Garden Room Articles
Since 2009, we have been writing articles about garden rooms, showcasing the versatility of these high spec, insulated garden buildings. We aim to inform buyers of their options and showcase the work of garden room companies, large and small.
3m tall garden gym with hidden shed
3m tall garden gym by Bliss Garden Rooms with ceiling reinforcement for a TRX system. The building incorporates a secret storage shed. Designed for an awkward shaped plot, the building is wider at the back than at the front to maximise the space available.
Spaces Group: SEE (Super Energy Efficient) Upgrade Package
Spaces Group, home of Garden Spaces and Annexe Spaces, have created a new Super Energy Efficient specification that is an option on all of their buildings. This package can improve the overall performance of their buildings by up to 30%.
Grand Designs Offer
At the upcoming Grand Designs Live Show, Spaces Group will offer a free SEE package upgrade to every customer who visits their stand F7 and provides contact details.
Garden room with large side canopy
This lovely example of a Cedar garden room with a large side canopy is by Kent-based Ark Design Build. The insulated garden room is a spacious 6m x 4m. The canopied area extends the overall building to 13 meters wide. So, this is a big indoor-outdoor living space!
Garden Fortress showroom
If you are based in Surrey, London or the surrounding counties Garden Fortress’s showroom is worth a vista as part of your research.
It is a clever building that serves a hybrid of uses well. There is office space, gym space, leisure space and a kitchenette and shower room.
How thick are garden room walls?
Spend a few minutes online looking at garden room designs, and you could be forgiven for thinking that some companies’ rooms look just like those of other companies; the only difference is the price tag.
If you could x-ray the designs and look under the external cladding, you would quickly realise that the wall structure is very different between companies.
Garden gym specialists
Speak to any garden room company, and they will say that their buildings can be used as a home gym. The thing is, many of these companies have a one size fits all approach and don’t offer options to tailor the design and specification to the unique requirements of using it as a gym.
Garden music room for professional musicians
This 6m x 4m garden music room is by Crusoe Garden Rooms. Its specification has been tailored around the acoustic requirements of their clients, who are professional musicians.
Garden office & entertainment space
This stylish L-shaped building mixes three different uses under one roof – a spacious home office, discreet storage room and a canopied area for barbequing.
Two bedroom garden annexe for renting on Airbnb
People buy self-contained garden annexes for various reasons; one reason that is growing in popularity is creating an accommodation unit you can rent out on Airbnb. While a significant initial investment, a purpose-built annexe could pay for itself with years of regular income.
Pre-designed garden rooms
A pre-designed garden room is a good option if you are looking for a well-specified building with a quick, simplified purchase process. They are a good choice if you want to quickly create a home office, gym or art studio.
See Garden Spaces at Grand Designs Live 2022
Garden Spaces are featuring a multifunction garden room that is full of design features at Grand Designs Live at ExCel London. The show runs between 30th April and 8 May 2022 and it is a great opportunity to explore the work of an experienced garden room company.
Garden room alternative
If your budget doesn’t stretch to a multi-layer garden room choosing an insulated log cabin from Hargreaves Garden Spaces is a cost-effective alternative.
This 4m x 3.5m home office is a good example; it also features a useful storage room.
How to build a garden room in a day
Guest post from The Insulated Panel Store explaining how, with one of their self-build kits, you can build a garden room in just a day!
Get to know Garden Spaces
Garden Spaces have launched a new website. We’ve been exploring it and found some key pages that will allow you to get to know them, see how their garden rooms are built and how much they cost.
Tailor-made physiotherapy and pilates studio
eDEN Garden Rooms designed and built this 5m x 3.5m garden room tailor-made for a physiotherapy and pilates business. The door & windows have been configured to maximise the countryside views.
OKOBASE raft foundation for garden rooms
OKOBASE is a Building Regs approved steel raft foundation that is an alternative to a concrete slab foundation for a garden room.
Moonalabs Customer Stories – A personal gym
Moonalabs share details of how they created a home gym building for their clients. Read to the end of the article, as Moonalabs are running a Special Offer on orders placed during March 2022.
Open Space Concepts
Open Space Concepts offer a range of fully glazed outdoor rooms which can be standalone buildings or attached to your house.
Insulated sewing room
4m x 3m garden sewing room that is insulated for comfortable year round use. Tailored to the clients requirements by Timeless Garden Rooms
The company that redefined the meaning of mobile home
A Room in the Garden is leading the way in creating contemporary, mobile home garden annexes. In this article, they explain the benefits of this type of building and share examples of different size garden homes they have created.
Light grey composite art studio
This art studio by Garden2Office is a great example of a garden room with composite cladding which will keep its appearance without maintenance.
Garden office tucked into the corner of the garden
A look at a garden office by Blyss Garden Rooms that has been designed to tuck into the corner of the garden.
Design choices to ensure your garden room is warm in winter?
When planning a garden room, the design choices you make for the core structure will affect how warm it is in winter.
While you will initially pay more for a multi-layer garden room structure compared with other types of garden building, you will reap dividends in the long run.
