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Budget Contemporary Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

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Chesley Knoll - Deck and Patio
Chesley Knoll - Deck and Patio
Jack CalderoneJack Calderone
Under the stairs, I built a shed for storing yard tools and other supplies. Space was limited so I designed it to wrap around under the stair landing as well. The door of the shed also includes built-in shelves for even more storage.
1950s Family Home Wrap-Around Extension
1950s Family Home Wrap-Around Extension
CLPM LimitedCLPM Limited
A simple but effective garden design maximises the space in this compact garden. A patio and separate decking areas create mutliple recreation spaces and provides a very safe space for the children to play. Pictures by project manager James Bryden
Granny Flat with skillion roof and red door pop
Granny Flat with skillion roof and red door pop
Cubitt's Granny Flats and Home ExtensionsCubitt's Granny Flats and Home Extensions
Granny Flat with skillion roof and red door pop
Garden Rooms / Log Cabins
Garden Rooms / Log Cabins
Garden Affairs LtdGarden Affairs Ltd
A garden room with integral garden shed / storage. Canopy for shade and double glazed doors / windows. Available in any size and with alternative doors/windows.
Backyard Escape Office custom Maibec Siding with a matching Garden Shed 12'x9'
Backyard Escape Office custom Maibec Siding with a matching Garden Shed 12'x9'
Backyard Escape StudiosBackyard Escape Studios
This modern shed with pre-stained Maibec wood siding is trimmed with charcoal metal. The shed is equipped with a modern sliding barn door.
Slatted cedar Classic with bin shed and storage box
Slatted cedar Classic with bin shed and storage box
Brighton Bike ShedsBrighton Bike Sheds
BAROSSA - Sydney backyard Granny flat
BAROSSA - Sydney backyard Granny flat
BIBO BuildBIBO Build
The spacious apartment-styled studio is perfect as a small standalone home, or a large addition to your existing home.
Clever Garage Door Ideas
Clever Garage Door Ideas
Markham Garage Doors LtdMarkham Garage Doors Ltd
This was a unique garage project that we completed for a customer that was looking for a different idea of how to make his shed look great and still be able to run lawn mowers and snow blowers in and out. We really enjoyed this project and thought it really complimented the living space in the backyard.
Sedum and wildflower green roof
Sedum and wildflower green roof
Ecoalex LtdEcoalex Ltd
A simple roof made with a sedum mat seeded with wildflowers to add some biodversity
Garden Room for Hairdresser
Garden Room for Hairdresser
Miniature ManorsMiniature Manors
Our Garden Studio provides a professional working environment for a hair dresser who works from home.
Carpentry Workshop in Dalston
Carpentry Workshop in Dalston
Architect Your HomeArchitect Your Home
A garden workshop was an essential part of the brief for the customer to use as a studio, workshop and home office
Kensington Studio
Kensington Studio
Kitty Lee ArchitectureKitty Lee Architecture
New 35m2 studio attached to an existing garage
Ping Pong Garden Room, Sale, Manchester
Ping Pong Garden Room, Sale, Manchester
Darwent Architecture LtdDarwent Architecture Ltd
Post construction view of ping pong garden room
Garden Pavilion
Garden Pavilion
STUDIO GRILOSTUDIO GRILO
The rear garden of a nineteen century Victorian terraced house in Hackney was expectantly awaiting a fresh start. Previous renovation works and a rear addition to the main house had left the garden in a state of disrepair. This was home to an artist looking to expand their studio space outdoors and explore the garden as a living backdrop for work-in-progress artwork. The pavilion is flexible in its use as a studio, workshop and informal exhibition space within the garden setting. It sits in the corner to the west of the rear garden gate defining a winding path that delays the moment of arrival at the house. Our approach was to engage with the tradition of timber garden buildings and explore the connections between the various elements that compose the garden to create a new harmonious whole - landscape, vegetation, fences. A generous northeast facing picture window allows for a soft and uniform light to bathe the pavilion’s interior space. It frames the landscape it sits within as well as the repetition of the brick terrace and its butterfly roofs. The vertical Siberian larch panels articulate the different components at play by cladding the pavilion, offering a backdrop to the pyracantha tree and providing a new face to the existing party fence. This continuous gesture accommodates the pavilion openings and a new planter, setting a datum on which the roof sits. The latter is expressed through an aluminium fascia and a fine protrusion that harmonizes the sense of height throughout. The elemental character of the garden is emphasized by the minimal palette of materials which are applied respectfully to their natural appearance. As it ages the pavilion is absorbed back into the density of the growing garden.
Small contemporary wildlife garden
Small contemporary wildlife garden
Ruth Bridgeman Garden DesignRuth Bridgeman Garden Design
The shed is a workshop used daily by the owner, it was reinsulated with new glazing and a green roof added to help it blend into the background and improve the view from the upstairs. The planting will establish and mask it further and the cherry trees provide welcome screening from the weather.
Garden Studio
Garden Studio
Six Four Five ASix Four Five A
Modern studio. Profiled in Dezeen ( https://www.dezeen.com/2017/09/21/six-four-five-a-architect-garden-studio-toronto/) Photography by Ashlea Wessel ( http://www.ashleawessel.com)
Slot in 5-bike shed
Slot in 5-bike shed
Brighton Bike ShedsBrighton Bike Sheds
Beverley Photographer's garden studio
Beverley Photographer's garden studio
SAMUEL KENDALL ASSOCIATES LIMITEDSAMUEL KENDALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Jon Brown
BAROSSA - Sydney backyard Granny flat
BAROSSA - Sydney backyard Granny flat
BIBO BuildBIBO Build
The spacious apartment-styled studio is perfect as a small standalone home, or a large addition to your existing home.
Rhythmic House
Rhythmic House
Kitty Lee ArchitectureKitty Lee Architecture

Budget Contemporary Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

Our garden sheds and outdoor buildings don’t have to be dumping grounds for tools, bikes, bins and all the extraneous items that haven’t found a home inside the house, instead they can be whole new spaces that you can turn your design eye to, just like any other room of the house. If you’ve lived in a small house or flat with no outside space, you’ll appreciate the added bonus an additional structure can give you. Homeowners across the UK and Ireland are transforming garden sheds, building garden offices and extending their homes to create contemporary garden rooms to really make the most of the space we have, because as we know, in some places in the UK and Ireland, space is like gold dust.

Which garden building should I go for?

It always makes sense to work with what you have, so if you have a garden shed already, think about how you could use it if you cleared it out and gave it a lick of paint. If you have nothing to work with apart from space and a budget, then the logical process is to think about what you need the space for. Garden sheds only need to be as big as what you need to store within them, so they could be an easier and cheaper alternative structure to a full garden building if you just need to store garden items, tools and bikes somewhere. If you have loftier ambitions and dream of a contemporary garden building that will be an additional living or working area, a separate garden room could be the answer. Large converted garden sheds or purpose built garden rooms can be used for separate work offices, studios, creative spaces, living areas, pool houses and so much more. With luxuries such as wireless internet and underfloor heating, and endless paint and decor options, the possibilities for your contemporary garden building are boundless. For the environmentally-conscious, eco-sheds featuring solar panels are an energy-saving solution that could benefit your household, and garden pods – prefabricated pod buildings for use as an office or extra living space – are easy, ready-to-go garden structures that are usually eco-friendly and energy efficient. Working from home often calls for a dedicated home office away from the distractions of the rest of the house, so garden offices or studios offer the ideal set-up: completely separate from the main house but close enough for emergencies, food supplies and bathroom breaks. They will also hopefully offer a peaceful and focused environment in the tranquility of your garden. Buildings in your garden don’t always have to be about practicality. You could let your imagination run wild and escape to the woods with a contemporary treehouse, and then your garden would certainly be the envy of all the children in the neighbourhood. Rope walkways, ladders, turrets, slides and firemen's poles are enough to keep any child occupied for hours on end. Even if you don’t have children yourself, an elevated wooden shelter attached to a tree is a good a place as any to enjoy your outdoor space, and isn’t that usually what garden buildings are all about? Besides the extra space they give you; garden rooms, summerhouses and converted garden sheds are wonderful for their location – outside in your garden. When the summer months come around, and we hopefully enjoy some good weather, all you want to do is spend as much time outside and with a garden building it’s possible to do so without compromising on furniture, shelter and all the amenities of indoors.

What design should I choose for my contemporary garden shed or garden room?

Sheds come in a full range of materials – metal and plastic garden sheds may prove more durable and weatherproof but classic wooden garden sheds offer the most opportunities for creative expression. If you’re thinking of a bigger structure, and appreciating your garden or outdoor area is important to you, large glass bifold doors can transform your garden room into a light-filled sunroom that opens right out onto your garden. For eco-lovers and those that want to retain a lush garden look, grass covered walls and roofs will help your garden room to blend in with its surroundings or wooden cladding will also give a natural look if you don’t want to to go all out with the grass. When it comes to your interior design, a habitable, high-spec garden room is really no different from any room in your main house, so the decisions will come down to personal style, taste and needs. Whatever outdoor structure you’re thinking of building or converting, be it a contemporary garden shed, treehouse, garden office or summerhouse, you’ll be able to find inspiration for all of them by browsing the photos on Houzz. Define your search by area, style or size to find what you want more easily.
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