Shared design
Garden Potting Shed
A weathered 1:12 potting shed with a slanted workbench covered in soil-stained newspaper, hanging hand tools on a pegboard, terra cotta pots in various sizes, and packets of seeds clipped to a wire. A glass jar of seedlings catches the light from a half-open door.
The Story
"The first warm day of spring — when you finally start the seeds that have been waiting all winter in their paper packets."
Color Palette
weathered wood
terra cotta
leaf green
tan
dark earth
Room Layout
Workbench along the back wall, pegboard of tools on the left, shelving with pots on the right, and a half-open Dutch door.
Materials List
- Craft sticks for shed walls
- Wire for tool hooks
- Polymer clay for pots
- Printable seed packet designs
- Twine for hanging
Shopping List
- Craft sticks (large) — $4
- Polymer clay — $12
- Thin wire — $3
- Printable seed packet sheet — $2
- Miniature glass jar — $3
Build Plan
- 1Build shed frame from craft sticks
- 2Weather the wood with diluted paint wash
- 3Create pegboard and bend wire tool hooks
- 4Sculpt terra cotta pots from polymer clay
- 5Print and fold seed packets
- 6Hang tools and arrange pots on shelves
- 7Add soil-textured workbench surface
Five Tiny Details That Bring It to Life
- 🌿Garden gloves left on the bench
- ✨A trowel with soil still on it
- 🌿A sprouting seedling in a jar
- ✨A pencil stub for labeling pots
- ✨A muddy boot print near the door