Yoga studio and potting store

A nice build from The Stable Company for a client in Oxfordshire. Here's what they say about it: 

We worked closely with the client to create a unique, relaxing space where they could unwind and practice yoga in peace and quiet. We included additional features such as asphalt shingles, featheredge cladding, oak posts and French doors, culminating in a truly beautiful, tailored build.

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How to turn your shed into an office

Waltons has produced a really useful guide to converting your back garden shed into your back garden office. There are very brief steps on their site but the full guide is worth downloading here and is a useful checklist of everything from the planning stages to the final decoration. Here's a snippet

With your list of Requirements to hand, start planning your office’s layout. You will need to make sure that everything fits. Consider using one of the following methods:
• Google Draw. This free software will help you create a to-scale version of the shed and its proposed contents, which you can quickly and easily adjust.
• Room Planning Software. There are plenty of free online room planners, but Floor Planner or Sketchup are good places to start. You can work in 2D or 3D, set room size, and position and scale furniture and equipment.
• Paper. Go analogue and make a scale drawing of your empty shed. Then make scale versions of your wanted equipment, furniture, windows and power sockets to move around and arrange.

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How to live small

An interesting episode of the BBC's The Why Factor this week called 'How to Live Small' features Mark Burton of Tiny House UK guiding the presenter Catherine Carr around his Lumber Loft. Here's the programme detail from the BBC:

Why is living space important and can we learn to live with less of it? Why are the Japanese so good at living small and is sharing space more important than having space to ourselves? To find out why, Catherine Carr meets the principal investigator on the HI-SEAS project; a specialist in Japanese compact homes; a housing expert; the owner of a Tiny House; a man who grew up in slum; an environmental psychologist and an anthropologist.

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Garden music room

A garden music room designed and built by The Stable Company. According to them: "The owner, an experienced violinist, teaches students of all abilities most days of the week. Utilising previously dead space at the end of a long garden, a separate music room has proved a real hit by both teacher and students." -----------------------------------------------------------
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Secondhand garden office for sale

Booth's Garden Studios has a 9' x 9' secondhand garden office for sale (£6995 including delivery and installation within 140 miles of Kings Lynn - normally this model goes for over £13,000). They will also lay a brand new laminate floor for the buyer. Pictured above, but more details and the full spec here.

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Pottery studio

Here's a pottery studio in the garden of a new build house, designed by Green Retreats with red wood cladding to fit in architecturally and blend in with its surroundings. The garden studio also features extensive storage for garden equipment, making use of the company's partition walls feature. Other elements include 2.3m sliding doors, composite decking and grey laminate flooring.

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Garden office for a seamstress (video)

A nice little video of a garden office by Rubicon Garden Rooms in Cheshire, built for a seamstress who makes church vestments and garments who explains why it makes her happy! --------------------------------------------------------------------
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