My Potting Shed, AKA Crickhollow Cottage

Barbara Stanley
by Barbara Stanley
My husband and I turned a basic child's playhouse into my potting shed and MY playhouse, using recycled and re-purposed treasures collected from thrift stores and rescued from being destined for the landfill. We added the picket fence railing and bridge, rose topiary-themed shutters, and an octagon window. The inside is paneled in bead board, with an antique tin ceiling found at a Habitat ReStore in Charleston, SC. The potting bench is a galvanized baker's center with a butcher-block counter taken out of a local school during demolition of the cafeteria.
My potting shed during my favorite season! We live in the Blue Ridge mountains on a wooded 25 acre property.
A fall view of Crickhollow cottage, with the Kwanzan cherry tree in all its splendor.
An early May view, with pinks and astilbe
This photo won the Mother Earth News magazine's Great Garden Shed show-off contest. I won a $500 gift card to Lee Valley Tools and the pic was published in the March 2012 issue.
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  • Bryan Adler Bryan Adler on Mar 22, 2017

    Do you have plans for the original playhouse? I would love to build this for my daughter.

  • S. Cherry S. Cherry on Feb 18, 2019

    I love your garden shed. I have another issue with a cracked vinyl wicker chair. How can I repair it? And remove discoloration. Thank you. Susi

  • Coz1762996 Coz1762996 on Jul 02, 2021

    What is the paint color and the brand? I love it!!!

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