Adorable Arts and Crafts Shed for Kids

Sisters Grace and River get ready for a creative day of painting in this punchy green storage shed set up in their own backyard. Situated about 2,000 feet from the main house, making a mess in here is not only care-free, it's encouraged.

This ready-made shed comes with a framed and studded utility-grade interior. Since the main function is to give the girls a place to paint, draw and craft, parents Robert and Tiffany Peterson simply sprayed the interior white to make it bright, happy, industrial and care-free. The center of the shed is kept open so the Petersons can also use it to house yard maintenance tools.

While little sister River is more into crayons and markers, big sister Grace has an interest in painting; her go-to subject is one of her two favorite stuffed animals, Spot. To give her a space to paint without taking up too much valuable square footage, a clear Lucite easel is set up in the corner, then collapsed and stored when the space is not in use.

The shed sits along the very back of the Petersons' property. Since the arts and crafts shed also houses the family's yard tools, the entire back wall is hinged like a barn door, and there's an angled ramp to make rolling things in and out easier. This hinged door also allows the parents to keep an eye on the girls while working in the yard.