Garden Room Studios
A Garden Room Studio provides a peaceful, inspiring environment for creativity. Our bespoke timber studios are ideal for music, art, crafts and hobbies.
What is a Garden Room Studio?
A Garden Room Studio is a versatile timber building designed as a dedicated creative space. Customers often choose garden studios for music practice, art, photography or crafts, enjoying the separation from the main house while staying close to home. Built using sustainably sourced timber, pressure-treated shiplap cladding and Onduvilla tiled roofing as standard, every studio is handcrafted to suit your creative needs.
Why Choose a Chart Garden Room Studio?
Whether you need a quiet music room, art studio or hobby space, our Garden Room Studios are designed around you. With made-to-measure sizing and optional insulation packages, you can create a comfortable, usable space all year round. Each studio is built to order and comes with our 5‑year workmanship guarantee for added peace of mind.
Unique Selling Points
- Bespoke Garden Room Studios built to your specification
- Sustainably sourced structural timber
- Pressure-treated shiplap cladding externally
- Onduvilla tiled roofing as standard
- Optional cedar roofing and weatherboard cladding
- Rockwall insulated walls, internal ply lining and Celotex insulated flooring upgrades available
- 5‑year workmanship guarantee
Popular Uses for a Garden Room Studio
- Art or craft studio
- Music practice or recording room
- Photography workspace
- Hobby and maker space
- Multi-purpose creative retreat
Many customers add insulation and internal wall lining to create a comfortable, focused creative environment.
Sizes & Options
Every Garden Room Studio is made to your required size and layout. Choose your preferred door and window positions, insulation level and external finishes to create a studio that supports your creative work.
- Fully bespoke Garden Room Studio sizing
- Choice of door styles and positions
- Custom window layouts for natural light or privacy
- Insulation packages available for comfortable creative use
- External cladding upgrades including weatherboard
- Roofing upgrades including cedar
- Suitable for art studios, music rooms, hobby spaces and creative retreats
- Layouts tailored to individual creative workflows
Specifications & Materials
Garden Room Studios are constructed using sustainably sourced timber frames with pressure-treated external shiplap cladding and Onduvilla tiled roofing as standard. Optional upgrades include cedar roofing, weatherboard cladding, Rockwall insulated walls, internal ply wall lining and Celotex insulated flooring with Eggerboard, allowing you to tailor both performance and appearance.
- Sustainably sourced timber frame construction
- Pressure-treated external shiplap cladding as standard
- Onduvilla tiled roofing included (cedar roofing upgrade available)
- Optional weatherboard cladding for alternative exterior styling
- Rockwall insulated wall upgrade for creative spaces used year-round
- Internal ply wall lining option for art, music or hobby studios
- Celotex insulated flooring with Eggerboard available
- Built to order and protected by our 5-year workmanship guarantee
How long will a garden room studio last?
In short, with normal care and maintenance, pressure‑treated cladding and quality construction ensure your garden room studio provides many years of use, backed by our 5‑year workmanship guarantee.
Can I add electricity and heating to a garden room studio?
Certainly - yes – many customers arrange for a qualified electrician to install lighting, sockets and heating, making the garden room studio fully usable.
Are garden room studios secure?
In short, yes – quality doors with secure locking systems are supplied, and window placement can be tailored to improve privacy and security.
Can I customise doors and windows on my garden room studio?
While we offer a range of standard sizes online, our team can also put together a bespoke design and quote based on your exact requirements. You’re welcome to give us a call, or you can build a tailored quote online using our quote builder - once you reach the final step, our team will review everything and come back to you with options.
What foundations do I need for a garden room studio?
A garden room studio requires a properly constructed, solid concrete base. This ensures the building remains level, structurally sound and protected from rising damp.
The recommended build-up includes excavation, compacted hardcore, a damp-proof membrane and reinforced concrete to the correct depth. A precise, level finish is essential for successful installation.
You can view full preparation details in our groundworks guide.
What is the difference between a garden room studio and a standard shed?
Certainly - unlike a basic shed, a garden room studio is designed for regular use, with upgrade options for insulation, internal finishes and higher‑spec materials.
What is a garden room studio?
Absolutely - a garden room studio is a purpose-built timber garden building designed specifically for creative work such as art, music, photography and hobbies. Customers choose this type of building to create a dedicated, functional space that is separate from the main house but close at hand.
Do I need planning permission for a garden room studio?
In short, in many cases a garden room studio falls under permitted development, depending on size and placement. We always recommend confirming with your local planning authority.
Can a garden room studio be used all year round?
In most cases, yes – many customers upgrade their garden room studio with Rockwall insulated walls, internal ply lining and Celotex insulated flooring with Eggerboard to create a comfortable, year‑round space.
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