Are you looking for inspiring ideas to turn your garden shed into something really special? Then you've come to the right place! For many of us, the garden shed is used to overwinter plants or, over time, as a classic storage room for garden tools.
It can be so much more than just a place to store things - for example, a creative place to work, a comfortable place to sleep or a social meeting place for family, friends and neighbors. All it takes is a little inspiration and a desire to put the little house in your garden to good use.
In this article, I'm therefore going to introduce you to innovative ideas and tips for making the absolute most of your garden shed - from its use to the right design and furnishings. Let's go!
Ideas for use: What can you use a garden shed for?
Before you can optimize your garden shed, you should first of all know how you want to use it. Afterwards, you can build it yourself as you wish or even use a Garden shed from myGartenhaus24 prefer the modular principle.
Some suggestions and ideas around its Wide range of possible uses in everyday life I have therefore compiled a list for you below.
1. set up a cozy garden office
Transform your garden shed into a natural workplace. The chirping of birds, the rustling of trees and other Sounds of nature from your green garden relax you and let you work in a more focused way. All you need is electricity, internet, a desk, a comfortable chair and good lighting.
By the way: How you work productively from homeI will be happy to explain in the linked article.
2. create a retreat for yoga and meditation
Your garden shed can also be a quiet place for your physical rest and relaxation. mental regeneration be. With a Yoga mat and a Meditation cushion you can set up your own little studio in the middle of your garden.
3. set up a DIY joinery for hobby projects
However, the garden shed can also be combined with a Workbenchand the appropriate tools and materials into a workshop for future DIY projects. Whether you are there make your own dining table or simply implement smaller projects on your property is up to you. The main thing is that you pursue your hobbies and you Take more time for yourself simply by following your heart.
4. create a wine bar for convivial evenings
With just a few self-made bottle holders, a cupboard for wine glasses and an inviting bar, you can turn your garden shed into a cozy wine hut transform. A cool addition would certainly be a bar table, old wine barrel. This is possible both indoors and outdoors.
Good to know: Did you know that Wine not always vegan is? In the linked blog article, I explain why this is the case and what you need to look out for as an animal-friendly person.
5. turn the garden shed into a sauna
How about turning your garden shed into a private sauna oasis in your own green space. A Sustainable garden sauna in your own garden creates additional quality of life and moments of relaxation. With a Electricity and water connectionand the corresponding Wall thickness and insulationyou lay the foundation for your wellness and health retreat.
6. convert into a children's playhouse or animal paradise
Instead of ending up as a storage room for all kinds of stuff, your garden shed can also bring joy to your children or pets. With the right Toya soft Carpet and colorful decorations you lay the foundation for this. Cats, for example, are happy about a Scratching post and dogs via a Basket as a safe space.
7. create a creative studio for arts and crafts
Another idea is to turn your garden shed into a small art and craft studio. There you have real Freedom for your artistic work. Equipped with an easel, fabrics or a potter's wheel, for example, you can really let your creativity run wild here and develop your Encourage creativity.
8. set up a cozy reading corner
Nothing is more cozy and relaxing than under the glow of a reading lamp Wrapped up in the garden chair and sit in peace and quiet read a good book. With comfortable seating and a Shelf for books round off your literary retreat in the garden.
9. set up a guest house for friends
Another idea! Who wouldn't want to have a direct view of a species-rich, sustainable garden spend the night! From your garden hut you can Bed, a Bedside table and possibly also a small Kitchenette create a comfortable guest house in the countryside, where not only friends and family, but also, if desired Vacation guests in your region can spend the night.
10. convert into a beehive
How about your garden shed helping to make the Stop insect mortality? You can do this by converting all or part of your garden shed into a home for bees. It is a Safe place for beehives and at the same time promotes the Pollination of the plants in your garden.
Tip: Further suggestions and Ideas for a bee-friendly garden can be found in the linked article! Have a look there too!
Ideas for furnishing and design: What creative tips help to optimize the garden shed?
Now you may already know a little more precisely what you want to do with your garden shed! The next step is to put it into practice. A Sophisticated design, as well as the Correct choice of materials and equipmentIn the end, these are decisive factors in whether you really create a unique, special space in your garden.
So here are a few more inspiring tips that you can for your garden shed project should.
1. building close to nature and using FSC-certified materials
From an ecological point of view, you should of course build your garden shed as close to nature as possible. Integrate an existing tree into your plans, for exampleinstead of cutting it down. (see picture)
You should also choose the most sustainable material possible for the garden shed. The FSC seal is particularly important for Wood from ecological forestry a trustworthy label to help you recognize wood products more quickly. But also try to make sure that all your furnishings (from the table to the carpet) are made of Naturalness to lay.
2. store garden tools and furniture to save space
A garden shed without garden tools? Hard to imagine! If you have no other way to store spades, rakes or brooms protected from the weather, then you should store them as compactly as possible in the garden shed.
Therefore bring Wall brackets for larger devices and stow small tools, for example, in a Chest of drawers or on a shelf. The more compact everything is, the more space you ultimately have in your garden shed for your hobbies.
3. use the sloping roof for additional storage space
Many garden sheds have a sloping roof. The resulting space usually remains unused. A creative garden shed idea is therefore also to as efficiently as possible to create even more storage space. Even with just a few wooden slats you can, for example, build additional compartments to store tools, seeds or similar items.
4. create a green roof and equip it with a PV system
With a PV system, you can use the Simply generate your own electricity for your garden shed and feed surpluses into the public grid at a profit.
Incidentally, photovoltaics works even more efficiently on a natural surfacelike a roof overgrown with plants. At the same time, the Installation of a green roof also improves soundproofing, insulation and, last but not least, the service life of the entire hut.
5. collect rainwater for watering the garden
Install a Rainwater collection system at the garden shed to collect water for watering the garden when it rains or thaws. This saves Natural resourcesreduces the water bill and counteracts the Water shortage in your region.
I do this with an old Whisky barrel that has been converted into a rain barrel. But a cistern is of course also possible. When the respective collection tank is full, the excess water simply seeps away into the underground drainage system.
6. have the garden house covered with wild plants
Climbing plants such as Vines or Ivy offer a natural protection from the sunpromote biodiversity, improve the Microclimate in the garden shed - and also give it a picturesque look. So why not equip your wooden hut with a few Vine aids so that it turns green even faster.
Tip: How you can use your Garden shed overgrown and which other plants are suitable for this, I will be happy to explain in more detail in the linked article.
7. align the garden shed design with the chosen purpose of use
Workshop, artist's studio or a meditative relaxation room? Do you know what you want to do with your garden shed? In the end, the decision regarding the intended use also determines the optimal furnishings and design.
Ultimately, the heart of a workshop is the workbench. An artist's studio can be a little warmer and more colorful. And a Relaxation room, for example, needs a little more natural light and calming colors. So always keep in mind what exactly you want to do with your garden shed.
8. allow for sufficient daylight
If you want to spend time in your garden shed on a regular basis, I can only advise you from my own experience to work on Sufficient windows or a glazed door to think! So you can Natural light in, which enhances the atmosphere in the garden house and Electricity bill reduced will.
9. do not forget the insulation
You want to reduce the noise level from outside and at the same time Save energy costs (for cooling in summer and heating in winter)? Then good insulation is definitely important! If possible, opt for Natural insulation materialssuch as wood wool, hemp or cellulose.
10. install birdhouses and insect hotels
A garden shed usually has a roof overhang to which or under which a bird house can be wonderfully attached. So you can give the animals a provide a safe nesting place, the Biodiversity and promote your Make your garden more bird-friendly. Also about a Feeding stationThe feathered garden dwellers are happy to have them on the windowsill, for example.
To enjoy not only the chirping of birds but also the buzzing of insects, you can also install an insect repeller on the other side of your garden shed. Bee hotel attach. Ideally, there should also be a Wildflower corner.
Tip: Unfortunately, birds often fly into glass panes with serious health consequences. What you for bird protection at the window I will be happy to explain in the linked blog post.
Use garden shed ideas as a source of inspiration!
Here today I have given you lots of ideas and suggestions on how to use and design your wooden hut in the garden. You now know that you really make a lot out of your garden shed can. For example, it can be a practical, poetic retreat, but it can also be a place for socializing.
"Who fell into the passion of gardening has never been cured."
Karl Foerster (more at Garden Quotes)
I very much hope that the creative tips presented here will inspire you to get more out of your garden shed. And that in the end you will give the hut add your personal touch that makes it a place that really suits you. In any case, there are no limits to your imagination on the way there!
Do you have any questions, suggestions or your own experience with your garden shed project that you would like to share? Then I look forward to your comment.
Stay creative and in touch with nature,
PS: Right next to your garden shed you can build a Create a species-rich, wild corner. I'll explain how this works next in the linked blog article.
