Can a refuse "blind" be charming?

The alley entryway to our backyard is through a gate alonside our brick garage.  A large flowering plum tree sits just inside the fence giving us a pink lawn when the wind blows.  An arbor with wisteria and climbing jasmine stands over an outdoor fire pit.  Up next to the garage for the last 30 years, right in the path to the entry of our back yard sits three large city refuse bins.  Our favorite contractors, Andy and Dan, just finished replacing cross bars on our fence.  I asked them about throwing up a couple boards and a door to hide the refuse bins and move them around to the back side of the garage.  They said they'd be glad to build us something. . .well, build something they did!  It's like a little cottage, complete with curved beams, shakes, and black iron hinges.  They are starting on a larger shed on the other side of the back yard.  Can't wait to see what it turns out to be. 

Now, thanks to Andy and Dan, the entry into our back yard is clear and Zen.