Featured Project: More than just a garden room
Finding Home Again Through a Bespoke Garden Art Studio in Burton on Trent
Sometimes, a garden building is about much more than creating extra space.
For our client in Burton-on-Trent, this bespoke garden art studio marked the beginning of a deeply personal journey. After an incredibly difficult year and the loss of her father, her home no longer felt like the place it once had. She wanted to reconnect with something she had always loved, painting, and create a space where she could find inspiration, calm and creativity again.
As she began researching garden buildings and exploring what might be possible, she came across the Roundpeg Outdoor Buildings website. Seeing the quality, style and flexibility of our bespoke garden rooms helped her picture how her own space could take shape. What had started as an idea began to feel like something real.
Encouraged by a close friend to rediscover the things that brought her joy, she made the decision to invest in herself by creating a dedicated art studio in her garden.
A Garden Space with Purpose
The vision was to create more than just a garden building. This studio needed to become a sanctuary. A peaceful, private place where our client could step away from everyday life, reconnect with nature and fully immerse herself in her creativity.
Designed for year-round use, the insulated garden studio provides a bright, comfortable and welcoming environment where she can paint whenever inspiration strikes.
Project Garden Room Project Specification
- Building size: 10ft x 10ft (3.04m x 3.04m)
- Building type: Bespoke garden art studio
- Location: Burton upon Trent
- External finish: Charcoal composite cladding
- Roof: EPDM rubber roof
- Insulation: 50mm Rockwool insulation
- Windows and doors: Black aluminium
- Interior finish: Whey White by Thorndown Paints
- Extras: Matching composite-clad water butt
More Than a Garden Studio
From the moment the studio was completed, it became clear that this project had delivered far more than additional space.
Having somewhere dedicated to painting has helped our client reconnect with a passion that means so much to her. Her new outdoor art studio has given her a place to reflect, create and simply enjoy being herself again.
Most importantly, she says it has given her back her beautiful home.
Rather than being a place associated with loss, her garden has become somewhere filled with inspiration, colour and creativity. A place where new memories are being made.
The Impact
When talking about her new studio, our client became emotional as she described what the space means to her.
She explained that it has brought “a piece of heaven” back into her life. It has restored her creativity, given her a renewed sense of purpose and helped her find joy during an incredibly difficult chapter.
Projects like this remind us that bespoke outdoor buildings can have an impact far beyond their practical use. Sometimes, they become places of healing, reflection and new beginnings.
Client Testimonial
“After losing my dad, I didn’t want to live in Burton on Trent anymore. My house no longer felt like home. A friend encouraged me to start living again, and building this studio was part of that journey. It’s given me my home back. It has brought me a piece of heaven, brought back my creativity, and given me somewhere I love to be.”
Why choose a garden art studio?
A bespoke garden art studio offers artists a dedicated creative environment without needing to extend their home. Benefits include:
- Natural light for painting
- Separation from household distractions
- Year-round comfort with insulation
- Increased usable garden space
- Potential to add value to your property
- Flexible use as a studio, office or hobby room