Spending time in nature is something we all know feels good.
Much to most of our disappointment, we don’t have enough of an opportunity to spend time close to nature. Work commitments and lack of practical (weather proof) options mean that we often have to settle for short bursts spent time in the garden at the weekend, in the summer, when it’s sunny.
Having a garden room at your fingertips means that you can spend time outside all year round in the comfort of an indoor space but with the pleasure and mood lifting benefits of being outside.
How Your Garden Room Can Improve Your Wellbeing:
Garden Rooms Bring You Much Closer to Nature
Large scale scientific research has proven that access to green-space reduces the risk of illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, premature death, high blood pressure and type II diabetes.
At a very base level, as soon as we go outside, we feel better. The flora and fauna conspires to make us feel good. As soon as we spend time near plants, it seems to connect with some very primal sensory stimulants. We feel more relaxed and calm, more or less instantly. Further scientific evidence suggests that spending 2 hours or more in nature a week is associated with good health and wellbeing.
A well placed, well designed garden room can make you feel like you are out in nature but with all the comforts of being inside. A garden room with full height windows and sliding or French doors can mean that the immediate natural surroundings become part of the living space.
A Garden Room Separates You From the Stresses and Worries Within the House
Many people who work from home can struggle with focus. Home offices are so interconnected with the main house that it’s easy to get distracted by other things going on like family noises or household chores that need doing.
As many people who have worked in an outside space will agree, being in a building separated from the main house can help the mind switch off from whatever’s going on inside. It’s not so easy to simply go and put another load of washing on. You don’t have the opportunity to glance up and see something that needs a ‘quick tidy’. Family sounds can’t be heard. An outside space gives you the mental space you need to be able to focus on the work at hand.
A Garden Room Used as an Office Saves on Commuting
Many people these days have the ability to work from home. Most companies and jobs are very much done online (or at least a large portion of them can be), so going into a centralised base is entirely unnecessary. In fact many employers encourage their staff to work from home (with added benefits to them of saving money). One study showed that a commute was one of the least satisfying parts of the day (coming below housework).
A report by the Royal Society for Public Health found that on average, the daily commute was 56 minutes long. It also found that commuting reduced mental and physical health including raising blood pressure and reduced time for physical activity.
Not only that but from an eco aware point of view, many of us are very much focused on reducing our carbon footprint. No commute makes a huge impact on that.
Imagine simply taking a stroll to the end of your garden instead of that hour long commute. Having a purpose built garden office can be a total game changer. On top of convenience, you will have extra time and energy to spend on wellbeing activities and with your family.
It Helps With the Work/Home Divide
Anyone who has worked from home or is self-employed will know that working in the house can make it harder to switch off at the end of the working day. It’s far too easy to just ‘quickly do something’ or ‘finish something off’. Before you know it there’s no differentiation between your home and work lives.
If you have an office within the main house, even walking by can make it all too tempting to pop in or simply trigger thoughts of work. Some people may not even have the luxury of separate office space. This often means a corner of a common room like a lounge/dining room has a desk and a chair, which is even harder to avoid if you’re in the house.
Having your own garden office space means that at the end of the work day/week, you can close the door and leave all your work equipment and files behind. The house can then be the sanctuary from work that it should be.
You Can Create Your Very Own Yoga Studio/Meditation Space/Gym
Exercise can lower your risk of early death by 30% and most of us know that a regular meditation practice can help reduce stress levels.
Many people start the year off with good intentions ‘to go to the gym every day’, ‘to meditate twice a day’, ‘to get back to lifting weights’ and the lists go on. But in reality how many of these resolutions make it into February?
Convenience is an enormous factor. As much as many of us love the idea of the gym, because of its practicality and set up. Having to travel somewhere to exercise becomes an easy way to quell any motivation we might have had. On top of that, sharing equipment, gyms without showers and having to lug a gym bag around really put out whatever spark of motivation we had.
Meditation also sounds like a wonderful idea but how practical is that if you have a noisy family in the background?
But insert a Garden building designed as a gym or wellbeing space and all your wishes are catered for. There’s no hassle of having to have your gym bag ready, preparing a protein shake in advance and driving to wherever your gym is. Equally there’s no need to ‘find a quiet place to meditate’. It’s really as easy as rolling out of bed, grabbing a cuppa and taking a little stroll to the end of your garden.
Okay, I love the idea of it but aren’t garden rooms really hot in the summer and cold in the winter?
Not a Hallmark Garden Rooms. We utilise a multifoil honeycomb insulation for optimum thermal efficiency helping keep your garden building pod cool throughout the summer season and keeps heat during the winter season.
What about sturdiness? Will the garden room last?
All our garden pods are made from a durable, strong wood structure all supported by edge corner for maximum toughness. The steel framed base is guaranteed for 25 years and we also provide a 10 year Hallmark guarantee for the main structure.
Does it have to be a home office or gym? What can I use a Garden Room for?
Of course! Here are just a few ideas:
If your interest in a garden room has been piqued please visit our page to learn more about how we can create your very own garden building.
Book your free consultation today. You can complete our enquiry form or call us on 01323 671007.
