07
December
2021
Senior Promotions Reflect Ethos of SMART’s Team Effort & Success
On the back of a strong commercial performance over the last year and more, SMART Garden Rooms, Offices & Studios, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of quality outside buildings, has promoted two more employees into its senior management team (SMT). The company, which has been trading since 2006, continues to experience an ongoing significant... Read More
25
November
2021
Setting Up and Paying for Your Garden Office
While the pandemic has been hugely disruptive and devastating for so many people, it has also opened our eyes to new ways of living and working. So much so that Garden Office sales have soared during the last 18 months. With the power of Teams, Zoom, Slack, Monday.com and the like, working at home from... Read More
11
November
2021
Do You Need Planning Permission For A Garden Room?
Read this guide to find out if you need to apply for Planning Permission, Permitted Development Rights or Building Regulations for your Garden Room. You’ve discovered your perfect garden room, the one that gives you everything you want: space, style, light and comfort. In your mind, you’ve even worked out exactly where you want to... Read More
04
November
2021
How is A SMART Garden Room Installed?
Insight Into How A SMART Garden Room Is Installed? By Hannah West, Marketing Executive As one of the newest members of the ever-growing team here at SMART, and as part of my induction programme, I was able to follow one of our install teams and learn more about how a SMART Garden room is built... Read More
28
October
2021
5 Modern Garden Room Interior Design Ideas That’ll Impress Family and Friends!
There are seven elements when it comes to garden room interior design ideas. After all, whether we realise it or not, we all make intuitive design choices based on space, form, line, light, colour, pattern and texture. Getting just the right balance is essential to creating that perfect garden room for entertaining family and friends.... Read More
21
October
2021
Working From Home Post-Pandemic
Over the past years, working from a home or garden office has steadily increased. This is due to the demand for flexible working, and balancing a home/work lifestyle. However, due to Covid-19 and the global pandemic, this steady increase has inclined a lot quicker and put pressure on businesses to keep their staff safe and... Read More
13
October
2021
Garden Room: Things to Consider Before You Buy
Purchasing a purpose-built garden room is a big decision. It’s up there with deciding to extend or upsize, although at less cost and almost endless design options. You see, a garden room is as much like a lifestyle choice and a sensible investment. Most people who purchase a garden space usually do so to enhance... Read More
30
September
2021
Try These 7 Modern Garden Room Design Ideas
Imagine setting your alarm an extra hour early every morning, sidestepping the daily commute, or escaping to a peaceful space that’s just yours. You see, purchasing a modern garden room is as much a lifestyle choice as it is a practical one. If you think about it, a contemporary garden room is designed to accommodate... Read More
23
September
2021
2021 Garden Room Trend Report
A Rise in Garden Room Popularity Trends are built on what is currently going on around the world; politically, economically, socially and environmentally. This is no different to the manufacture of Garden Rooms and the popularity of them. A new study from Electrical Direct has revealed how Britain’s houses are getting smaller but more expensive.... Read More
16
September
2021
5 Garden Office Design Ideas To Make You More Productive!
No matter how good you are at multi-tasking, we all struggle with productivity at times. Your mind is in overdrive; you’ve not stopped, but you’ve not really started either. As a result, you’re not as productive as you’d like to be, and that’s frustrating. What if we were to tell you that you’re not to... Read More