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Garden Rooms with Toilet or Shower Room

Including a toilet or full shower room within a garden room is becoming increasingly popular. While it does add to the overall cost, it can significantly extend how the space is used — both now and in the future — helping the building feel far more like a room within the home rather than a simple garden outbuilding.

It’s important to be aware that not all garden room companies offer the option of adding a cloakroom or shower room. Among those that do, the approach can vary considerably. Some suppliers will form the internal layout — creating partition walls and allowing space for future use — but leave the plumbing and sewerage connections to be arranged separately. Others offer a fully managed, turnkey service, taking responsibility for the layout, plumbing, connections, and the associated Building Control sign-off where required.

In practical terms, full shower rooms are almost always connected to the mains supply, which involves additional groundworks and increases the overall cost. Simple cloakrooms can sometimes be designed using off-grid systems, but this is typically a secondary option offered by a smaller number of specialists and is generally limited to basic WC installations rather than full bathrooms.

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Modern shower room with concealed toilet and shower with a rainfall shower

Garden Room Projects with Cloakrooms & Shower Rooms

This collection of projects brings together garden room designs where cloakrooms or shower rooms have been successfully incorporated, highlighting the different ways companies approach layout, servicing, and specification. The most recently featured examples appear first, so use the pagination to explore the full range of projects.

Indoor-outdoor garden room by Vita Modular

Indoor-Outdoor Garden Room by Vita Modular

This indoor-outdoor garden room in St Albans by Vita Modular pairs an insulated room with a sheltered outdoor area under one roof. Dark grey pressed steel cladding, a glazed sliding corner, a cloakroom, and a kitchen-bar make it a versatile year-round space.

The garden office nestles into the mature garden planting

A Corrugated Metal-Clad Office That Nestles Into A Cornish Garden

A bespoke 5.6m x 3.2m garden office in Cornwall by Swift Unlimited, built into a sloping mature garden on ground screw foundations. Black corrugated metal and Western Red Cedar cladding, a three-pane slider, a hidden storage door, and a proper cloakroom sink.

The Bothy range by JML Garden Rooms

The Bothy by JML Garden Rooms: A Pitched-Roof Garden Room and Annexe

In a market of flat-roofed garden rooms, JML Garden Rooms’ Bothy stands out. This bespoke 31sqm pitched-roof annexe on Loch Fyne uses its height for a mezzanine office above a ground-floor games room, kitchenette and shower room — built to withstand an exposed Argyll lochside.

The golf simulator area

A Golf Simulator, Gym and Entertaining Space by Swift Unlimited

Swift Unlimited designed and built this multi-use garden room in Reading around one client’s brief: a golf simulator, a gym, a wet bar and three cloakrooms, under a dual-pitched roof that complements the garden’s existing Pilates studio. Completed in eleven weeks.

3m tall Garden Gym by Eden Garden Rooms

3m Tall Garden Gym With Shower Room by Eden Garden Rooms

A bespoke 3m tall garden gym in Streatham, London by Eden Garden Rooms. An L-shaped building split into a weights room with bi-fold doors and a cardio room with an ensuite shower, finished in vertical Western Red cedar with anthracite grey fascia.

Slatted acoustic panels slide to one side to open up the other rooms

Garden Office, Gym and Guest Bedroom Annexe by A Room in the Garden

This annexe by A Room in the Garden delivers a home office, gym and self-contained guest accommodation in one garden building — giving a busy family the space they need and genuine privacy for everyone on the property.

Swift Unlimited engineered the building around the requirements of the sunken pool

A Home Gym and Spa Retreat by Swift Unlimited

wift Unlimited designed this bespoke wellness building near the North West coast, combining a home gym and a hotel-quality spa retreat with a sunken pool. Planning, Building Control and all specialist installations were managed as part of their turnkey service.

The interior layout is cleverly zoned and well-appointed

Vagabond Haven Elise: Self-Contained Tiny House Living

The Vagabond Haven Elise is a 25sqm self-contained tiny house with two sleeping lofts, a full oak-topped kitchen with dishwasher, and a proper wet-room bathroom. A Swedish company, newly entering the UK market, built to Scandinavian year-round standards.

Sauna and wellness pod by JML Garden Rooms

Sauna and Wellness Pods by JML Garden Rooms

JML Garden Rooms now offer sauna and wellness pods alongside bespoke garden wellness buildings. This article looks at a 5sqm Edinburgh project, the appeal of hot and cold therapy at home, and the two standard pod sizes they now offer.

Externally, low maintenance finishes have been use including Redwood cladding, Marley boards and uPVC doors and windows.

Cabin Master Garden Room with Cloakroom and Store

Cabin Master’s 8.4m x 3m hybrid garden room combines a home office, family room, cloakroom and side store under one roof, with redwood and Marley cladding, corner sliding doors and reinforced media walls for year-round use in a single footprint.

The walls have been recessed to create a wrap around roof canopy detail

Multi-Use Family Room in the Garden by Timber Rooms

This 10m x 4.8m, 48m2 family garden room in East Grinstead by Timber Rooms combines office, games, and living space with a shower room and hidden store. Canadian Red Cedar, low-threshold bi-folds, and turnkey delivery create a practical, high-spec multi-use building.

The 8m x 4m garden room sits at the side of the family garden overlooking the lawn

Two Room Garden Room with Washroom by Heritage Living Group

Heritage Living Group’s 8m x 4m Gainsborough project combines two independent rooms and a washroom in one SIP-built garden building. This feature covers the collaborative layout approach, low-maintenance materials, sustainable foundations, and house-like interior finish with full mains service connections.

The main room features a comfortable living space, kitchen and bathroom

L-Shaped Entertainment Space Created with Two Evolve Garden Rooms

Two Evolve garden rooms by Smart Modular Buildings form an elegant L-shaped entertainment space with a dedicated office, family room and canopy-covered hot tub area. A cohesive New England palette and year-round insulation create a stylish, comfortable extension of the home.

The exterior has been finished in low maintenance Hardie Plank cladding

Timber Rooms Office & Living Space with Bathroom

Timber Rooms designed and built this contemporary garden room in West Sussex, combining a comfortable office with a second living space and bathroom. The turnkey service handled everything from design to final connections, creating a stylish, ready-to-use building for year-round enjoyment.

A lovely space has been created thanks to the vaulted ceiling and mix of glazing

Bespoke Sewing Room with Kitchenette & Veranda

A bespoke 25sqm sewing room by Timeless Garden Rooms, complete with kitchenette and cloakroom, designed within a National Park. This beautifully detailed, light-filled building features handcrafted cabinetry, a veranda, and elegant traditional styling throughout.

6.9m x 3.2m insulated pool house by Smart Modular Buildings

Insulated Poolside Retreat with Shower Room

A returning customer turned to Smart Modular Buildings again to create an insulated poolside retreat. The Suffolk Barn’s Low Line roof, New England styling, and flexible layout — complete with shower room and bar — offer a luxurious space beside the pool.

the main room serves as a home gym with the office and cloakroom leading off this space

Bespoke Garden Gym and Office with Cassette Toilet

This 9m x 4m bespoke garden building combines a home gym, office, and cloakroom. Finished with low-maintenance composite cladding, it includes a practical cassette toilet system — providing convenience, comfort, and contemporary style for year-round use.

Sliding doors lead in to the bedrooms

Suffolk Barn Living Space by Smart Modular Buildings

Smart Modular Buildings created this Suffolk Barn living space for a family who needed more room without moving. Inspired by Suffolk architecture, the vaulted design, light-filled interior and flexible layout make this a modern annexe you want to spend time in.

The garden room is 7m x 4m with a ridge height of 3m

Contemporary Pitched Roof Garden Office & Sitting Room

This 7m x 4m A-Range by Green Retreats combines a pitched roof garden office, sitting room, and cloakroom. The vaulted ceiling, dual-aspect glazing, and contemporary finishes create a bright, year-round space that balances work, relaxation, and strong garden connections.

The two Timber Rooms buildings work well together

Pool House with Sauna, Changing Room & Shower Room

Timber Rooms returned to a Sussex garden to create this 8.5m x 2.9m mono-pitched pool house with sauna, changing room, shower room, and main living space. Cedar cladding, large glazing, and turnkey service combine to deliver a high-spec, ready-to-use building.

Two colours and textures of Millboard have been used on the exterior

Flexible Multi-Purpose Garden Annexe in Sheffield

Heritage Living Group designed and built this 8m x 4.5m garden annexe in Sheffield. With SIPs construction, Millboard cladding, a stylish kitchenette, shower room, and bi-fold doors, it’s a comfortable year-round space for flexible use.

The deck is big enough for a table and several chairs

Beach Hut Annexe by Timeless Garden Rooms

Timeless Garden Rooms replaced an ageing coastal chalet with a 30sqm fully insulated annexe. Finished with reclaimed interiors and traditional detailing, the beach hut-style building offers comfortable year-round use and a characterful retreat that blends seamlessly with its seaside setting.

The treatment rooms have a clean and professional look

Garden Therapy Suite Designed for Holistic Practice

A 6m x 3.2m garden therapy suite from Smart Modular Buildings’ Evolve range combines a contemporary exterior, flexible interior with treatment room, waiting area and cloakroom, with countryside views.

The bespoke design has a New England style

Pool House with New England Style by Timeless Garden Rooms

Timeless Garden Rooms designed and built this New England-style pool house on Jersey. Featuring a traditional timber frame, handcrafted detailing, and a vaulted interior, it includes a rear shower room and a covered veranda overlooking the pool and sea views.

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