Garden room ideas: uses and design features
The short answer
Most garden rooms in Ireland are offices, gyms and studios, but they're also used as bars, cinemas, dens, workshops and golf simulator rooms. Whatever the use, the same planning rules apply: up to 30 m², not lived in and not a business with customers. These guides cover what each use needs, and the design choices that shape the room.
Ideas by use
- Garden officeSize, broadband, power and tax relief.
- Garden gymHeight, floor, cooling and cost.
- Studio or music roomSoundproofing and acoustics.
- Golf simulator roomWhy ceiling height decides it.
- Bar, cinema or games roomLayouts, plumbing and noise.
- Teenage den or playroomSafety, sound and the sleeping rule.
- Garden workshopFloor, power, dust and security.
- Garden saunaHeaters, power and placement.
- Hot tub shelter or pool houseBase, power and planning.
- Room with a toilet or showerDrainage and costs.
- Salon or home businessWhen you need permission.
- Small garden room ideasMaking a small room work.
Design features
- Pitched or flat roofThe 3 m and 4 m height limits.
- Doors and windowsBifold, sliding or French doors.
- Canopy and covered seatingShade, shelter and the 30 m² total.
- Built-in storageA store with its own door.
- L-shaped and corner roomsTwo zones in one building.
- Sloping gardensBases and the height limit.
- Solar panelsThe 2022 exemption and wiring.
- CladdingLarch, cedar, composite and more.
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