Garden Room Projects We've been exploring
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.
Hipped roof garden gym
4m x 4.5m hipped roof garden gym by Miniature Manors which cleverly mixes traditional and contemporary design details.
The pitched roofline creates a vaulted ceiling offering the owners greater headroom than usually found in a garden room.
Garden therapy room
4.2m x 2.4m Prima by Garden Affairs used as a hypnotherapy room. The room features a w.c. so clients don’t need to visit the house, maintaining the separation between family life and work life.
Garden Annexes
Garden Annexes is where traditional timber framing and precision computer-guided technology meet to create a range of self-contained living annexes and guest bedroom suites. Manufactured in Suffolk, Garden Annexes’ in-house team can install their multi-room annexes in just 5 to 10 days on-site.
Urban by Sanctum Garden Studios
The Urban is a new low-maintenance option from Sanctum Garden Studios. The composite wood exterior cladding comes in five colours and is resistant to rot and fungal attack.
Heritage Garden Studios
If you live in South Yorkshire and are looking for a garden room, you’ll want to explore Heritage Garden Studios’ work. They offer their buildings on a full installation basis and as self-build kits.
Executive Garden Room with cloakroom, kitchenette & store
Executive Garden Rooms have created a wonderfully versatile space for their clients with this 35sqm design. Designed as a home office, it features a kitchenette, cloakroom and a useful storage room.
Forge – zero maintenance garden rooms
FORGE is a new range of zero-maintenance garden rooms by one of the longest-established names in the industry Smart Modular Buildings.
The FORGE comes in three sizes and includes several features as standard, such as heating and exterior lighting, that other companies only offer as extras. Prices start at £13,745, including VAT.
PodKit self-build garden rooms
PodKit is a new range of self-build garden rooms. Available in three standard sizes, with prices from £9,860, including VAT. The PodKit range has been designed so two people can assemble the room in a day or two.
Tailor made Crusoe Garden Rooms
Crusoe Garden Rooms Limited is a long established company renowned for its ability to tailor its garden rooms to suit the exact requirements of the client whilst remaining great value for money.
Click through to explore examples of how Crusoe Garden Rooms personalise each building around their client’s requirements.
Garden room & store with glazed pergola
The owners of this stylish building have nailed inside-outside living vibe with this garden office/art studio with a contemporary pergola that features a retractable roof and windows.
The insulated room has been divided into two to create an office/art studio and a secret storage room.
Urban Escape Studios
If you live within a 40-mile radius of Brighton and are looking for a contemporary garden room, you will want to look at Urban Escape Studios’ work.
Urban Escape Studios feature a low-maintenance engineered wood cladding ToughWood™, which is available in 6 finishes. You can also choose Cedar, or Shou Sugi Ban finishes.
How much space is needed to install a garden room?
The Permitted Development and Building Regulations tell us how close to a boundary different size garden rooms can be positioned. But, you also need to consider how much space is required to install the room.
Hargreaves Garden Spaces need 400 -500mm of space, meaning their rooms sit pretty tight to a boundary.
Geodesic dome garden rooms & glamping pods
If you are looking for a garden room that stands out from the crowd, you’ll want to explore the work of Snowdon Domes, who offer a range of timber-framed geodesic domes that can be used as garden rooms or glamping pods.
The interior can be customised to add a shower room, kitchen area or a mezzanine floor.
Garden office with zero maintenance cladding
This bespoke 3.6m x 3.8m garden office showcases Garden Spaces’ new zero maintenance slatted cladding option. Two large picture windows have been positioned at desk height to offer a great connection with the garden as the owner works.
Styling a garden room for winter
A David Salisbury garden room extension is a great place to be on a Winter’s day.
Here the experts at David Salisbury offer some tips on styling your garden room for Winter.
3m x 1.8m insulated log cabin
Buying a small garden building doesn’t mean you have to compromise on features. You can still have fashionable tall glazing and other contemporary features. This 3m x 1.8m Prima from Garden Affairs is a good example. With prices from £5,885, there is a lot to like about this small design.
Accessible open-plan garden annexe
This 6.6m x 7m garden annexe by A Room in the Garden has been designed for independent, accessible living. The one-bedroom home has an open-plan layout with just one wall dividing the kitchen and shower room.
Garden studio apartment
Booths Garden Studios have recently launched a new open-plan garden annexe. To celebrate, they are running a promotion that saves £25,000 on the RRP if you have the annexe installed by 31 March 2023.
Sanctum Garden Studios offer a lot of options for garden room buyers
Sanctum Garden Studios offer their customers a lot of choice. They offer different styles of insulated garden room and options with different price tags. Based in Lancashire, they install their buildings throughout the UK.
Swift man cave slots into a tight space
Bespoke garden room designers excel when presented with an irregularly shaped plot or confined space to work with. This man cave building by Swift Garden Rooms showcases the skills of a bespoke design practice.
The L-shaped design has room for a pool table, bar, seating area with big TV and a cloakroom.
Redwood-clad garden gym & store
This 6m x 3.5m garden room is an example of the Windsor range by Hargreaves Garden Spaces. The footprint has been divided to create two rooms, a home gym and a storage room.
The exterior of the building has been clad in Scandinavian Redwood. The cladding has been carefully detailed to accentuate the deep wing detail that supports the roof canopy.
1.8m x 1.8m (6ft x 6ft) garden studio
At 1.8m x 1.8m (6ft x 6ft) the QuadPod Super Micro by Sanctum Garden Studios is one of the smallest garden office designs. With Cedar and grey exterior finishes it has a contemporary aesthetic.
Low-maintenance Garden Spaces office
Low-maintenance Garden Spaces office Published: 29 December 2022 A garden office building is a significant investment; you will want to ensure it will stand the test of time. To achieve this goal, you will want to work with a company that offers durable exterior finishes that offer a long, low-maintenance lifespan. Garden Spaces, one of […]