Lifestyle: The perfect place to potter

Make the potting shed an irresistible retreat with restored treasures and vintage-inspired accessories.  Photographs and styling CLARE NOLAN

To create a verdigris effect like the one on this terrarium (below), apply a coat or two of Chalk Paint then buff with black boot polish

Terrarium, £29.99, HomeSense, painted with CHALK PAINT in FLORENCE, £16.95 a litre, Annie Sloan. PLANT POT, £14, Anthropologie. NOTEBOOK, £3.50, Paperchase. CARROT SOAP, £11.50, Petersham Nurseries. STRING BOBBIN WITH SCISSORS, £19, Hen & Hammock. GREEN POT, £14.50, Petersham Nurseries. BUD VASE, £2.50, John Lewis. ALUMINIUM TABLE LIGHT, £105, Original BTC. All other items, stylist¿s own

Soap, £5.25, Baileys Home Store. Mug, £10, Anthropolgie. Botanical tea towel, £6.99, H&M

Bronze fork and trowel, £32 each, Implementations. Beech garden line, £19, Hill & Sons

Turn an old picture frame into a useful noticeboard with chalk paint

HANDMADE BEECH POTTING SIEVE, £25, Hill & Sons. Picture frame painted with CHALK PAINT in GRAPHITE, £5.95 for a 100ml sample pot, Annie Sloan. Lavender plants, from a selection, B&Q. COMPOST SCOOP, £16.95, Sophie Conran, from Burgon & Ball. COPPER DIBBER, £32, Implementations. METAL SEED STORAGE POT, £19.99, Haws. VINTAGE FLOWER POSTER, £25, Home Barn. GALVANISED-METAL SHELVES, £10 for a four-shelf unit, Ikea. COLOURED TWINE, £7.99 for a set of ten spools, Nutscene

Top shelf: STRING bobbin, £29, Garden Trading. COPPER-LIDDED GLASS JAR, £6, Petersham Nurseries. LAVENDER HAND WASH, £8, Baileys Home Store. NOTEBOOK, £2.50, Re. COPPER WATERING CAN, £47.99, Haws. Bottom shelf: CHEVRON PAPER BAG, £4 for ten, Peach Blossom. GARDENER¿S HAND CREAM, £15, Toast. CARDBOARD BOXES, £1.75 each, Paperchase. VINTAGE VESSEL (used as a string dispenser), £18, Home Barn. BUD VASE, £2.50, John Lewis. CLOCHE, £14.99, Crocus

Use a labelling kit to customise an ordinary notebook: Notebook, £3.50, Paperchase. Monthly index and cover label made with DYMO embosser, £8.99, and tape, £10.99 for three rolls, both Ryman

TRUNK, £45, Ikea, painted with CHALK PAINT in OLIVE, £16.95 a litre, Annie Sloan. POT, £14, Anthropologie. FRAMED BOOK, £44.95, Original Wall. NOTEBOOK, £18, Anthropologie. CUSHION, £29.95, Dwell. TEA TOWEL, £10, Alice Shields

CHEVRON and dotty PAPER BAGS, £4 for ten, and TWINE, £18, all Peach Blossom

Personalise labels with decorative stamps, such as birds, insects or plants ¿ use a permanent ink pad for longevity. CRAFT STICKS, £1.49 for 80, and INK PAD, £5.79, both Hobbycraft. STAMP SET, £25 for 11 assorted designs, Cox & Cox

Lollipop sticks and Chalk Paint make super-chic blackboard labels. ZINC POT, £4.50, Petersham Nurseries. CRAFT STICKS, £1.49 for 80, Hobbycraft. CHALK PAINT in GRAPHITE, £5.95 for a 100ml sample pot, Annie Sloan. WHITE MARKER PEN, £4.95, Sarah Raven. PLANTS, from a selection, B&Q

get creative with labels: Clothes pegs make ideal markers on plants that need support, as they can be attached to canes or string and moved as the plant grows (remember to use permanent marker pen). GALVANISED-STEEL COLD FRAME, £99.99 for two (small shown), Crocus