Garden Room & Annexe Projects We've Been Exploring

Since 2009, we have been writing articles about garden rooms and annexes, 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.

The garden room makes full use of the space available in the long narrow garden

Large Garden Family Room with Sauna & Store

This 6.5m x 5.17m multi-purpose garden room by Garden Spaces includes a family living space, sauna area, and hidden store. Built to Permitted Development rules, the deep layout, high-spec finish, and collaborative design approach make it a versatile year-round retreat.

The Lowlander range features Western Red Cedar cladding which enhances the crips lines of the building

Garden Salon Created with a Bespoke Lowlander

This bespoke Lowlander by JML Garden Rooms was designed as a professional hair salon. Finished in vertical Cedar with recessed glazing, the 22sqm building includes styling stations, a WC, and kitchenette, and was delivered as a full turnkey project.

Aluminium framed doors and windows have been fitted

Garden Room with Kitchen & Shower by Vita Modular

This 4m x 3m garden room by Vita Modular includes a kitchen and shower room. Finished in Hardie Plank cladding, it’s built with an insulated steel frame and tailored layout, offering a stylish, low-maintenance space for year-round use.

The lighting and camera are already set up when the owner wants to start recording

Garden YouTube Studio

This bespoke garden studio by Miniature Manors was designed for a YouTuber joiner, with a 3.5m pitched roof, OSB-lined interior, and seamless lighting setup. A recessed Thermowood facade and steel detailing complete the stylish, practical filming space.

The Oak clad garden room with storage by Rustic Realities

Oak Clad Garden Room with Storage

This oak-clad garden room by Rustic Realities combines a cosy hangout space with practical rear storage. Featuring a mix of distinctive windows, a porch entrance on an angled wall, and a warm cabin-style interior, it’s full of charm and purpose.

The music room is plastered and decorated with surface mounted electrics

Garden Music Room with Waiting Area by Garden Spaces

This bespoke garden music room by Garden Spaces was designed with acoustic performance, safeguarding, and professional use in mind. Featuring a separate waiting area, SIPs core, and layered soundproofing, it’s a ready-to-use teaching studio tailored to the client’s brief.

The new garden room sits well in the contemporary garden design

6m x 4m Garden Room with Storage

This 6m x 4m Cedar garden room includes a discreet storage room, light grey frames, and a high-spec interior. Chosen by an architect for its quality specification, the building was designed and installed by Executive Garden Rooms on a turnkey basis.

The Basebox+ features wood effect uPVC cladding and dark grey trims

3.5m x 2.44m Basebox+ Garden Office

This 3.5m x 2.44m Basebox+ garden room by Green Retreats creates a stylish home office with sliding doors, uPVC woodgrain cladding, and graphite detailing — a cost-effective, low-maintenance solution for anyone wanting a bright, insulated space in the garden.

Cosy Garden Rooms are low maintenance with Hardie Plank cladding and uPVC doors and windows

Versatile Garden Room for Music, Relaxation & Family Time

This 4m x 3m insulated garden room by Cosy Garden Rooms offers a versatile, low-maintenance space for music, relaxation, and family time. Thoughtfully designed glazing and finishes make it a bright, practical retreat that blends beautifully with the garden.

At 30sqm, the garden room is built to Building Regulation standards

Insulated Family Space in the Garden

This 30sqm insulated garden room by Ark Design Build creates a stylish, year-round family space in a Kent garden. Featuring bifold doors, Thermowood cladding, and a turnkey finish, the building complies with Building Regulations for comfortable everyday use.

The new garden room sits well in the garden

Garden Office, Gym and Sauna Retreat by Lux Garden Rooms

Lux Garden Rooms created this impressive lifestyle retreat in Leeds, combining a home office, gym, sauna room and covered jacuzzi area. The 8.1m x 3.5m building is fully insulated and decorated, with a sauna featuring LED lighting and a canopy providing year-round outdoor comfort.

The garden room gym sits well in the garden to the side of the house

Crusoe Bespoke Garden Room Gym

This bespoke garden gym by Crusoe Garden Rooms Limited was commissioned by a returning client in Surrey. Designed with extra ceiling height, an angled front wall, and tailored structural reinforcements, it’s a stylish and practical year-round fitness space completed in just 10 days.

David chose the 3m wide Hampton by Sanctum Garden Studios for his art studio

3m x 2.4m Garden Art Studio

This 3m x 2.4m Hampton by Sanctum Garden Studios has been designed as a light-filled art studio. With full-height glazing, custom door positioning, and cedar cladding, it’s a practical and stylish choice for creative work in a compact garden.

The annexe mixes white render with Greek Blue doors

One-Bedroom Annexe with Mediterranean Style by Vita Modular

This compact one-bedroom garden annexe by Vita Modular features a crisp white render, bold Greek blue bi-folds, and a bespoke interior layout. Designed as a turnkey living space, the project showcases Vita’s steel-framed build system and performance-driven materials.

The garden room has been set so the interior floor and exterior deck are the same level

A Year-Round Garden Retreat by JML Garden Rooms

JML Garden Rooms created a bespoke Lowlander garden retreat, blending a cinema room, kitchenette, and shower with seamless indoor-outdoor living. Designed around the client’s garden redesign, the turnkey project includes wrap-around decking and high-spec finishes for year-round enjoyment.

The 6m x 3m building that has been divided to create a useful storage room and comfortable office and sitting room

Low Maintenance Garden Room with Storage in Derbyshire

A multifunctional garden room in Derbyshire combining a light-filled home office, family space, and secure storage room. Designed and built by Cosy Garden Rooms, the low maintenance structure features composite cladding, sliding doors, and a full turnkey installation.

The various colour tones of the Western Red Cedar pair well with the Anthracite Grey doors and trims

Bespoke Pool Room with Custom Foundation by Garden Spaces

This bespoke pool room by Garden Spaces was designed around the client’s vision and adapted to challenging ground conditions with a custom foundation. High-spec finishes inside and out make it a practical, year-round addition to the family’s garden and pool.

The finished lean-to office with its solid door and opening letterbox style windows

Lean-to Garden Office by Rustic Realities

Rustic Realities designed and built this smart lean-to garden office, replacing an old building with a stylish, insulated workspace tailored to the client’s vision, using black larch cladding, carefully positioned windows, and warm, functional interior finishes.

Inside, the vaulted ceiling creates a light airy room

Pitched Roof Garden Office Built Under Permitted Development

This pitched roof garden office by Cosy Garden Rooms shows how a vaulted ceiling, high-level glazing, and low-maintenance finishes can create a light, airy workspace, built under Permitted Development rules to complement the style of the main house.

The exterior of the sauna has been clad in Thermo Ayous

Bespoke Garden Sauna with Outdoor Shower

Timber Rooms have created a bespoke beachside garden sauna complete with outdoor shower. Clad in Thermo Ayous, this 2m x 2m sauna combines traditional features with modern touches, including integrated speakers, and is finished with thoughtful details inside and out.

A large set of bi-fold doors open the room out onto the garden. We can see the storage area in the far left hand corner

From Log Cabin to Luxury Garden Room

Executive Garden Rooms replaced an old log cabin in Ferndown with a bespoke 6.5m x 6m man cave featuring high-spec finishes, a picture window, and bi-fold doors opening onto a deck—delivered as a turnkey project in just three weeks.

The garden office has been designed to slot into the established garden

Garden Office Designed Around the Garden Setting

Garden Spaces designed and built a bespoke 3.5m x 3.5m garden office, carefully tailored to integrate with a mature garden, using a tree-friendly foundation system, high-quality materials, and a detailed design process including 3D modelling and a turnkey build service.

The newly built Crusoe Garden Room

Revisiting a Dual-Use Garden Studio Ten Years On

Ten years on, this bespoke dual-use garden room by Crusoe Garden Rooms Limited remains a much-loved creative space. Designed with a music studio and craft room, it showcases how tailored garden buildings can evolve beautifully with their owners’ changing needs.

Discover how a garden room can transform your lifestyle and be enjoyed in every season — not just during sunny days.

Sunshine Sparks Garden Room Inspiration

A spell of sunshine often sparks big ideas for the garden. Discover how a modern, insulated garden room can become your go-to space for relaxing, entertaining, or hosting — not just in summer, but every season of the year.