Tuff Shed has added two paint colors—Julep Green and Dark Green Velvet—to its current lineup. The company says it added the colors to provide customers with more options so their “backyard building can be the perfect color.” Tuff Shed partners with Pittsburgh Paints, and here’s what they had to say[Read More…]
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Lifestyle Sheds & Spaces Celebrates New Sales Location with Ribbon Cutting
Lifestyle Sheds & Spaces recently celebrated its official ribbon-cutting ceremony in partnership with the Greater Memphis Chamber, marking an important milestone for the family-owned business and its continued investment in the Mid-South. “This ribbon-cutting represents much more than the opening of a new sales location,” says Shell Berry, founder and[Read More…]
Creative Backyards Surpasses 600 Portable Structures Delivered
Creative Backyards, a family-owned retailer based in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, has surpassed 600 structures delivered to homeowners and property owners throughout Nebraska and Western Iowa. The milestone comes as the company expands its regional presence with the opening of a second display lot in Denison, Iowa, giving customers in Western Iowa[Read More…]
The Hidden Liability of ‘Handshake Deals’
For generations, the shed and metal building industry has been built on trust. A handshake, a promise, and a person’s word have often been enough to close a sale. Dealers trust manufacturers. Manufacturers trust haulers. Customers trust dealers. In many rural communities, that tradition remains a source of pride and[Read More…]
LP Building Solutions Celebrates 54 Years
On July 20, 2026, LP Building Solutions celebrated its 54th birthday—a milestone that reflects more than five decades of innovation, resilience, and leadership in the building products industry. Since its incorporation on July 20, 1972, LP has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of builders, remodelers, contractors, and homeowners[Read More…]
The Three Jobs Behind Every Rent-to-Own Shed Contract
The question I get more than any other in this business is some version of “should I start my own rent-to-own company?” It’s a fair question. It also has an annoying answer: it’s more complicated than it sounds and nowhere near as black-and-white as most people asking it assume. The[Read More…]
Starting Over: Finding Courage to Make a Career Change
Starting over takes a kind of quiet bravery. Not the loud, cinematic kind that people celebrate, but the kind that settles like a knot in the pit of your stomach. It is the kind that keeps you awake at night wondering if you are making the biggest mistake of your[Read More…]
What’s in a Name? Why It’s Important to Protect Your Brand
What’s in a name? Protecting your brand is more important than most business owners realize. One of the most valuable assets your company will ever own isn’t sitting on your lot, parked in your driveway, or stored in your warehouse. It’s your brand. Your company name, logo, reputation, website, and[Read More…]
One Game, Five Scoreboards: Understanding Marketing Attribution
Marketing attribution gets complicated when the meeting always starts the same way. Sales are down. Marketing says the leads are fine. Sales says the leads are garbage. The agency blames the algorithm. Google reports that conversions went up. The CRM says they didn’t. And the owner sits at the head[Read More…]
Beachy Barns: Built By Example
Driving through the farm country around Plain City, Ohio, you’ll see what you’d expect. Narrow back roads, clumps of trees, the occasional farmhouse and barn with a handful of livestock, and lots of crops. But along one of the roads, you notice something peculiar. Rows of peaked, shingled roofs. You[Read More…]
