09
June
2022
How to Create a Garden Office on a Budget
With the average commute to and from work costing more than £5,000 per year from some train journeys and £4,800 for a car commute, the garden office is fast becoming more than just an affordable option. For many workers and self-employed contractors, it’s the best option, both financially and personally. Buying a garden office is... Read More
26
May
2022
How to Create the Best Garden Office
In a lifetime, you can expect to work almost 85,000 hours, which on an average 35 hour week adds up to 1,795 hours per year before retirement. So, it’s important that the time you spend at work is pleasurable and doesn’t eat into too much of your family time. Thankfully, post-pandemic, we now live and... Read More
12
May
2022
Looking to Add Value to Your Home?… Try a Garden Room
Fully insulated garden rooms transform redundant outside space into luxurious outdoor living areas. By adding purposeful square footage to your home, you create the garden office you’ve been longing for, the hobby room you’ve always wanted or the entertaining hub you can’t wait to debut. These are all very good reasons to purchase a modern... Read More
06
May
2022
Our Best SMART Garden Building Competition is Back!
We are extremely proud of every single SMART Garden Building that we install, but rarely get to see them once we leave the site, so the search is on to find our favourite Garden Room of 2021. We are always thrilled to see how our installations are customised to suit our customer’s needs, and how... Read More
14
April
2022
7 Modern Summer House Ideas You’ll Love
When deciding on the modern summer house ideas that’ll work best in your garden, you’ll certainly never be spoilt for inspiration. Whether you want a family space that you can use all year round, somewhere quiet you can retreat to, a productive workspace or gym, or a garden bar, there’s so much you can do.... Read More
31
March
2022
9 Reasons to Consider Buying a Summer House in 2022
If you’re looking for an all-year-round way to transform how you use your internal living space and garden, purpose-built modern summer house buildings are a great option. We’re not talking about traditional single-skin wooden summerhouses. Today’s contemporary summer house buildings are far more versatile, functional and architecturally considered. Offering the same comfort levels, if not... Read More
24
March
2022
Modern Spring Garden Ideas
Modern Spring Garden Ideas If you like us, love it when Spring finally arrives, and this current warm spell we are experiencing really does feel like it has truly arrived. There’s no better time to get out into our gardens and turn our backs on being trapped inside by the rain, cold and recent gales.... Read More
23
March
2022
SMART solves Rattlesden school library challenge
SMART Garden Rooms, Offices & Studios, the leading Suffolk manufacturer of quality outdoor buildings has received plaudits from a small rural school for the speed and quality of its work in installing a new building which will be used as a pupil library and community space. Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy, near Stowmarket, had... Read More
17
March
2022
6 Cosy Garden Room Bar Design Ideas
As the days get lighter, longer and warmer, we all want to spend more time socialising outdoors, eating and having a drink or two, whether that’s a cocktail or cappuccino. If you love entertaining and bringing people together, a fully-insulated garden room that serves as a bar, is a great design idea. Perhaps you dream... Read More
04
March
2022
Effective Ways of Adding Garden Room Storage Space
In many ways, a modern garden room is a blank canvas – a place with almost limitless interior design possibilities. As any designer will tell you, though, the key to achieving the perfect garden room interior rests on how you use your newfound space. Whether you’re designing a garden office, your own gym, a hobby... Read More