Woman turns hunting shed in her property into the perfect 'She Shed'

Sandra and Todd Foster purchased an abandoned lot in the Catskills with big dreams about their future. After discovering that the reality of marriage was more complex than she had initially thought, Foster sought a fairy tale safe haven to call her own. Luckily, she discovered a 120-square-foot hunting cabin perched at the edge of the property.

According to the New York Times, the Fosters' shared living space is  a 1971 mobile home— nicknamed "The Groove Tube" for its retro decor. However, Foster still needed a space to call her own, telling reporters, “This is when I discover, much to my horror, that Todd and I aren’t completely alike” in terms of their ideas of home decor and cleanliness. Armed with ingenuity and drive, she was able to transform the cabin into a charmingly-decorated Victorian "she shed," all for $3,000.

In an interview with CBS New York, she claims that her "she shed" has done wonders for her marriage. She gushes, "we can just be left to our own devices and come together — and with a lot more peace."

According to the New York Times, Foster extended the floor and porch on her own, then installed the columns that frame the picturesque front stoop perfectly.

The predominantly white decor gives the "she shed" a dreamlike, dollhouse quality, and the touches of pastel pink and purple prevent the interior from being too austere in color. The flourishes of fabric and comfy-looking love seat add to the romance of the space. Of course, the chandelier is the show-stopper as it inevitably draws the eyes up.

The attention to detail is stunning, right down to the artfully arranged plants in front of the mirror and the decorative knickknacks displayed on the windowsill.

The sleeping loft is accessible via a ladder and looks like a dwelling befitting a woodland princess. 

Recalling her first encounter with the cabin, Foster tells the New York Times, “It was like coming home. I get tears in my eyes thinking about it. It was everything I had dreamed of, in every novel I had read, every song I had heard.”

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