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Ah, New Orleans: the Big Easy, land of Creole, Cajun, Jazz and Mardi Gras, melding its French, Caribbean, African and Spanish ancestry into unique awesomeness. Where beignets, swamp tours and jambalaya live in peaceful harmony.

She sheds and man caves are little getaways right in your own home or on your property. But making the space for one can seem daunting.

Suffolk County is the easternmost part of New York State, the largest county on Long Island and is rich in history. It has approximately 1,000 miles of coastline. 

The Bronx is one of the five boroughs in New York, located north of Manhattan, and it’s brash, loud and unapologetic.

New Jersey is home to Atlantic City, white sand beaches, Appalachian Trail, lakes, waterfalls and farmland. With all the uniqueness that Jersey has to offer, it also comes with some unique storage challenges. 

When you moved into your home, that empty garage was pristine. You relished the idea of your car never being covered in snow or baking in the oven that is the sun. Or perhaps you imagined a highly organized workspace for projects.

Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, and while it’s not as densely populated as Manhattan, with a population of 2.3 million, it can hold its own. If Queens were a city, it would be ranked fourth-largest in the U.S., ahead of Philadelphia and Chicago.

The Battle of Long Island was the first volley in the Revolutionary War. It is attached to the mainland by The Bronx and extends 120 miles parallel to the coast of Connecticut.

Brooklyn is located in the southwestern area of Long Island (but not considered part of Long Island), and separated from Manhattan by the East River, to the west by the Upper and Lower New York bays, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. 

With Long Island Sound to the southeast, the Hudson River to the west and Connecticut to the east, Westchester County is a picturesque part of New York. It was one of the original twelve counties of New York and has been in existence since 1683.