Outdoor Design

taking it outside

There are countless benefits to working from home — no daily commute or annoying co-workers chief among them — but there can be challenges, too. For example, if you have a house full of children, getting peace and quiet in those tumultuous hours before and after school can be near impossible.

Building an office in the garden can be a great solution and it’s one that increasing numbers of Australians are adopting. Your garden can provide a light-filled and serene space in which to work. In a large garden, an office can be nestled into the landscape and located some distance from the home, but even in smaller outdoor spaces, an office can be seamlessly integrated with a little care.

Some garden offices are pre-fabricated pods, some are converted shipping containers, others are custom-built structures, but they all offer the benefit of an office away from the noise and distraction of family life, not to mention a

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