We moved from Melbourne to Launceston in 2019, on the beautiful island of Tasmania. I am an architect & Dave teaches architecture at the University of Tasmania. SuiteShed is our renovation of our sheds into a guest suite designed by us, alsoCAN architects. We love to travel & have visited over 50 countries. We usually do a language class before we go somewhere to say hello. And we love cooking & eating, so SuiteShed is set up to cook.

Relax & unwind in our Suite Shed; in an old orchard garden, this traditional Tasmanian shed has been converted into a warm insulated, self-contained guest suite with wheelchair accessible bathroom & kitchenette. Recently featured in Dwell magazine, this unique place has a style all its own. A decorated shed architecturally designed for low vision and accessibility. The beautiful texture of timber boards and rusted metal have been exposed inside, with new roof and walls to the outside so it is fully insulated. Inserted inside this guest suite shed is an architecturally designed living room, bedroom, and bathroom. A queen sized daybed can be closed off the living room as a second bedroom. Enjoy a heavenly sleep on award winning Sleeping Duck mattresses with Dunlopillo latex pillows. It is an inclusive space. You can retreat from the world in a sensory egg chair. If you have low vision there are handrails with movement sensor lights to help you navigate, plus a talking microwave and induction cooktop in the kitchenette. And the bathroom and kitchen are wheelchair accessible. Relax on your own deck under the apricot tree, or curl up on the day bed with a book or Netflix. Say hello to your new very furry friends, our two Collies (Rough); mother Cienna and Minnie, her daughter. They are Lassie dogs so they love people and are a calm and comforting presence, but they also love a good bark at passersby, evil bin trucks and neighbouring cats. We keep them inside with us most of the time and at night. If you want to see more of them, they would love to hang out with you, otherwise we can keep them away so they don’t disturb you. If you are allergic to dogs or dog hair, do not book Suite Shed. They will share their fur with you. If you want the dogs to hang out with you we can open the temporary fence, but please make sure the path gate is closed so they can’t escape the yard. Do not feed them human food. We can give you dog treats to give them if you like.

Launceston is an UNESCO City of Gastronomy for the great produce & innovative agriculture. Launceston is a great base. Very easy to drive out of town to visit sights but there is plenty to do in town too. Launceston & Tamar Valley are Australia's only entry in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2025 Invermay is just across the river from the city centre. It is relatively flat and very walkable. You can walk along the river from the bottom of our street into town. Suite Shed is close to Heritage Forest Park, North Esk river, UTAS Stadium, free Tiger bus, QVMAG museum, Harvest Market & Cataract Gorge.