Build any of eight different beautiful and unusual sheds in your backyard with these free downloadable plan sets and illustrated step-by-step building instructions.

Compact Hip-Roof Shed  How much space do you need for your garden tools? This classic 6x6 storage shed might be big enough fit them all. See for yourself when you print the free, ten page building guide.

Cottage Style Storage Shed  Who says a backyard storage shed has to look like a shed? This beautiful miniature cottage-style garage will fit your lawn tractor tools, potting bench and more. Download the seventeen page article and plans and learn how you can build it yourself.

Ultimate Garden Shed  This attractive little building is a storage shed and gardener's potting shed in one. Download the plans and read how you can have a copy in your backyard. The seventeen page building guide is from the July/August 2003 issue.

Two Level Craftsman Style Shed  Have plenty of storage space in style with this 10x10 shed and storage loft. Download the do it yourself plans and instructions. Make sure you read the entire twenty seven page guide before you start building. It's a challenging project with some corrections to the instructions noted on back pages.

Rustic Yard Barn Shed  Protect all of your backyard stuff behind a big sliding barn door on the 10x12 storage area of this yard barn. Then, relax under the shady roof of the 6x10 portico. Or, use the portico as an outdoor work shelter or tractor shed. Download thirteen pages of plans and illustrated building instructions.

Cheap Storage Shed  Modular construction and inexpensive materials make this shed easy to build and easy to afford. The Family Handyman magazine's editors will show you how to build this shed and provide you with the plans and materials list you need to get started. They use simple construction methods to make the building process as easy as possible.

Schoolhouse Style Shed  Are you looking for an unusual shed design? Here are complete DIY plans and instructions for building a 10-ft. x 12-ft. shed that looks like an old-time country schoolhouse. It has double-doors for wide access, a covered entry and fiber-cement siding for low maintenance and durability.

Garden Shed Addition  This spacious cedar garden shed has tons of storage space for lawn and garden tools plus shelves for supplies, a potting bench and windows. It's close at hand too, since it attaches to your garage wall.