Round windows in garden office

Your garden office windows do not need to be square. Here's a fine example from London-based Rise Design Studio of a major project they worked on in Harlesden which included a garden office for a new fashion company.

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Beach hut staycation boom

One of the side effects of the lockdowns has been a massive rise in interest in beach huts. For example, The Little Beach Hut Company (which recently changed ownership and is now run by friends Karina Duke and Louise Foo) which runs huts in West Mersea, has just launched special Christmas At The Huts bookings from November 28 to December 31 - they will be decorated with all the trimmings and each booking comes with a complimentary Christmas hamper.

Meanwhile,  Canterbury City Council is looking to build more than 100 new beach huts along the Herne Bay and Whitstable coast in order to raise somewhere in the region of £2 million. Council spokesman Rob Davies told Kent Online that the goal was to capitalise on the booming staycation market and said he thought the new huts would "sell like hot cakes". He added: “One of our key approaches has been to look for income-raising opportunities, which will reduce the level of savings we need to find and help us retain vital front-line services such as rough sleeper work and reducing homelessness."

 

Once given the green light by planners, the huts should be ready by summer 2021.

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The attractions of wintry shedworking

 

 

It's that time of the year now when we start to bring you lovely shots of garden offices in appetisingly wintry surroundings. To kick off the 2020 series, here is the tremendous garden office (and view from it) of solicitor Paul Bennett of Bennett Briegal, a specialist firm for other lawyers and their clients in the professions. Here's what he says about it:

"The commute is not as bad as it used to be #WFH I’ve gone from 3 hours each way once or twice a week to maybe 40 seconds... what a lovely winter's morning."

The firm also has an interesting blog which includes a useful post about Covid-19: Confidentiality and Working From Home.

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Where to put your garden office

A short but useful quick reminder for those of you thinking about becoming shedworkers comes from Gardening Etc - it lists five considerations for your garden office and we felt the second point was worth noting in particular. Here it is:

Assuming the end of the garden is the best location for your garden office can be an error. ‘Is there an awkward, unloved nook in your garden that could be better used instead?’ asks Nick. ‘What view would you like? Do you want your building to face north for a cooler outlook, south for a sunny aspect, east for the morning sun or west for afternoon warmth and glorious sunsets?

Image courtesy Arctic Cabins

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Zoom Room

 

As we head towards the end of 2020, this is likely to be the last new model of the year, and it's the appropriately named Zoom Room from Swift Garden Rooms. Full details still to be announced but the chief selling point seems to be that it can be delivered and built in your garden in a single day in full 'plug and play' mode with  mains power, USB chargers, and remote control lighting.

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Stilgoe in the Shed

Pianist and singer Joe Stilgoe (Richard's son, for those of you who think the name sounds familiar) has been broadcasting from his shed during both lockdowns in the UK, initially daily and then moving to weekly performances. Now, he has released an album (his eighth) called Stilgoe in the Shed, featuring 15 songs recorded on one day in his shed in Sussex following feedback from listeners.

“All these songs mean different things to different people," says Joe, "but for me there’s an attachment because at a time when the days seemed to meld into one another, playing every day in the shed gave me a tangible memory for each flip of the calendar, and each song its own poignant place. They, and music in general, took on new meaning during the lockdown and I’m grateful not only for the escape and comfort that music brings but also the support I and the show received every day.”

Here he is with a lovely rendition of Wichita Lineman.

 

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Garden office cakes

These marvellous shedworking cakes were made by the latest customer of Swift Garden Rooms for her installers who have been putting together her new garden baking studio. Top work.

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