Adding a garden room to your property is a great way to expand your home, providing additional space that can be used however you wish. However, whether using it as a home office, entertainment space, golf simulator, or man cave, you want it to look great in your garden, fitting in with the aesthetic already there.
There are several landscaping ideas that can help integrate your new, bespoke garden room into your garden. And the great news? You don’t have to completely redesign your garden for some of these ideas, they can simply be added to what you already have!
Below are four landscaping ideas that will ensure your garden room and garden complement each other.
Bring the Indoors Outside
One easy way to blend your garden room with the surrounding area is to bring the indoors out. Basically, what we mean by this is to complement the building by surrounding it with furnishings that reflect indoor use.
A great example of this would be if you are using the garden room as a living space, you could add seating and a table just outside the doors. Or if using it as an outdoor kitchen for summer entertaining, you could put a BBQ outside.
Light Up the Area
Whether you are inside or outside, lighting will have a big impact on the ambience of the space.
Our garden rooms will have internal and external lights installed as standard so the immediate vicinity will be lit. However, if you will be walking between your home and your new garden room, you might want to consider adding lighting throughout your garden – especially if using the space as an Airbnb.
To make sure you keep energy usage low, install a motion sensor so that your movement triggers the light to come on.
If you are going to add garden lighting, avoid these common mistakes:
- Direct light towards the line of sight of you and your guests – use cowls or louvres on spotlights.
- Too bright light bulbs – use smaller LED lights as you will be surprised by their power.
- Too warm lighting for the outside – use cooler colours to contrast the warmth indoors.
Add a Pathway
For slightly bigger gardens, adding a pathway to your garden room can make a big difference. Not only will it be convenient and easy, but it can also work towards integrating the building within your garden setting.
There are several pathway design options that you could have, meaning you can find one to fit your garden and house style. A gravel or shingle pathway is easy to install and keeps a very natural look. Meanwhile, a paved or wooden decking pathway will look more purposeful and obvious, clearly linking the garden room to another area of the garden or house.
Of course, the pathway doesn’t have to lead to the main building and could lead to other areas of the garden. This could be useful if using your garden room as an office as it could create a path to a calmer part of the garden that can be used to de-stress when needed.
Plants and Trees
Add colour and texture to your garden room exterior while seamlessly blending the structure with your garden by planting a diverse array of trees, flowers, and shrubbery.
These plants not only enhance the aesthetic appeal by providing vibrant hues and varied textures but also create a natural transition between the garden room and the surrounding landscape.
By strategically placing taller trees and lush shrubs around the perimeter and adding colourful flowers closer to the structure, you can achieve a harmonious and integrated look that makes the garden room feel like an organic part of the outdoor space.
Garden Rooms That Blend In
At Garden Room Solutions, we design bespoke spaces that blend into your garden.
Before providing a quote, we will visit your property and discuss with you where you would like the garden room and what you would like to use it as. With this information, we can design a space that will fit in perfectly with the area.
We can produce garden rooms of any shape or size, meaning they can sit wherever you would like within your garden; this could be an L-shaped room in a corner of the garden surrounded by trees or a large rectangular room along one side of the garden.
All of our garden rooms are completely bespoke, meaning you will be able to choose the exterior finish and doors and windows, which will help you create something that fits the style and feel of your garden.
In our designs, we can also include paved outdoor space or decking that sits directly in front of the garden room or surrounds it.
Take a look at our online gallery to see how some of our previous customers have integrated their garden rooms with their gardens.
Speak to our team to discuss our custom garden rooms and learn how we can work to ensure our work complements your garden.
Visit our showroom in Wimborne to see an example of our garden room and discuss your vision with our team. We are always excited to hear your ideas and share how we can help.