Garden rooms can be used for a wide variety of purposes. They can be offices, spare bedrooms, cinema rooms, home gyms, personal libraries, teenage hangouts, garden pubs and a place to indulge your hobbies. In fact, there are few limits to how they can be used.
Garden rooms allow you to be creative. They are the perfect solution if you need more room. What you decide to use yours for will determine how you choose to furnish it, and what you put inside it.
Creative ways to transform your garden room
Let’s take a look at some of the most popular ways to furnish and enjoy your bespoke garden room.
Furniture
The days of utilitarian and functional garden rooms are a thing of the past. There’s no need for stripped-back minimalism unless that’s what you really want. With the right choice of furniture, you can create a cosy, relaxed and even luxurious retreat set amid the natural beauty of your garden. The choice is endless, but some materials and styles lend themselves to garden rooms better than others.
Lloyd loom and rattan both look great. Unusual natural materials like woven seagrass and banana leaf can make stylish sofas and chairs. Wicker, in particular, is a popular choice, particularly when teamed with stylish soft furnishings.
If your garden room is a place to relax, you should spend some time choosing your furniture so that it fits in with your lifestyle.
Soft furnishings
It’s your choice of soft furnishing that will really help to personalise your garden room. Floral patterns are popular, giving your garden room a soft, natural feel. Likewise, other nature-inspired designs, often featuring hares, deer, or owls. Bramble briar designs, and those that look like hedgerows. A simple cottage style interior is popular too, complemented with vases of cut flowers direct from the garden.
Alternatively, why not opt for something contemporary. Stripped back, minimalist designs paired with modern furniture can give your garden room space a sleek modern feel. The perfect combination of a natural setting, and contemporary design.
Don’t forget curtains, which are one of the easiest ways to create a homely, relaxed feel in your garden room.
Plants
Scientists argue that human beings have an in-built need to be close to nature. Houseplants are one way we can satisfy our biophilia. They help clean the air, calm your mood, and bring health benefits, as well as adding natural beauty and elegance to your garden room.
Popular choices include the Swiss Cheese Plant, which can happily grow to room height with very little care needed. It gets its name from the distinctive, cheese style holes in the leaves. Or how about a weeping fig plant, which grows easily in bright, indirect light. Citrus plants like kumquats can thrive in garden rooms, and Mediterranean herbs such as basil are popular. A bougainvillaea can also thrive in a warm, frost-free garden room.
Indoor hanging baskets have made a comeback over recent years, and it’s as much about the hanging basket itself as the plant it contains. Nautical rope baskets, frosted glass jars and copper bowls all add a note of natural contemporary style. Fill them with succulents or trailing house plants, like miniature ivies, or Senecio.
A home bar
There are few things more enjoyable than enjoying a tipple in the garden on a warm summer’s day. In the winter, it’s great to huddle around the wood-burning stove with a glass of whisky.
A home bar is a great addition to your garden room if you love to entertain. You can showcase your love and knowledge of craft ales, or fine wine. You can become an expert mixologist, making delicious cocktails in your garden room. You can make your bar permanent or a summer pop-up feature. Think about your favourite pub or bar and choose the furnishings to complete the look.
Do you head towards a traditional country pub or hotel bar at the end of a long walk? Or are you a buzzing city bar kind of person? Perhaps you want to capture the laid-back vibe of a sun-soaked beach bar? The choice is entirely yours.
Gym equipment
More and more people are using their garden rooms as home gyms. Home gym equipment is not only becoming more professional, it’s also coming down in price. It’s now more affordable to have your own cardio machine, cycling machine, rowing machine and other equipment.
After the initial outlay, it can save you a small fortune in a gym membership and you can enjoy exercising and getting fit in the privacy of your own home. Every year countless gym memberships go unused after the initial enthusiasm starts to wane. People who have their own home gym equipment are much less likely to quit.
A home cinema
If you want to enjoy the latest films, edge of the seat big-budget box sets, or classic movie moments in the comfort of your own home, then nothing can compete with a garden home cinema. A garden room is a perfect space for a home cinema, they are easy to install and are a great place to enjoy films. With a projector, blackout blinds, dimmer lights and an oversized screen you can immerse yourself in your favourite film. With comfortable furniture, and surround sound you’ll find invites to watch films in your garden room are soon in demand.
Home office equipment
Perhaps the most popular use of a garden room is a home office. With more and more people working from home at least part of the time, the need for extra space will continue to grow. Garden rooms are a great place to work and home offices needn’t be just about utility. As well as including all the necessary office equipment you need to do your job, why not spend some time thinking about furnishings? Having your own home office gives you the opportunity to create your own working space the way you’ve always wanted it.
Your space, your way
One of the great things about a garden room is that it’s your space to do with as you like. Whether you’re a collector of memorabilia, home worker, or yoga teacher, your garden room is yours to furnish exactly as you see fit.
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