Posh Flower Shed

 

This is an area out the back door where I have set up a little flower-drying shed. Many pieces from family and thrifted items come together to make it functional and lovely.

There is one thing I purchased at the beginning of the summer, and it was this little shed from Amazon. It is really similar to a shed made by a company in the UK called The Posh Shed Company. It is meant to be a small tool shed, but I had converted it into a drying shed for herbs, flowers, or vegetables that need drying out and protection from the weather, and then I don't have to spread them out on my dining room table. It did not come with cedar shake shingles, but I had a Menards rebate check, and the shingles were only $15 for a pack, and I applied them to the roof myself to get the posh shed look. It was a fun little project that turned out really nice.

I have a lot of props, and I have had them for years. I am just now starting to use them more. 

The swan came from my mom; She had bought it somewhere like TJMaxx and it was a yellowed resin. I took Annie Sloane chalk paint in Old White and painted the swan and applied a walnut stain over that and rubbed it off to transform the finish. I was really pleased with how it turned out. (And, FYI the Annie Sloane chalk paint was over 12 years old and it still works great, just stir it a lot!)

Here are more thrifted treasures: an old chair that I painted green this summer. I sanded it and applied Thompson Water Seal over that.

The birdcage message center on the door was also a thrift store find, and I can use it to also dry flowers on. What thrifty treasures do you have to decorate with?

In Victory,

Sherry