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Garden studio & deck

Location

Hawthorne

Service

Deck & cladding

Duration

5 weeks

Budget range

$41k–$48k

Completed

2025

Garden studio & deck

The brief

What the client needed

An unused back yard and a plain shed. The owners wanted an outdoor room and a studio for remote work.

Our solution

We clad the studio in stained cedar, built a hardwood deck with a shade sail and added a gravel garden with steps.

Scope of work

  • Cedar cladding, 620 sq ft

  • Ipe deck, 340 sq ft

  • Shade sail posts and footings

  • Exterior lighting

  • Gravel garden and steps

Materials

  • Western red cedar

  • Ipe decking

  • Stainless fasteners

  • Penetrating oil stain

Before & after

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Garden studio & deck
Garden studio & deck before

Before

After

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Details up close

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Studio and deck with shade sail
Deck stairs from a similar project
Cedar from a local mill
Edge profiling the boards
Marking cladding boards
Tools for site work

It feels like a holiday house in our own back yard.

Anna L.

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The crew on this project

Every project has one project lead you can call directly, and the same carpenters from start to finish.

Marcus Webb

Marcus Webb

Project lead

Owen Price

Owen Price

Site supervisor

Planning a project?

Free site visit and a fixed-price quote within five business days.

1880 SE Alder Mill Rd, Portland, OR 97214

Mon–Fri

7:00 – 17:00

Saturday

By appointment

Emergency

(503) 555-0199

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Harlow & Birch

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Planning a project?

Free site visit and a fixed-price quote within five business days.

1880 SE Alder Mill Rd, Portland, OR 97214

Mon–Fri

7:00 – 17:00

Saturday

By appointment

Emergency

(503) 555-0199

Project ideas, twice a year

Finished projects, seasonal maintenance tips and open booking dates. No spam.

Harlow & Birch

© 2026 Harlow & Birch Carpentry LLC · Privacy · Terms

Demo content: Harlow & Birch is a fictional company. Photos: Unsplash.

Planning a project?

Free site visit and a fixed-price quote within five business days.

1880 SE Alder Mill Rd, Portland, OR 97214

Mon–Fri

7:00 – 17:00

Saturday

By appointment

Emergency

(503) 555-0199

Project ideas, twice a year

Finished projects, seasonal maintenance tips and open booking dates. No spam.

Harlow & Birch

© 2026 Harlow & Birch Carpentry LLC · Privacy · Terms

Demo content: Harlow & Birch is a fictional company. Photos: Unsplash.

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