Perhaps you could use it to furnish your Garden Lodge or even treat yourself to something special . . .
Discover our amazing offer today.
If you’re planning any garden parties this summer or simply want a room to relax or even a home office, we want to make your ideas a reality and give you a little extra to add the finishing touches . . .
You can get your Garden Lodge built this Summer* and £1,250 off with our Exclusive Offer this month.
We were delighted to hear that our customers are enjoying their garden room on a sunny day! They even shared a photograph with us on Twitter.
Our Garden offices with bi-fold glazing offer a light and airy working environment throughout the summer.
Rather lovely working environment we have, especially on a sunny day! @GardenLodges #GreenRoof #GardenOffice pic.twitter.com/uRKYB9TBlJ
— 2B Landscape (@2B_Landscape) June 11, 2015
‘She Shed’ was coined in April 2015 to describe a wooden structure used as a retreat for its female owner. The term was first used in the fun article on “The Lighter Side of Real Estate” called “Introducing “She Sheds”: Women’s Answer To The Man Cave”.
The term ‘Man Cave’ has come to be known as a place where the male owner can go to enjoy his favourite activities away from day to day life. ‘She Shed’ has come to be the term used for the equivalent for women, and ladies looking for somewhere special we have been busy sharing lovely examples of ‘She Sheds’ online.
‘She Shed’ isn’t one of our favourite names, garden rooms are so much more than sheds. Whilst reading through some of the commentary on the latest ‘She Shed’ trend we have come across some great names, which could be considered instead of ‘She Shed’.
‘Shedquearters’ – for a garden office, we love this! Also someone suggested ‘Snuggery’, commenting on the Houzz article on ‘She Sheds’. The Houzz user explains why they like this gender neutral suggestion, conveying a warm and cosy place for relaxation. Another reader comments “I might call mine an ‘Imaginarium’” we loved this too!
For our customers, ‘garden buildings’ is popular name, ‘garden studios’ and ‘garden office’ are also frequently used. Many of our customers call their building an ‘annexe’, other names reflect the usage of the space, gym, dance studio, yoga studio, play room, etc.
Whatever your preferred name for your garden room, we thought this was a great opportunity to scan our archives to find some of our favourite buildings a.k.a. ‘She Sheds’ constructed for female clients. We have designed some wonderful rooms for female owners, the majority have been designed to enable the owner of the ‘She Shed’ to work from home. Another popular choice for our female clients has been for a studio for practical work, such as painting, sculpture, upcycling and much more.
We have a range of standard garden buildings, and we can also design a bespoke “She Shed” to meet your requirements. Or how about this month’s special offer, a perfect contemporary summer house! If you would like a site survey, please contact us and we would be happy to help.
Studio
Width: 6.20m max
Depth: 4.20m max
Height: 2.49m
External Area: 23.04m2
Mr and Mrs Baker from South London first came to see us at Grand Designs Live 2014, where we spoke to them about our bespoke Garden Studios and service. Five months later their dream Garden Studio had been built and finished, ready for Mr Baker to use as a Garden Office.
The custom-designed Garden Studio measured 6.20m x 4.20m and was 2.49m in height, which meant planning permission wasn’t required. Mr Baker also chose to have an en-suite toilet and 2 separate storage units attached to the Garden Studio, so that he can store garden items such as a lawn mower.
The flat roof Garden Studio was clad in Western Red cedar timber panels and features a set of French grey UPVC doors and a fixed frame, floor to ceiling window, plus a small decked area outside. The Garden Studio was then fully plastered and decorated in matt white emulsion, with white gloss skirting boards. Mr Baker also chose to upgrade to hard-wearing, engineered oak flooring. In total the Garden Studio took around 3 weeks to complete, ready for the customer to start moving in.
The 14th of January is “Organise Your Home Day”. Will you be considering new storage solutions and reorganising your home on “Organise your home day”? Here are our top 5 tips for making your house seem more spacious without throwing out your beloved possessions.
The UK has some of the smallest homes in Europe,i an average on 85m2 even with considerable de-cluttering and organising, we can still feel that space is at a premium. “Have a place for everything and everything in its place!” Can be easier said than done.
Lack of space is the most common cause of dissatisfaction people cite in relation to their homes. With many people in the UK struggling to find space for their work or interests.
We’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our valued clients, suppliers and friends a very happy Christmas and New Year.
We’ve had an amazing year working with great people on very inspiring projects and would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for making 2014 such a special year. We look forward to working with you all throughout 2015 and beyond.
We’ll be closed for the Christmas Holidays from 3pm on Wednesday 24st December, and will be back in the office on Monday 5th January 2015
If you have a technical emergency during the Christmas period that you need our help with please email info@gardenlodges.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help where we can.
We hope that the Garden Lodges website might be able to answer your immediate questions. All services will resume on January 5th 2015, and you can expect a prompt reply to your emails, brochure requests and answer phone messages after this date.
Garden Lodges would like to wish you a happy Christmas by offering 5% off for customers who place their deposit before the 5th January. If you would like to learn more about this special offer please call 0800 043 4821 and speak to our Sales Co-Ordinator Ryan Dawkins.
Terms and Conditions
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Always check with Garden Lodges prior to using the voucher. 25% deposit required and planning fee (if required) to be paid upfront to confirm your order before 5th January 2015. Voucher valid for orders confirmed between 15th December 2014 and the 5th January 2015. Garden Lodges reserves the right to amend or change these terms & conditions at any time.
We encourage all customers to carefully consider the construction method of their garden room, as we know that when choosing a garden room, all customers can benefit from a garden building which is constructed from Structurally Insulated Panels.
The Structurally Insulated Panel (SIPs) System, is one of the highest calibre of construction methods available, and certainly the best choice for garden rooms. The build method has distinct advantages over timber frame building systems, and all other log cabin/garden shed construction methods. In order to keep our customers informed, we have updated our webpage detailing our Structurally Insulated Panels, to ensure we are best explaining these benefits.
Visit: http://www.gardenlodges.co.uk/garden-room-features-and-options/garden-room-features/structurally-insulated-panels/ to see our recent updates to the website.
We think visitors to gardenlodges.co.uk will also enjoy the recently added cross section of a wall and floor section of our building. If you would like more information about our build methods please call us on 0800 043 4821 and we would be happy to discuss this cross section in more details.
Après-ski is the night-life after skiing. By capturing the spirit of Après-ski in the UK, you can make the dark winter nights feel more special. Here are some ideas on ways you can bring val d’isere to your own home in the run up to Christmas.
Use the arrows on the slideshow below to see our ideas: