Father-of-two spends simply £750 to rework his run-down backyard SHED into a phenomenal writing room for his spouse’s fortieth birthday – full with ‘book-lined’ partitions

  • Richard Binmore, 43, spent simply £750 and 5 days on the beautiful room
  • He restored the shed on the couple’s residence in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire
  • His spouse Cheryl works for the NHS however has already penned a number of brief tales 










A father-of-two has lovingly reworked his run-down backyard shed into a phenomenal writing room for his writer spouse – all for her fortieth birthday.

Richard Binmore, 43, spent simply £750 and 5 days on the beautiful room and lovingly restored the shed on the couple’s residence in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, with assist from his father and eldest son.

His spouse Cheryl works for the NHS however enjoys writing and has already penned a number of brief tales.

Mr Binmore, an engineer, set about making the key room for her so she might have a spot to name her personal, remodeling the run-down 7×5 shed right into a author’s hideaway, full with heating and electrical energy and particular ‘bookshelf’ wallpaper.

Richard Binmore, 43, spent just £750 and five days on the stunning room and lovingly restored the shed at the couple's home in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, with help from his father and eldest son
Richard Binmore, 43, spent just £750 and five days on the stunning room and lovingly restored the shed at the couple's home in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, with help from his father and eldest son

Richard Binmore, 43, spent simply £750 and 5 days on the beautiful room and lovingly restored the shed on the couple’s residence in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, with assist from his father and eldest son

The shed, which was originally bought back in 2006, is also kitted out with a writer's desk, chair and table lamp - all sourced from eBay or Facebook marketplace
The shed, which was originally bought back in 2006, is also kitted out with a writer's desk, chair and table lamp - all sourced from eBay or Facebook marketplace

The shed, which was initially purchased again in 2006, can be kitted out with a author’s desk, chair and desk lamp – all sourced from eBay or Fb market

Mr Binmore's wife Cheryl works for the NHS but enjoys writing and has already penned several short stories

Mr Binmore’s spouse Cheryl works for the NHS however enjoys writing and has already penned a number of brief tales

The shed, which was originally bought back in 2006, is also kitted out with a writer's desk, chair and table lamp - all sourced from eBay or Facebook marketplace

The shed, which was initially purchased again in 2006, can be kitted out with a author’s desk, chair and desk lamp – all sourced from eBay or Fb market

The shed, which was initially purchased again in 2006, can be kitted out with a author’s desk, chair and desk lamp – all sourced from eBay or Fb market.

Mr Binmore mentioned: ‘It was a fortieth birthday current to my spouse.

‘She’s all the time wished an area of her personal to put in writing, she has written a number of brief tales and is all the time engaged on her subsequent story.

‘She works full time for the NHS and we’ve got two younger boys so having a quiet area which is hers could be very calming.

‘It was a beautiful undertaking with my father and my son Casey serving to as effectively.

‘Casey (his eldest son) did nearly all of the portray outdoors and loved working with me and grandad.

‘It is fairly small nevertheless it actually does work fairly effectively.’

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