Two Rooms, Two Doors, One Shed: A Pool Setup in London, Ontario

Anyone who owns a pool knows the problem. You need somewhere to change. You need somewhere to store the chemicals, the vacuum, the cover, the noodles, the towels, and everything else that accumulates over a season. And you need all of it right there at the pool, not in the garage across the yard.

This homeowner in south London was putting in an inground pool and wanted the storage situation figured out before the pool was even filled. So we built a 16x10 shed with a dividing wall down the middle, creating two separate rooms. One side is a private change room. The other side is dedicated pool storage. Each room has its own full-size sliding barn door, so you can access one without opening the other. Simple concept, but it solves the pool storage problem completely.

Candle Charcoal and Black Beauty: The Colour Story

The front and back walls are pine shiplap painted in Candle Charcoal, which is a deep, cool grey that reads as almost slate in certain light. It's darker than a standard grey but lighter than black, and it has a sophistication to it that works well next to a pool deck. The side walls are seven-eighths black corrugated steel, which has a tighter profile than standard corrugated and gives the shed a more refined, less industrial look.

The two barn doors are finished in Black Beauty, a near-black paint that creates a strong contrast against the charcoal shiplap. Each door has three frosted glass panels that let light into the rooms while keeping the interior private. The stainless steel barn door hardware catches the sunlight and adds an industrial detail against the dark surfaces. Black aluminum trim wraps the corners, fascia, and roof edge, pulling the whole colour palette together.

Why a Dual-Room Layout Works Poolside

The dividing wall is the feature that makes this build work as hard as it does. Without it, you have one big room where the pool chemicals are sitting next to the clean towels and someone is trying to change behind a shelf. With it, you have a proper change room that can have a hook for clothes, a mirror, and a bench, and a separate storage room where you can organize equipment and supplies without worrying about anyone walking in.

Both rooms are accessed from the pool deck side, so you never have to walk around the shed to get to anything. The barn doors slide along the front face and don't swing outward onto the pool deck, which matters when the concrete is wet and people are walking around barefoot. Every detail on this build was thought through for how it would actually be used at a pool, not just how it would look.

Pool Sheds and Cabanas in London and Middlesex County

London has a lot of homes with pools, and most of them are dealing with the same storage and privacy challenges this homeowner solved. If you're putting in a pool or if you already have one and you're tired of hauling supplies back and forth from the garage, a poolside shed with a built-in change room is the answer.

We build across London and the surrounding Middlesex County area, including St. Thomas, Dorchester, Komoka, Ilderton, and Strathroy. We also do a lot of pool-adjacent builds in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and the broader southwestern Ontario region. Whether you need a simple pool equipment shed or a full dual-room setup like this one, we'll design it for your deck, your yard, and the way you actually use your pool.

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