Revive and repurpose

Give old wood furniture a new lease of life with a lick of vibrant exterior paint. Whether it’s a discarded desk that can become your new container gardening work station, a bedside table to house your perennials or shelves that will let your climbers climb, ditch the garden centres and shop your home for your next outdoor project. You’ll be helping to save the planet and your pocket, too. Garden Shades Sage matt wood paint, £20 for 2.5ltrs, Cuprinol