The Potting Shed Vignettes

 

I said I would show some of the

vignettes of the shed up close.

Here goes:

 

I really like this little metal carrier.  It has
a flat handle you can see on the top.  Here
I store  my metal baskets, funky, old tools,
and my jar of twine. 

This little shelf is a new addition.
I put little and/or light things on it.  I
got a set of 7 dwarfs at an estate sale and
put the ones related to the garden here. 

This "new to me" cabinet had the perfect
colors for the blue and yellow pots.  And
the blue Ball jars.  A dear friend sent me
the Future Farmer sign.

This is part of my small bottle collection.
I liked how it looks in the little wagon.  The
rickshaw is folk art, which I enjoy. 

I've had this shelf for years.  When I redid
the shed, it stayed in the same place. It is
just a happy little corner with things on it,
hanging on it, and around it. 

The little green  table/stool is not
new to me, but the bookcase is.  More
of my pots are displayed as well as  a
few of my many jars of "whatever". On
the bottom shelf is a sweet little basket
that I like and a green plastic glasses carrier
the I adore. Underneath are the seed pots. 

This is above the large cabinet.  I have
two of those precious little floral lamps.
The die are set to my age.  I like all the
white together with the green.  And the
little gnome.

The next post will be some of my  my
favorites in the shed.  It is always a work in
progress.  Kind of like life.

 

The Potting Shed Round 3: The Reveal

Finally it is done!!  I am going to do

the "Reveal" in three posts.

 

The first will be the full view, second the

vignettes,  and third, my favorites in the shed.

 

Here we go......

 This is where any real potting gets done.

 

When you first walk in the door this is
what you see on the far wall.  Hopefully
it makes one eager to see more. 

 

Looking to the left is the work bench.  This is
also where I have most of my little pots,
and where I keep (out of sight) things that
are used in the yard. 

 

Above the work bench is the loft or, as I
like to call it, the basket area! 

 

The left side of the work bench. 

 

The right side of the work bench.  Here you
will find part of my collection of metal 
flower frogs. Back in the corner is a jar full. 

 

Looking to the left. The wall didn't change
too much because I have my collection of
pot hangers that I really like.  And my
valance of watering cans.  The furniture
did change. 

 

Looking to the left, and out the door.
I found the sweet little wicker desk and
chair earlier this year.  The bright green
chair used to be black.  I got the "put
glass in the window" from my mother. 

 

Looking to the left.  The picture of
Mt. St. Helen's before she blew up stayed
where it was.  The cabinet is new to me
(and has more pots).  The cute little
yellow cubby was one I tried to sell
but nobody wanted it.  (Perhaps I priced
it too high because I really wanted to
keep it) 

 

And this, as my husband teases me,
is a great place to curl up and read.
It faces the big window, but I also can look left and see out the door.  I am very happy with
how it turned out.  In the next post I will
show you some of the vignettes up close.

Thanks for stopping by. 

The Potting Shed Round 2

 

Much progress has been made with

my precious little shed.

 



Here is what came out of the shed. All of
this is going away soon.
Minus the little blue top table.  That is
going in our guest room. 

I was surprised at some of the things
I was willing to let go.  Things I
have enjoyed, but it seems they
have served their purpose and need
to move on to a new home. 

The boxes, of course, are full of small things. 

Then out comes what is left ( a lot)
and I clean the floor.  I was thrilled
when I found this piece of linoleum that
looks almost like hardwood.   It adds
a nice touch to the shed.

The one piece that was not removed for
the floor cleaning was a large wood
cabinet.  It is getting a little TLC here. 

It was made from old wood and windows.
But I am going for a softer feel in here
now, so decided it needed a lift. 

I like it much better now with the shelf lining.
It is brighter, softer, and things show up better.

Here we are getting down to the wire.  I have
added a few pieces........the shelves under the window, the cabinet in the right corner.  I am
almost ready for the full reveal.  The furniture
is rearranged, things are rearranged on the
walls, new things are added.  Stay tuned for
more. 

The Potting Shed Round 1

The Potting Shed has always been changing.

 

Lately I am trying to get rid of things (hahaha)

and so the Potting Shed is getting a Make Over.

 

This would be the outside a few years ago.
This part hasn't changed much.

 

This is my little nest and is full of
all things garden and fun.  Oh, I forgot
to mention that the potting shed is not
used for potting.  That's done on the
potting bench outside. 

This isn't even the whole thing,
but gives you an idea of the quantity of
"stuff" that lives here. 

And this is the process of sorting
out what to get rid of and what to keep.
It has been very difficult because I
wouldn't have it if I didn't like/love it. 

Everything is getting packed up so
I can move it all out and clean the floor.
Then it will all go back in and begin a
new chapter.  I will still have a lot
of "stuff". 

A Few Less Baskets

These are the ones that didn't make the

final cut (except for a couple I gave to a friend).

 

Not that many, I know.  It was difficult
to get rid of baskets.  Some of these are vintage
and some are newer.  Some I've had for around
40 years.  So I am giving myself credit for cutting down somewhat.  You have to start somewhere.

Next I am redoing the Potting Shed and the
guest room.  These are MAJOR projects.....
please stay tuned.....
 

 

A tisket, a tasket, way too many baskets

 

I have started gathering my collection of baskets. Grab a beverage,

this is a long post....

 

The two previous pictures are various baskets that were

scattered around the house and did not include

 

A random basket

 

basket of blankets

 

basket of cat toys

 

basket by the fireplace

 

basket holding junk things under the coffee table

 

corks collected for days years

 

basket of magazines

 

 

baskets above kitchen cabinets

 

more cabinets

 

baskets in the laundry room

 

more in the laundry room

 

cat bed basket

 

basket that holds matches

 

basket that hold CDs

 

baskets in the Potting Shed

 

more in the potting shed

 

oh, another random basket

 

baskets for recycle and garbage in the office.

 

Now, how do I decide which of these to get

rid of?  There are many more    some more

that aren't pictured.  It is an illness  a weakness that

I have had for years.  

 

How do you decide which items in a collection you will

part with?  I am in the process of simplifying things.  But I have

found that it is NOT simple to simplify.  This is only one of

many a few collections I am paring down.  Any advice will

be grudgingly taken under advisement happily received.

How many is too many???