Chris Tyrrell writes for Garden Lodges who manufacture and install garden office structures for the UK market. View the garden studios range here.
It's the very latest trend in working studios and it's called the garden studio. Quite simply, it's a studio or office that is located in a garden setting. As it turns out an ever increasing number of creative people are finding that not only can they get more work done in a garden studio but the quality of the work is higher as well. It's a studio that is completely free of the distractions that come with a studio or office located in their residence.
The Tranquil Setting of a Garden
It's certainly no secret that the peaceful setting of a garden has always been the ideal location for more deeper and profound contemplation. For the working artist or business person this translates directly into greater productivity and increased quality. Also the lack of distractions means that concentration is enhanced as well. So it's not hard at all to understand why more of todays artists and entrepreneurs are turning to a garden office as their preferred work space.
The Garden Studio – No Longer a Specialty Project
One difference today however, for the homeowner who is contemplating having a garden studio built at their home is that they have become far more affordable than they were in years past. This is due to the fact that a garden studio is no longer a specialty project. In fact there are now builders that can be easily found online that cater exclusively to businesses and homeowners who can now select from a broad range of garden studio plans.
The Garden Studio as a Property Investment
As an investment, a garden studio will reflect back on a property’s value just as well if not better than most other more contemporary property and home improvements. What this means is that the money that is expended on your average garden studio or office is money well spent and will increase the value of a property accordingly. In short garden studios are not obscure property and home improvements.
Matching the Design Style to a Residence
It's just a sound idea to match the motif or style of a garden office to the home or property that it is placed with. However; this is not a golden rule that is chiseled in stone. In fact most builders of garden studios will have a broad range of styles to select from that will insure that no special effort that can increase the overall cost of the project will have to be made.
The Standard Garden Studio Conversion
Even so, often times a homeowner will have a preexisting outbuilding that can be converted into a working garden studio. For instance this can be something as simple as a tool shed, tack room or barn and even a detached garage. If this is the case than many times the conversion project is a simple matter of doing some basic architectural feature changes, interior design work and installation of an electrical system and fixtures.
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