Potting Up

Plants need sunlight, and this garden work room provides it. “We wanted the garden room to have a south-facing exposure and to be within steps of a cutting garden,” says architect Wayne Good. Its sunny, romantic image, though, belies a hardworking space. The potting station provides an organized work area, with cubbies to hold empty pots and shelves tall enough for seedlings and flower baskets. Although it looks like a freestanding piece, the built-in was carefully tailored to the homeowner’s needs and the room’s dimensions. The station aligns with transoms above the French doors. Its top shelf meets up with a display shelf that rings the space and the room’s beadboard wainscoting finds a match in the cabinet’s backing. A double copper sink is integrated into the countertop while a matching backsplash surrounds the wall-mounted faucet. Tool drawers flank the sink with a tall shelf along the bottom for watering cans and large planters. Builder: Mark Dillow, Hollywood, Md.; Architect: Good Architecture, Annapolis, Md.; Interior designer: Mona Hajj Interior Design, Baltimore; Photographer: Pearson Photography.