You can be very imaginative when it comes to decorating and adding accessories to your shed and it's possible to do all this at a moderately low cost. Small regular garden sheds on the whole open from either the front or the sides and have at least one small window and such sheds can be purchased rather cheaply.

In warmer temperatures you can acquire sheds with a protected porch and an external sitting area. If you live in a colder region then you can attach electrical points for use with heaters. If it's just an area to escape then why not have your Television and laptop or add carpets and even curtains! The simplest variety and the least expensive of all sheds can be bought in a kit form meaning you have to self-assemble. These cheap sheds can be purchased from most do it yourself stores, garden centres and from a whole host of respectable shed companies online. These kinds of DIY kits are in general wooden sheds but this is not always the case. The size and type of the shed you pick will depend upon the purpose that you are intending to be using it for. You will need to consider about whether it is to be used to gather home garden tools and gear such as lawn mowers, lawn tractors and big gardening items or just to store products that are not suitable for inside, such as gasoline, pesticides or herbicides.

If you have a small garden and want a cheap small shed, then there are a few types of small sheds available at very realistic prices; These consist of corner sheds, which fit into a corner 3 tall x 3 wide x 2 deep, vertical sheds (5 tall x 3 wide x 4 deep), horizontal sheds (3 tall x 5 wide x 4 deep) and tool sheds. If you intend to use your shed for tool storage, then you may need to think about adding some shelves and hooks to maximize your storage space. Some other shed styles that you might like to think about involve Gambrel-style roofed sheds, similar to the Dutch-style barn! And these have a high sloping roofline which increases the storage space in the 'loft'. Another variety of small cheap shed is the saltbox-style shed. No matter what kind you decide on and for whatever purpose, I'm sure you will have countless happy years of enjoyment with your new garden shed.