Custom garden buildings can come in all dimensions and shapes and their uses are endless. Here, we look at just a few of the options and why it’s worth investing in one for your garden.
Extending the Living Space Available in Your Home
Moving house is an expensive business and even a risky one in the current climate. If you’ve outgrown your current living space, though, you’ll be looking for alternative solutions. Investing in an extension or a conservatory are options, but they can be expensive and planning permission can often be a headache. Instead, why not consider a garden building that’s bespoke to your requirements?
Perhaps you need somewhere for the kids to play – and get them out of your hair! – on rainy days. Garden chalets and summer houses are ideal options for this. Maybe you have a hobby that’s messy, like bike or car restoration, or is taking up more and more room in the house. In this case, you could have a made to measure workshop built in your garden that will fulfil your every need – and keep you out of trouble with other family members!
Garden Offices – Rising in Popularity
Many of us are now taking our work-life balance much more seriously than we used to and that is leading to an increase in the number of people working from home. That’s great for the family – they now have us on-call to help out with jobs, homework and the like! But it’s not so much fun when you’re trying to concentrate. If you’re having trouble carving out a dedicated space in your home to work, why not consider a garden office? You’ll be one step removed from the busy home environment, so can take advantage of some peace and quiet. You also won’t suffer all those distractions you get in the main body of the house, like needing to put the washing machine on, or answering the door when the doorbell rings. What’s more, you won’t have to tidy all your paperwork away each night so everyone can eat at the dining table. And once you close your garden office door and return to the house, you can forget all about work till next time.
Ideal Storage Solutions
If your loft is heaving with stuff and you’re trying and failing to declutter the main body of the house too, then there’s always the option of a garden shed to help take the pressure off! While not everything can be shoved in there, because it might not be as dry and warm in there as some items would like to keep them in good condition, there is certainly scope for storing less delicate items boxed up in a good sized shed.
Finally, of course, there’s the standard usage everyone could do with – a place to store all those gardening tools, decorating equipment, garden furniture, kids’ bikes and other outdoor toys. If these are accumulating all over your lawn, why not consider an extension to your existing shed, or a bigger, better one to help keep your garden tidy?
At The Cottage Workshop, we specialise in the design and creation of unique garden buildings made from wood for just about any purpose you can think of. We are based in Southampton, but serve Winchester, Hampshire as a whole and even extend across the South of England. If you need a garden building, why not ask us about made to measure options?
