There is something about traditional styles in a garden that works. A completely modern design can often feel inauthentic and stick out like a sore thumb, even if your home is a new contemporary build. This is why a blend of traditional and modern styles is becoming more and more popular.
At Garden Room Solutions, we design bespoke garden rooms that allow you to create a hybrid style of modern and traditional that fits your garden, use and vision. Our team are detail-orientated, allowing us to provide designs that cover every element of your garden room.
No matter what you are planning to use your space for, be it a gym, home office, entertainment space, golf simulator or granny annexe, we can combine a classic style with modern elements.
In this blog, we share how you can achieve a perfect blend of timeless and contemporary styles.
What Are Contemporary and Modern Styles?
Before diving into how our experts seamlessly integrate the two styles, we should take a look at what the characteristics of each style are.
Traditional Design Elements
Traditional garden rooms will typically include timeless architectural features such as pitched roofs.
This style would usually include natural materials such as wood and stone and typically can have some ornate detailing.
Meanwhile, modern designs can be seen as the complete opposite, as they typically have a clean, minimalist design. They include glass to create open and light spaces and use straight and sleek lines.
On top of this, a contemporary garden room uses smart technology and bi-fold doors to let light in and emphasises energy efficiency with the materials used.
Balancing these two completely different design styles can be tricky, but when done well, it can create a unique and harmonious aesthetic that offers charm and modernity.
Design Strategies for Combining Traditional and Modern Elements
A garden room is built from a number of elements. Within each of these components, you can blend traditional and modern styles for an overall combination.
Structural Design
Timber frames are a traditional material for structures and one that is often used for garden rooms. At Garden Room Solutions, timber frames are standard within our designs as they offer strength and durability.
To modernise the structure, you can add floor-to-ceiling windows or bifold doors, which allow plenty of natural light to stream into the space, making it feel brighter and more spacious.
Interior Design Ideas
When it comes to interior design, you can add whatever you want, combining vintage or retro furniture with modern materials and lighting, or fit more contemporary furniture in the space and add wooden panelling to the walls for an element of timelessness.
Combining these looks with your interior design can be playful, so don’t be afraid to test things out.
We often find creating mood boards helpful when designing interior spaces because they allow you to see various aspects together before purchasing them.
Landscaping Considerations
A garden room is more than the construction as the surrounding landscape will impact the look and feel of the space.
Adding hedges, plants and flowers outside your garden room, along with a patio and seating area. The greenery provides a classic look, but the garden furniture can be modern.
Materials To Complement Both Styles
The materials you use will also work together to blend the classic and modern styles.
On the exterior of the building, you could opt for timber cladding alongside the floor-to-ceiling windows or bi-fold doors.
Alternatively, if opting for smaller, more traditional doors and windows, you could modernise the exterior with composite cladding.
Internally, you could opt for a combination of glass and reclaimed wood or even add elements of polished concrete for a truly modern look.
Design Your Dream Garden Room With Us
There are many ways you can combine a classic and timeless style with a more modern and contemporary feel for your garden room.
Be it through the structure, interior design or exterior elements, the materials and furnishings can work together to create a blended style that meets your vision.
At Garden Room Solutions, we design and build each garden room bespoke to you. Throughout the design process, we will work with you to bring your vision to life. Our team have a keen eye for detail, meaning nothing will be missed when planning your space.
With over 20 years of experience in carpentry, home renovations, development and design, we are experts in what we do and can provide thoughtful and useful guidance and advice so that you can make an informed decision and create the space of your dreams.
Over our years in business, we have designed and built rooms for a range of uses, from everyday uses such as gyms, home offices or additional entertainment spaces and man caves to livable spaces that can be used as Air BnBs or annexes. Each type of room needs a different style, meaning we have gained knowledge on what works well and how we can combine various design aspects together to produce a unique and functional space with a hybrid of modern and traditional styles.
Interested in learning more about our garden rooms? Why not visit us at our showroom in Wimborne to discuss your vision? Or get in touch with us today.
Looking for some inspiration? Check out our photo and video gallery to see previous projects that we have done.