With gardens becoming the new spare room and remote working showing no sign of going away, the garden office is hot (quite literally, because we’re now insulating our sheds.)
“For many households, working from home is now part of everyday life,” said Natasha McCulloch, Sales Manager at Green Retreats.“That is driving demand for permanent, well specified garden offices that people can rely on day in, day out. Customers are no longer looking for temporary solutions. They want a space that feels like a real extension of their home.”
If you’re feeling confined to your desk but want to connect with nature, the garden office is the best way to mix work and play. Read about why the garden office is the corporate worker’s sanctuary this year.
Why The Garden Office Is Having A Moment
While this trend started in 2025, we can only expect more iterations of the garden office to emerge. One of our favourites at Broke in Tweed is BBC Interior Design Masters Jack Kinsey’s garden office that he decorated in collaboration with Naturewall.
The garden office is distinct from interior offices in its biophilic characteristics. Botanical accents, wood tones and natural colourways are the key to decorating a garden office that promotes mental wellbeing.
This trend is not only appealing to the plant parents; Green Retreats studied the property market and found that garden offices were becoming increasingly common in property listings, with the potential to increase a home’s value.
Luke Jackson at Michael Graham, a regional estate agent covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas, says: “A high quality garden room can boost the value of your home by 5-15%. It also attracts more buyers which often means quicker sales.”
The Garden Office: The Modern Workspace
Remote working isn’t great when the first thing you wake up to is a desk at the foot of your bed. By using space that would otherwise not be used throughout the year, there’s a compartmentalisation of work and rest that allows you to feel that you’ve truly clocked out at the end of the day.
The garden office also means that you’re only a few steps away from your loved ones and can be present without having to compromise on personal aspirations and socioeconomic mobility as previous generations did.
2026 is the year of calm. People are realising quickly that if they are to get through their careers working from home, they have to create an atmosphere that encourages their best work without forsaking mental health. This trend might be the perfect solution.
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