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When you think of extending your living space, your first instinct might be to look inward—knocking down walls or building an extra room inside your house. But what if the best extension is actually just a few steps outside your door? A SunSpace glass veranda or garden room could be exactly what you're looking for.

SunSpaces are modern garden rooms or verandas that let you enjoy your garden in any season, offering a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living. With their elegant design and adaptable features, SunSpaces offer an alternative to traditional home extensions that often require heavy insulation, structural changes, and ongoing maintenance. Let's explore why a SunSpace could be the best decision for expanding your outdoor living space without the hassle of a typical extension.

What Are SunSpaces?

Our stylish and contemporary verandas and  glass sunrooms provide an alternative to the traditional conservatory. Extend your garden and enjoy more time outdoors, no matter the weather. SunSpaces’ glass sunrooms are constructed using superior materials (primarily high-strength aluminium) and retain their stylish appearance for years after installation. 

Whether you're looking for a relaxing sunroom, veranda, or even an additional outdoor area, a SunSpace can enhance your garden’s functionality while adding a stylish touch to your property.

Why Choose a SunSpace Over a Traditional Home Extension?

1. Versatile Use All Year Round: SunSpaces can be used in a variety of ways throughout the year. In summer, you can bask in the sun while staying cool under the shaded roof. In colder months, you can use the space as a cozy retreat to enjoy the view of your garden without braving the elements. With the ability to close off the space with sliding doors or retractable glass walls, you have total control over the temperature and airflow. We also offer outdoor heater units, making it a truly year-round space.
2. Maximise Natural Light: One of the standout features of a SunSpace is its ability to flood the room with natural light, thanks to the large glass panels and transparent roofs. Traditional home extensions may not offer the same level of natural light, especially if they involve building over windows or altering the flow of sunlight in your existing rooms.
3. Seamless Connection to Your Garden: A SunSpace allows for a unique connection between your home and your garden. Unlike a traditional extension, which may feel like a separate room, a SunSpace opens up directly into your garden, offering panoramic views and easy access to the outdoors. You can transform your garden into an extended living space, where you can entertain guests, enjoy family meals, or simply relax surrounded by greenery—without the barrier of a wall or door.
4. No Planning Permission in Most Cases: Depending on your location and the size of your SunSpace, you may not need planning permission to install it, as it often qualifies as a "permitted development" under UK law. This makes it a much quicker and easier process compared to a traditional home extension.
5. A Sustainable Option: In today’s eco-conscious world, sustainability is a key factor in any home improvement decision. SunSpaces’ use of natural light means you may save on electricity costs. Our verandas and garden rooms also offer materials that are environmentally friendly and built to last, ensuring that your garden extension is not only beautiful but also sustainable.

Benefits of a SunSpace for Your Lifestyle

• Extra Living Space: Whether you're using it as an extra living room, office, or playroom for children, a SunSpace gives you flexible living options without the disruption of a full home extension.
• Perfect for Entertaining: Imagine hosting a summer BBQ with friends, or an intimate dinner party surrounded by your garden’s beauty. The open and airy feel of a SunSpace offers the ideal setting for entertaining.
• Connection with Nature: If you love being outdoors, a SunSpace is the perfect way to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of nature without having to brave the elements.
• Increased Property Value: A well-designed SunSpace can enhance the overall value of your property. It not only adds extra square footage but also increases the aesthetic appeal and functionality of your home.

Conclusion

If you're looking for an easy and stylish way to expand your outdoor space and enjoy your garden year-round, a SunSpace veranda or sunroom is an excellent choice. It provides a versatile, cost-effective, and sustainable alternative to traditional home extensions, offering benefits like natural light, a seamless connection to your garden, and year-round comfort.

Whether you’re seeking extra living space, a new dining area, or simply a quiet retreat to unwind, a SunSpace can give you the flexibility to make the most of your property—without the stress and expense of a traditional home extension. Ready to bring your garden into your home? A SunSpace might just be the perfect addition to your outdoor lifestyle.

If you’ve ever dreamed of having your own bar, the tail-end of that dream has probably been met with internal acceptance that it’s a hopeless fantasy, an unreachable goal and an impossible vision destined never to be realised.

Not so fast, my friend. Here at SunSpaces, we believe in making dreams a reality – specifically those involving home renovation and upscaling.

Jimmy McElroy said it best in Blades of Glory – if you can dream it, you can do it – so don’t put your dreams on ice. With the help of SunSpaces, an outdoor garden bar no longer needs to be a pipe dream.

DIY Garden Bar

While it is possible to go the whole hog and create your own DIY garden bar from scratch, it naturally comes with a lot of work attached. Sadly, this often requires a lot of time and a lot of skill to boot which, in today’s fast-paced world, rarely come in pairs.

From measuring up and sourcing materials to laying the foundation and the overall construction itself, creating an outdoor garden bar is no small feat. In fact, the project can quickly turn into a bit of a mammoth task – particularly if you want to get it done properly.

If you want to create the ultimate backyard bar, a glorified shed probably won’t impress your mates and a second-rate job just isn’t going to cut the mustard. Luckily, at SunSpaces, our mustard cutting skills are world class!

Cut out the middle man and give your outdoor bar the perfect finish without lifting a finger, courtesy of the installation aces at SunSpaces.

SunSpaces Outdoor Bar

Our collection covers a wide range of outdoor living products, including everything from canopies to extensions and everything in between.

As such, we’ve seen it all when it comes to outdoor designs and there’s no hard and fast rule of how you have to use your SunSpace. In fact, it’s your space – how you utilise it is up to you!

Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of customers achieve their dream outdoor living space. Many of these were purpose-built for a key purpose or function, be it a garden art studio or even a meditation garden room.

Bottom line: if you want to turn your SunSpace into a watering hole, we can make it so. To help get your cogs turning, here are two fantastic ways to create an outdoor garden bar within the comfort of your outdoor space.

Verandas for Cervezas in the Sun

Ideal for summertime socials, adding a veranda to your outdoor space can make for the perfect setting for an outdoor garden bar.

Any one of our stunning verandas can be easily transformed into a DIY garden bar, simply by the addition of an L-shaped stand and a few all-weather bar stools. Throw in a few ice buckets and you have yourself the perfect patio pop-up bar.

If a permanent bar isn’t quite going to pass your partner’s approval test, you could reach a steady compromise by opting for a fold-away Murphy Bar. That way, you economise on space and cost, while still providing you with a perfectly usable drop-down bar when needed.

What’s more, the open plan nature of the veranda also allows for ample airflow, should you want to really make the most of those summer days and spark up the barbeque. After all, any self-respecting garden bar should offer pub food, right?

Our veranda options also allow you to truly embrace the summertime weather by accessorising. Whether you wanted to incorporate a garden pool set in the surrounding area or add sun-loungers to soak up the sun.

Throw in a sound system and the resulting atmosphere can leave you feeling like you’re propping up a poolside bar in a foreign country, particularly when you get the weather to match.

Garden Rooms for Grey Sky Sanctuary

If you’re looking for a more permanent outdoor establishment for year-round enjoyment, there’s really no substitute for the weather-proof enclosed SunSpaces garden room.

Built essentially as an extension on to the house itself, the garden room option provides a number of additional bar-friendly benefits, most notably insulated comfort. That being said, perhaps the most complete solution to the outdoor bar conundrum is to opt for the always awesome free-standing variation.

A unique alternative to a traditional garden room, the independent option provides you with everything you could want from an outdoor garden bar. Offering the privacy of a detached structure with all the functionality of a fully-enclosed room, a free-standing garden room offers all-season use in a purpose-built standalone structure.

Separated from the house for additional peace for all parties, creating distance also helps enhance the pub-like ambience of your outdoor bar. By establishing separation between the home and the outdoor garden bar, you are effectively creating the illusion of going out, despite not leaving your premises.

SunSpaces also has a variety of heating options available to keep your personal outdoor bar warm and welcoming, whatever the weather. This even includes a Bluetooth speaker/heater combo, allowing you to truly bring the bar ambience to life in heated comfort.

For more information on our variety of verandas and garden rooms available – or for more ideas on how to transform your outdoor space – call now on 0800 085 8110. Alternatively, drop us an email using the button below.

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When it comes to meditation in garden surroundings, it’s not always easy to switch off from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind.

While it’s easy to simply grab a towel and head into the back garden to zone out, the open-air doesn’t always lend itself well to serenity. Distractions come in many forms, from noisy kids and neighbourhood barbeques to barking dogs and police sirens.

The primary purpose of a meditation garden is off-loading stress, finding inner peace and generally unwinding in an environment that promotes relaxation. This blog aims to help you do just that.

Leave the demands of the day at the backdoor and enter your very own zen den by creating your own purpose-built meditation garden, right there in the comfort of your own home.

Meditation in Garden Room Settings

Throughout history, people all over the world have long sought their own space or sanctuary in order to zone out and de-stress through meditation.

With all the stresses of 21st-century life, a lot can be learned from this ancient art but it can be difficult to know where to start. If this sounds like a familiar predicament, why not take a tip from the past by creating a dedicated space for your own peace of mind, body and soul?

A detached garden room or free-standing veranda can make for the perfect place for garden meditation, providing a natural environment within an outdoor setting that still protects from the elements and provides a barrier to the outside world.

Meditation Garden Ideas

Open space, minimalist design and natural light are three key features of Asian design, as are deep browns of natural wood colours. As the art of meditation does have deep roots in Asian culture, this could be an avenue of design you may want to explore for your meditation garden design.

While the layout can depend on your needs, tastes and personality, the Prestige model does make for a particularly good setting for the purpose of a meditation garden. Providing ample light and minimalist design, it also features an understated flat roof, while also providing seclusion to avoid external distractions.

Meanwhile, the Vogue model features an optional sliding roof, should you want to bring natural sounds, light and airflow into your private meditation area. Similarly, the Dynamic design offers the same benefits, with the added bonus of a louvred roof system that’s remotely adjustable depending on the weather.

Features of a Meditation Garden

Like any space dedicated to a sole purpose or activity, you may wish to accessorise your garden room in order to make it fit for purpose and personal to you.

Admittedly, while the very essence of a garden meditation room lends itself well towards a minimalistic approach, there are a few additions you can still add to your sanctuary setting to enhance the spiritual ambience.

For example, burning incense, candles and plants are common features of many meditation rooms, as are ornamental items, such as Buddha statues. Meanwhile, if there are certain sounds that help you switch off and relax, you may want to equip your space with an appropriate sound system for that exact purpose.

SunSpaces has a heating/sound system combo that’s equipped with built-in Bluetooth speakers, allowing you to incorporate the soothing sounds of your choice directly into your outdoor space. Whether you want the sounds of the sea or the wind whistling through the trees, this feature can accommodate just that.

Meanwhile, you may want to use your meditation garden room as multi-purpose setting, e.g. doubling up as a yoga pad for similar purposes of holistic mindfulness. If so, be sure to keep your supplies to hand; however, clutter can be a stress-inducer so try to keep any accessories out of sight when not in use.

If you would like to create your own garden meditation room or a simply looking for a few meditation garden ideas, why not get in touch today? Call now on 0800 085 8110 or drop us an email using the link below.

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