A garden room or a garden studio or office is something that has been rising in popularity greatly in recent years. It is a stand-alone structure usually located in the garden or backyard of a property and serves as a versatile and separate space from the main house.
The garden room can be used for a huge variety of purposes – your imagination is the limit! Whether you want a space to relax and enjoy your garden with family and friends with a bar and party space, as an extension of your house, for an additional room away from the everyday functions of the main building, a play space for the kids’ toys, a hobby area for gardening, painting, music studio or just for a WFH office to keep work and home separated and prevent you popping back to look at that spreadsheet after hours.
Whatever extra space you want, a garden room may well be the answer – not just for the space but also for the surprisingly affordable price tag they can be purchased for. This blog will look at some of the more popular reasons that people are installing garden rooms in 2023.
Multi-purpose storage
An extension of your house, the garden room can be the perfect place to store your books or record collection, making an area where you can go to relax. Garden rooms can be adapted to suit your requirements – and can have electricity and even plumbing connected to give the complete, luxurious addition to your property you’ve been looking for. Depending on the size and intended use of your garden room, you may not even require planning permission to install it. If you’re looking to use it for storage, a home gym, an office or an extra spare room for when your in-laws come to stay, you probably won’t need planning permission as essentially it is a little like installing a shed.
However, if your Garden Room is going to be large, perhaps a space from which you intend to operate a business or want to have plumbing and electricity attached for more substantial uses – such as Air BnB, then the regulations are often stricter – although an installation company for garden rooms will be able to advise you and generally will take care of the regulations on your behalf.
Working from home has a new meaning
Since the pandemic, many more people have been working from home (WFH) or hybrid working with most time spent working from home. Rather than having paperwork and laptops spread over the dining table or trying to squeeze a desk space into the corner of your bedroom, a garden room is the perfect solution, and many people are discovering this for themselves. The garden room office is ideal as it can have power points for computers and monitors as well as lighting, heating, shelving for storage and fitted desk spaces – giving you a professional-looking office for Zoom calls and separate working space within a 30-second commute.
The garden room office means you’re away from distractions within the house and at the end of the day, you can leave work behind – returning to the house to relax with family and friends – creating an ideal work-life balance.
Take gaming outside
Garden rooms make great spaces to relax in – if you’re forever tripping over your teens on a gaming station and battling over the TV in the evening, turn your garden room into a gaming space where they can hang out with friends and have safe sleepovers in the holidays. Perhaps your brood is younger, and the garden room is ideally suited to an extension to the garden for their toys and arts and crafts supplies – giving them a space in the summer school break to be able to enjoy the great outdoors, fresh air and sunshine all without leaving the house.
A garden playhouse is a safe space for them to play with their friends – all within sight of the main house for parental supervision and keeping the toys out of the main house, meaning a tidy and calmer space for parents to relax in in the evenings.
Turn your garden room into a studio
Being outside in a more natural environment is the ideal way to stir your creativity. If you’re an artist or musician, having a separate space where you can get creative is perfect. A music studio where the band can gather to practice or where you have the inspiration of nature to help you compose, or just practice your instrument, can easily be created in a garden room – and many of them can be created with soundproofing to minimise any noise pollution for the neighbours. An artist is bound to be much more inspired to create when in a garden studio, being surrounded by nature, sun, sky and fresh air, and yet protected from the elements, as the environment is much more conducive to creativity than being cooped up in the corner of a living room.
Create a yoga retreat or home gym
Many gyms are crowded with teenagers on their phones or office staff trying to catch some exercise on their way back from the office, and it’s frustrating to pay for a gym membership and not be able to use the exercise machines you want to use. So, why not create your own home gym or yoga studio surrounded by the calm of your peaceful garden? Able to be completely customised to your requirements and desires, you can create the ideal zen space – in the peace and calm of your back garden – or put inside it the gym equipment you choose and can then use without battling the crowds. Filled with natural light, and with doors and windows allowing you to rest your eyes even while you’re working out your body, you’ll be able to stroll back indoors refreshed and energised.
Benefits of a garden room installation
Whatever purpose you intend to use your garden room for, they have been gaining in popularity because they are generally much more cost-effective than a traditional extension or renovation. They require less construction and are installed quickly – saving time and expense. Not only are they versatile and convenient, but they allow you to connect with nature and also add greatly to the value of your property. Garden rooms offer a practical and attractive solution for individuals seeking additional space without the need for extensive home modifications.
The garden rooms available from Ogel – as seen on Dragon’s Den – have the additional benefit of being constructed from recycled plastic, meaning that you not only get the garden room space you need but are also helping to contribute to a greener, cleaner planet by building an Ogel garden room.
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