A RUSTY corrugated metal outbuilding adorned with an old sign for Colman’s Mustard has beaten off hot competition to win Shed of the Year.
Art technician Wayne Dawber, 50, of Crewe, Cheshire, built it from used and scrap bits he salvaged, calling the look “industrial, ghost-town chic”.
He said that winning the unique category is a reflection of his individuality.
“To have strangers deem me worthy means a lot to me as it means they actually like what I have made.
“As an artist/designer, trying to make a go of things, it’s confirmation that I may be good at what I do.
“Everything in the build I scavenged from hard-to-come-by skip finds, junk shops, demolition sites I come across, or farms having a clear out,” he explained.
“I had been collecting bits and pieces for quite a while. I knew they would come together somehow at some point. I’m addicted to old junk.”
“It’s not something you would normally see in a garden, I suppose, more on a deserted, desert highway.
The shed took two weeks to build and a further six to paint the murals, which is his favourite part of the structure.
“I made the shed for my wife, Ruth. She wanted somewhere for her gardening tools and a quiet place to sit out of the elements to read and watch the garden. I got a bit carried away.”
Wayne is the first Shed of the Year winner to receive an overnight nature stay as part of his prize and he will also be awarded £1,000 in cash and £250 worth of Cuprinol product.
