A potting shed is more than just a place to store seedlings, and gardening tools, its your sanctuary and place to escape and do what you love. This is why you'll want something that's not only useful from a utilitarian perspective, but also from a style point of view. It has to be both functional as well as beautiful.

You work hard to create beauty, so you don't want that beauty wrecked with a low quality poorly designed potting shed. In most gardens the shed adds to the overall look of things - as well as being a place to work. Thankfully there's a healthy selection of potting sheds to choose from today.

Personal choice will be the largest determining factor in potting shed style selection, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Size is a good place to start - as you need to know what you're looking for - then once you see it you'll know. Here are some beauties to get your creative juices flowing - keep in mind that any of these styles can be customized with options like doors, windows, lighting, cupolas, dormers, siding, flower boxes, shutters and more.
 

For information, pricing and to customize your potting shed online, visit Summerwood.com.

Keeping Your Shed Organized

So you've selected your potting shed, had it installed and have used it for 3 years. What's the current state inside? Can you find anything easily?

Like most people, if organization wasn't built into the overall design of the potting shed, it's not likely to be neat and tidy. What's great about building a potting shed from scratch is that you can design some fantastic organizational elements right into the shed itself, making sure you take advantage of them is still going to be in your hands though.

Good organizational elements might include things like storage containers (they are inexpensive and come in a huge selection of styles), a built in potting bench with above and below storage. Shelving, cupboards, hanging hooks can all be built into the potting bench making staying organized a snap, not to mention it gives you the perfect place for potting seedlings, and working on other various gardening tasks.

Other useful organizational design elements are having built in wall shelving, great for keeping things off the ground, safe and dry, as well as overhead roof storage. If you've selected a potting shed with a truss roof design, you can either store things directly on the trusses, or install some plywood sheets and a ladder and you've created a huge area to store all sorts.

Potting Shed Options, Features & Material Choices

Part of making your potting shed unique, and practical, will be the options, upgrades and building materials you select. Things like sky lights, double or multiple doors, functioning windows, ramps all contribute to the overall style, look and functionality of your potting shed.

Material selection is also important - do you want your potting shed to be rustic? Then natural cedar siding and cedar interior upgrades would be appropriate as it turns a beautiful grey after a couple of years. Perhaps you'd prefer to have your shed match the look of your house? Then maintenance free siding or painted cedar might be more appropriate.

It's all in the details they often say - and with options like shutters, window flower boxes, large functional and beautiful double doors, they'd be right.

Consider a dormer with window for extra light as well as a unique look. Some potting shed styles include a functional front porch, which provides not only a functional place to work outside, but also looks fantastic. It's all up to you, so have fun, be creative and enjoy your potting shed for years to come!

Here's some amazing potting sheds that are as beautiful as they are functional!

For information, pricing and to customize your potting shed online, visit Summerwood.com.

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