When it became apparent mid-pandemic that “working from home” was going to be more than a short-term gig, this repeat client decided it was time to seriously upgrade her professional digs. Having worked together previously, this owner-designer-builder team quickly realized that the dilapidated detached garage was the perfect She-Shed location, but a full-teardown was in order. Programmatically, the design team was tasked with accommodating sports equipment, stroller parking, an exercise bike, wine storage, a lounge area, and of course, a workstation for this busy mama.

David Brown Photography

Julian Abrahms

The industrious clients came to us with dreams of a new garage structure to provide a home for all of their passions. The design came together around a three car garage with room for a micro-brewery, workshop and bicycle storage – all attached to the house via a new three season porch – and a native prairie landscape and sauna structure on the roof. Designed by Jody McGuire Photographed by Corey Gaffer

With the Oakland 757 Shed, you'll appreciate its 296.6 cu.ft. storage capacity which provides ample space for organizing anything from long handle tools, push mowers, leaf blowers, lawn furniture and other items that will not fit in your garage any longer. Furthermore, the walls of this shed are drill-able and provide flexible mounting options of hangers, racks, slot walls or pegboards (not included) to free up floor space and better organize your tools and equipment. At the same time, it is compact enough to fit easily on your patio or back in the corner of the yard.

Ollie Hammick

Y.Harigane

A full kitchen redesign in Norwood Junction, taking a kitchen that previously lacked enough storage to create a stylish and functional space that my clients want to cook and spend time in. The brief was to create a kitchen with dark tones and plenty of wood, and I designed this with black fenix and oak veneer doors, coupled with splashback and floor tiles for texture. Here the layout was dramatically changed, adding in floor to ceiling cabinetry, open shelving, a breakfast cupboard and opening up the window by removing the sink and dishwasher that were previously here. A great project to work on. - Kitchen design: Claire Moran Designs - Main contractor: MPRM Design & Build - Kitchen: Holte Studio on IKEA carcasses - Photograpy: Anna Yanovski

This modern house was designed by Black and Milk www.blackandmilk.co.uk

Photo: Rachel Loewen © 2019 Houzz

Functional, floor-to-ceiling shutters partially open, balancing privacy and openness.

If you need a specialist garden building company, it can be a real minefield to know where to start. There are so many firms out there promising the earth, but how do you know which one to go with? Whether you want to build a home office, art studio, gym or even your own little pub, Inside Out Oxford make beautiful, hand crafted bespoke garden rooms that last a lifetime. And if you want to know why you should choose us, here are five ways we differ from other garden room companies… 1. WE’RE AWARD WINNING When you choose us to build your bespoke garden room, you are hiring an award-winning firm. This year we were named the Most Outstanding Garden Room Company 2022 in the UK, and also awarded the BUILD Client Service Excellence Award 2022 in the BUILD Architecture Awards Houzz awarded us best customer service 2021 and we have also won the Best Bespoke Garden Room Design / Build Company for South East England in the BUILD Real Estate and Property Awards in 2020. We took the same title in 2018 and 2019 for the whole of the UK. 2. WE OFFER FREE CUSTOM 3D DRAWINGS We know that forking out for a bespoke garden room can be a big expense, and we want to make your lives a little bit easier. That’s why we don’t charge for our custom 3D drawings that we create to show you how your bespoke garden room could look. We’ll help you with space planning and room layout, and, with a little tech wizardy, we can even pop the roof off the drawing and take you on a 3D interactive walkthrough of your proposed build. 3. OUR GARDEN ROOMS ARE 100% BESPOKE We don’t build flat-pack ready-made garden rooms. As a specialist garden building company, we work with you to design your dream garden room, which we build from scratch, on-site. Our superior quality insulated garden buildings are made to order, made in Britain, and are 100% bespoke to suit your aesthetic and budget. From the very first conversation, we strive to make your dream a reality. We can make a garden room any size, for any space, and can add decking, plumbing and electrics and even make it soundproof. Our clients often tell us they find they have more space once the garden room is in situ, because it blends in so seamlessly to the existing environment. 4. WE’RE ECO-FRIENDLY We strive to be as eco-friendly as possible, using sustainable and locally sourced materials where we can. We always aim to design our buildings without using plastic or concrete and the the main material in our builds is responsibly-sourced timber, marked with Forestry Commission approval. ⠀ We also avoid using uPVC, constructing our roof fascias from solid timber and soffits from hardwood ply cut to shape, capping with aluminium. We design and build the garden room bases from scratch on-site to provide the maximum strength, damp proofing, rigidity and protection from invasion by animals and insects. We love working with recycled materials and have harvest rainwater into old water head tanks and often use reclaimed Belfast Sinks. One of our buildings has a recycled cast iron window from the 1860s incorporated into it, pictured below. One of our designs with a recycled cast iron window from the 1860s incorporated into it. 5. WE CARE We want to build you a garden room that will last a lifetime, that you will cherish using and that puts a smile on your face every time you look at it. We’re a friendly team and we work closely with you to design your dream bespoke garden room to make sure you’re happy every step of the way. We love hearing your ideas and have a flexible, cheerful approach to everything we do. And we always bring our own coffee machine to jobs, so if we really like you we might even make you a tasty flat white, too.

For the full portfolio, see https://blackandmilk.co.uk/interior-design-portfolio/