In order for the garden house to become a second living room in which you feel comfortable all year round, you have to put some effort into the interior design and furnishings after assembly. However, this work is far less complex than setting it up and the house impresses with its comfortable cosiness.

A high-quality garden shed can also be used as living space

Base: The solid foundation

If you would like to use the garden house (€24.90) all year round, a simple slab foundation will not provide sufficient insulation. Please consider: For the necessary concrete foundation you need a building permit from the competent authority.

Which garden house is suitable?

The arbor should be stable enough and have good wall thickness. A lot of light comes into the house through large windows and the view can wander undisturbed through the garden. This ensures relaxed comfort.

Running water, electricity and heating

Anyone who spends a lot of time in their garden shed and would like to cook there once in a while will find it difficult to do without the supply of water and electricity. If the arbor is near the house, power cables and water pipes can be laid underground from the existing connections to the arbor. If the house is located in an allotment garden, you are dependent on the connections available there, sometimes the technical or sanitary expansion is unfortunately not possible there.

So that you do not freeze in winter, you should also plan for suitable heating. Consult a chimney sweep as not all types of heating are legal in the garden shed.

The interior design

Insulation is especially important if you want to use the arbor in the cold season

  • the walls
  • of the roof
  • the windows and doors

essential.

Once all the cables have been laid, the sanitary facilities and the mini kitchen have been installed, the interior work can begin. Since garden houses are usually not very large, brightly painted walls convey an open feeling of living. If you glaze the wood in the interior in a wood tone, the natural ambience is underlined.

Match the furniture to the planned use. A small bar and a long dining table are perfect, if you want to celebrate often in the additional space. Cuddly armchairs and homely decorative elements exude a feeling of comfort and turn the garden house into a second living space.

tips

In times of rising rental prices, more and more people are thinking about equipping the arbor with sanitary facilities and moving completely into the garden house. As attractive as this thought may be, you need a building permit almost everywhere for this extensive expansion. In any case, you must also submit an application for a change of use.

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Garden design