Miniature Manors

This archive of articles showcases the bespoke garden room projects by Miniature Manors, whose work we have been featuring since 2016.

Miniature Manors has extensive experience designing a range of garden buildings, including home offices, soundproof studios, self-contained annexes, and spaces for home businesses such as beauty and hair salons.

As you explore the images of projects on this page, you will quickly realize that Miniature Manors offers a truly bespoke service, with designs in both sleek contemporary and well-detailed traditional styles. Alongside their Permitted Development-friendly flat roof designs, they also offer pitched roof options, including apex and hipped roof styles.

They focus on projects in East Sussex, Surrey, and West Sussex.

Bi-fold doors open the garden room out onto the garden

Narrow Garden Office Designed for a Tight Plot

This 4.8m x 1.8m garden office by Miniature Manors shows how a narrow strip of garden can be transformed into a stylish workspace. Bespoke design, low-maintenance cladding, and a bright interior have turned unused space into a year-round asset.

The garden room blends into the garden setting

Pent Roof Garden Office & Gym Building

Miniature Manors designed this garden room in West Sussex to serve as both a home office and gym. Built within the grounds of a Grade II Listed property, the design blends Sussex barn character with a high-spec contemporary finish.

The external finishes of the garden office look great alongside the owners garden planting

Stylish Garden Office Maximises a Narrow Brighton Plot

This 3m x 4.5m garden office by Miniature Manors fits snugly into a Brighton terrace garden. Featuring dual-use layout, low-maintenance cladding, and a high-spec interior, it shows how thoughtful design can transform even the tightest outdoor spaces.

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.

Two sets of bi-fold doors make up this glazing configuration

Choose a Structural Corner Post to Enhance Your Garden Connection

Streamlined corner glazing configurations in garden rooms maximise natural light and views by replacing solid structural corners with steel posts. Miniature Manors specialises in these designs, offering bespoke solutions with sleek profiles to create seamless indoor-outdoor connections across Sussex and Surrey.

Miniature Manors built this 5m x 3m garden office and refurbished the old garage to match

Garden Office and Garage Renovation

Miniature Manors offers a truly bespoke service, combining a high-spec garden office build with garage renovation for a cohesive look. The 5m x 3m office features a recessed porch, sliding doors, and a professionally finished interior for modern functionality.

8.7m x 4.4m garden living annexe by Miniature Manors

Open-Plan Garden Annexe in Surrey

Miniature Manors delivers a turnkey service for garden annexes, managing every detail from design to completion. This Surrey project features an 8.7m x 4.4m open-plan living space with Millboard cladding, bi-fold doors, and a bespoke Shaker-style kitchen for seamless modern living.

Miniature Manors garden office with green wall

Garden Office with Living Roof & Green Wall

This Miniature Manors garden office in the Sussex countryside combines practicality and eco-conscious design. Featuring a sedum living roof and an artificial green wall, it enhances biodiversity, insulation, and aesthetics. Customisable cladding and acoustic glazing ensure year-round comfort and functionality.

offer beautiful birch plywood interiors as an alternative to the traditional plastered and decorated finishes.

The Elegance of Birch Plywood Garden Room Interiors

Birch plywood interiors blend Scandinavian simplicity, Japanese minimalism, and mid-century charm, offering a durable, elegant alternative to conventional finishes. Miniature Manors crafts bespoke garden rooms featuring warm tones and precise detailing, enhancing modern living spaces with timeless style and functionality.

Sonic Box Studios by Miniature Manors offer three levels of soundproof garden room

Sonic Box Studios

Sonic Box Studios offers bespoke soundproof garden studios for musicians, podcasters, and creatives. Featuring different soundproofing levels, advanced acoustic technology, and customisable designs, these modern studios ensure optimal performance and functionality. Available across South East England.

Hipped roof garden gym building by Miniature Manors

Hipped Roof Garden Gym

Miniature Manors crafted this bespoke hipped roof garden gym in East Sussex, blending traditional clay tiles and featheredge cladding with modern glazing and sliding doors. Echoing the main house’s style, the highly insulated design features impressive vaulted ceilings for spaciousness.

With the doors open, the outdoor dining room has a great connection with the garden

Garden Dining Room with Indoor Barbecue

This bespoke garden dining room by Miniature Manors combines contemporary design with practicality, featuring Ecoscape composite cladding, bi-fold doors, and a South African braai. Measuring 5.5m x 4m, it’s a perfect entertainment hub, blending indoor comfort with seamless outdoor connectivity.

Insulated garden pottery studio by Miniature Manors

Garden Pottery Studio

This garden pottery studio by Miniature Manors exemplifies a personalised creative space. Tailored for year-round comfort, it features insulated construction, kiln-safe tiled flooring, effective ventilation, and emergency safety measures—all within a stylish, minimalist design harmonising with its surroundings.

Black clad garden office and gym by Miniature Manors

Multifunctional Garden Office with Shower Room

This 7m x 4m garden office by Miniature Manors combines a home office, gym, and ensuite shower room in a modern design. With acoustic glazing, black featheredge cladding, and log burner preparation, it’s a stylish, year-round, multifunctional space.

2.5m x 2.9m garden pod by Miniature Manors

2.5m x 2.9m Garden Pod

Miniature Manors’ 2.5m x 2.9m garden pod combines sleek design with functionality, ideal as an office, studio, or gym. Featuring premium finishes, durable construction, and a fully managed installation, it integrates seamlessly into gardens, offering a refined, light-filled space.

Garden room with covered outdoor seating area by Miniature Manors

Garden Room with Covered Outdoor Seating Area

Miniature Manors designed a 4.5m x 3m insulated garden room with a 2.5m wide canopy for combined work and leisure use. Featuring a seamless indoor-outdoor flow, it includes a home office, TV lounge, and covered seating area, completed in just two weeks.

Black barn style garden room that serves as a home office and gym

Corrugated Aluminium-Clad Garden Gym & Office

This corrugated metal-clad garden gym and office by Miniature Manors showcases a bespoke design with a barn-inspired exterior and Japanese-Scandinavian interiors. Featuring a pitched roof, birch plywood finishes, and multifunction spaces, it exemplifies style, functionality, and client-driven design.

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Tudor-Style Garden Room by Miniature Manors

This Miniature Manors Tudor-style garden room combines traditional oak craftsmanship with modern insulation for year-round comfort. Designed to complement a mock Tudor home, it features a vaulted ceiling, oak framework, and a striking exterior with reclaimed clay tiles and Tudor gables.

L-shaped garden office with storage room by Miniature Manors

Garden Office & Store with Feature Green Wall

Bespoke garden room specialists Miniature Manors created a unique L-shaped garden office and storage room featuring a vibrant, low-maintenance green wall. Incorporating artificial plants, the design blends functionality with elegance, integrating seamlessly with its surroundings while requiring minimal upkeep.

Home beauty salon building by Miniature Manors

Home Beauty Salon Garden Room

This 6m x 3m garden room by Miniature Manors was designed for a beautician transitioning to a home-based salon. It includes tailored treatment zones, a cloakroom, and abundant natural light, combining professional functionality with the convenience of working from home.

Insulated workshop with angled walls by Miniature Manors

Insulated Workshop with Angled Walls

Miniature Manors designed a bespoke insulated workshop with angled walls to maximise a tapered garden plot. Their 3D modelling showcased how storage and benches could be integrated. The completed building fully lives up to its promise, delivering functionality, comfort, and the client is delighted.

light filled painting studio in the garden

Garden Painting Studio

This bespoke garden painting studio by Miniature Manors in West Sussex reflects iconic black barn aesthetics, with black-stained featheredge boards and white accents. A large skylight and strategically placed windows maximise natural light, creating an ideal workspace for artists.

Narrow garden room with shower room

Narrow Garden Room with Shower & Toilet

Miniature Manors designed this compact 2.1m x 4.8m garden room in Horsham, complete with a shower room with a pocket door for efficient space use. With insulation, Cedar cladding, and a turnkey service, it offers year-round comfort and seamless integration with the garden.

Soundproof garden music room

Soundproof Garden Rehearsal Studio

A family commissioned Miniature Manors to build a 3.6m x 4.7m soundproof garden studio for drum and saxophone practice. Key features include a decoupled structure, acoustic glass, and double doors, ensuring superior soundproofing and minimal sound leakage for neighbour-friendly rehearsals.

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