Summerhouse Style Garden - Ideas | Ideas for Home Garden Bedroom Kitchen

Create the perfect retreat
Tucked away at the bottom of the garden, a summerhouse provides a picturesque focal point and shelter from the midday sun. This octagonal room has small-paned windows, a tiled roof and weathervane, creating the perfect country look.

Include mix and match furniture
Give a summerhouse a relaxed look with a mix of painted and natural wicker garden furniture. Junk-shop finds, such as a folding tray table and occasional table, look chic when repainted in a subtle shade.

Contrast light and dark
Include a daybed in your summerhouse and on fine days it can be brought outside. For a modern-country look, opt for eastern-influenced furniture in a dark finish as a complete contrast to the classic white-painted timber cladding.

Go for plantation style
The curvy dark wood frame and cane seat of a plantation-style chair emphasise a summery scheme. Keep the theme light and airy with sheer curtains and furnishings in neutral tones and soft, pastel colours.

Choose calming green
Lloyd Loom furniture is the classic choice for a country-style summerhouse or conservatory. A leafy green paint colour on walls provides a fresh backdrop to the furniture, and a natural flooring rug draws the scheme together.

Welcoming window
Decorate the exterior of your summerhouse in a fetching blue, and for a cottage-style effect, finish with a retro floral blind and a windowbox of miniature red roses and rosemary to scent the air.

Eclectic upholstery
A summerhouse is the ideal place to try out inventive design ideas. Customise an occasional chair with a cover made from washed denim and printed sackcloth, then accessorise with cushions in inky ikat designs.

Have a summer party
Make the most of a summerhouse as a party venue. Dress it up with bunting, cover an outdoor table with fun candy stripes, and provide seating within in case the weather turns.

Make space to dine
Provide a summerhouse with a decked area and you’ve the perfect spot for lazy summer lunches. A mix of striped and floral fabrics and folding directors’ chairs dress up the typical English clubhouse look.

Plan a retreat
In a garden studio you can paint, write or simply while away the time. For a calm effect, paint the room white, set a table before the window, and put up an unlined curtain or blind at the window to shield you from the sun.