Garden studios - great for artists, musicians, you...

A garden studio provides serious work space:
  • For musicians - high spec. sound insulation
  • For artists to be undisturbed… away from the kids!
  • A long-term investment that will never need replacing

“A garden studio of my own has made a huge difference to me. I can work without interruption and know that nobody will disturb anything.”  Polly Bowen, Bedlington, Northumberland.




Garden studios - space for creativity

It can be tough working from home, especially when working on creative projects – there’s never quite enough space to spread out; leave everything out; not get in everybody’s way; not have everybody get in the way...

So it’s not too surprising creative people get creative in garden studios, it might be...

  • the calm atmosphere created with the use of natural materials
  • having plenty of room for movement and storage, thanks to the high ceilings
  • windows and doors in just the right places to make maximum use of natural daylight
  • lots of insulation means musical instruments and materials are safe and dry all year round.

"Delighted with my building, it does exactly what I wanted....a very good music room and study.  The acoustics are pretty good, and with a thermostat set at 7 degrees in winter it has been a very good, dry environment for the piano, which has remained in tune for a year." James Darcy, Oxfordshire.


How much space is needed?

  1. You don't have to have a huge garden
  2. We can help you assess the floor space you'll need
  3. You can choose standard size from our brochure or go bespoke
  4. We can do a garden survey to help determine the best sized building for you...

Sensitively designed and spacious ...


Environmentally sensitive
-  Our customers want to work in a natural environment. We use building materials and woods that do not need to be treated with preservatives and we avoid plastics. The result is a beautiful, maintanence-free studio.

Built to last -  InsideOut buildings are built in the same way as a  timber-frame house, then finished with larch on the outside.

Insulation, insulation, insulation
- this is our open secret!  Lots and lots of eco-friendly insulation so that minimal heat is needed. no air-conditioning is needed. the atmosphere is always stable and paper doesn't absorb moisture.

Storage -  Strong walls that you can attach shelves to. Or hang things from the high ceiling. (We hang a 12ft boat from our studio ceiling.)

Strong floors
- to easily support cupboards and equipment.

Beautiful building materials:
  • Plastered walls on the inside -cool and calm
  • Hand-made, double-glazed windows and doors - finished in the colour of your choice
  • On the outside - maintanence free larch cladding and cedar shingle roof tiles and the smell of new wood.

InsideOut studios - good spaces to be noisy in!


One of the first studios we designed is used as a drumming studio. We have it on good authority that the neighbours have never complained!

Planning permission


You may or may not need planning permission. The basic rules for garden outbuildings are explained on our planning permission page. The simplest way to find out if you need planning permission is to ring Lynn Fotheringham, our planning permission expert on 01524 737999.

If you're a professional or serious hobby artist  keeping your equipment and papers under the stairs and getting them out every time you want to do some work isn't a practical solution.  As architects and designers, we know this through personal experience.

Phone us to discuss on 01524 737999.
Email your questions.
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  • Free Planning Service
  • Eco Friendly Materials
InsideOut Buildings Ltd
The Green, Over Kellet
Lancashire, LA6 1BU
Tel: 01524 737999
email: lynn@iobuild.co.uk


VAT No. 814 1201 84
Registered in Cardiff
No. 4364554

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