I was in my old neighborhood in Cincinnati and the sheds look totally different now

I mean, I grew up there in the 90s and every backyard had this simple wooden shed, maybe 8 by 10 feet, just for the mower and some tools. I walked around last week and it's all these big, fancy structures now, like mini houses with windows and electricity. My friend's new place even has a 12 by 16 foot one they use as a home office. It just feels like the whole idea of a backyard shed changed from basic storage to an extra room. Has anyone else seen this shift where you live?

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fiona_webb1mo ago

Honestly, my shed is still that sad 90s box full of spiders and a broken lawnmower. Tbh it's basically just a raccoon Airbnb at this point. Saw my neighbor's new one though, it's got a little porch light and everything. Makes my rusty toolbox palace look even more pathetic.

foster.dylan1mo ago

Lol @fiona_webb you just described my whole situation. My shed's got a hole in the roof so now it's basically a free bird bath. Found an old flower pot in there last week that was growing a whole new kind of mold. That neighbor porch light is a total flex, mine just has a sad string of dead Christmas lights from like 2003.

james_ross3d ago

Hold on, those Christmas lights from 2003 probably still work if you just replace the fuse. I had a strand from 2004 that kept going out, and I finally figured out the little glass fuse in the plug was blown. But your moldy flower pot situation is NEXT LEVEL, man. That's a whole ecosystem you've got going in there. At least you're getting some free bird entertainment, I guess. Might want to check if that mold is the kind that glows in the dark though, could be a free light source.