Your morning commute just got a lot shorter.

Working remotely has become a permanent solution for many of us over the past few years.

If you live in a home with a backyard, one solution is to create an outdoor office.

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If your shed holds outdoor equipment, look for ways tooptimize your garage or basement storageto store those items.

Regardless of how big yourbackyard officeis, there are a few additional factors to consider.

Proper insulation is importanta space you could only use when the weather is nice isn’t ideal.

You’ll also want to see to it it will be covered under your homeowner’s insurance.

There are plenty of DIY shed options in a variety of price points, depending on size and quality.

If you’re on a strict budget, we recommend compromising on size but not quality.