She sheds, the opposite of “man cave.”
Ana Machado stands for a portrait with her she shed in her backyard in Oceanside, Calif.
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Succulent plants hang on the back wall of Ana Machado’s she shed, the female equivalent of the man cave.
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Coffee cups, couches and chairs adorn the inside of Ana Machado’s she shed.
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An espresso machine and candies decorate the custom -made coffee bean countertop.
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Ana Machado shows off the foldout TV inside her she shed.
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Couches and chairs adorn the inside of the Ana Machado’s she shed.
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Two swivel chairs in the attic open up onto the backyard movie screen from the she shed.
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Details including a clapperboard adorn the outside of the she shed.
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Ana Machado’s she shed is influenced by her love of movies and coffee and was built as part of a reality TV show.
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Artist Melinda Yates at her Costa Mesa she shed, where she paints, while overlooking her Costa Mesa home.
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Inside of Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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Interior of Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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Interior of Melinda Yates’ Costa Mesa she shed.
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View from inside Melinda Yates’ Costa Mesa she shed.
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Artist Melinda Yates at her Costa Mesa she shed.
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Artist Melinda Yates at her Costa Mesa she shed with her paintings.
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Painting brushes and tools of Melinda Yates at her Costa Mesa “she shed.”
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Tools of the artist in Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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A look inside Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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A look inside Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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A look inside Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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A look inside Melinda Yates’ she shed.
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A look inside the Santa Margherita She Shed inside Mar Vista Art Department. It was designed by Justina Blakeney.
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A look inside the Santa Margherita She Shed inside Mar Vista Art Department. It was designed by Justina Blakeney.
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A look inside the Santa Margherita She Shed inside Mar Vista Art Department. It was designed by Justina Blakeney.
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Rather than go the Airbnb rental route for the carriage shed at her family’s Silver Lake home, Leila Sayegh opted to turn it into a she shed.
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Leila Sayegh wanted the shed to feel like it’s a part of the garden outside.
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A look inside Leila Sayegh’s she shed.
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