Planning on getting a garden room? We don’t blame you – and you’re certainly not alone. Thanks to the British summer and the increase in people working from home these days the popularity of garden rooms seem to have gone through the roof, as it were.

One of the questions that gets posed a lot by would-be buyers of garden rooms is whether or not you need to get in touch with your local planning department for permission prior to erecting an outbuilding in your back garden. Hopefully this article will clear up a few common worries.

A modern garden building is so much more than a shed or summerhouse. It's easy to create a stunning venue for entertaining, working or simply enjoying being outdoors (even when it rains). Garden buildings can be as tasteful as any other part of your home. 

The modern garden room is fast becoming a practical, and cost-effective way in which to create much needed additional living space. If you need additional living space, but cannot extend your property, then the modern garden room could be the answer. They are comfortable and stylish, while providing you with additional daily living space that can be used all year round.

Whether you have a tiny patch of urban paradise or glorious sprawling lawns, summer is the season where we all want to enjoy our gardens to their fullest. Smart magazines are full of inspirational pictures of summer dining tables, children playing in the sun and cool new ways to turn your garden into the type of luxury retreat normally seen at bijou resorts. Of course, in the UK our summer weather can complicate al fresco living, but the dream of a luxury summer escape in your own garden is not as far away as it might seem with the addition of a garden room.

More and more of us are working from home these days. In fact, according to Small Business UK, half of the UK’s workforce will work from home by 2020. With this fact in mind, attention turns to where exactly you can set up an office and work in peace, especially if you’re starting up your own business which requires even more hard work than working for someone else.

The rise of ‘mindfulness’ techniques, together with a focus on ‘cleaner living’ has seen the rise in the number of customers coming to us here at Cabin Master and asking about the possibility of turning a garden room into a bespoke yoga studio. And we think it’s a great idea!

It’s not unusual these days to walk past the back gardens of a row of city townhouses and find a handful of garden rooms in any given street. By far the majority of households use a garden room as a home office. That’s because it’s a space where you can simply switch into work mode and where all your work-related paraphernalia can sit (rather than on the dining room table where it’s likely to go amiss).

Thinking of purchasing a garden room? Excellent idea. In order to get a feel for what type of decor style and structure you’re looking for, why not take a look through some of the following books on the design and style of garden rooms:

Investing in a garden room shouldn’t be done without some careful thought. It’s a reasonable expense, after all, with plenty of decisions to be made the more you come to getting round to purchasing a bespoke version.

One of the main things you have to make your mind up about is what you want your garden room to primarily be used for, e.g. whether it’s for a home office, studio, chill-out area or a space away from your main home where the teenagers can hang out.