Graeme Whiles

You’ve probably heard that summer houses have become a popular investment, especially over the last few years. If you were wondering what makes people buy a summer house, we’re here to help. There are numerous reasons to buy one and all of them will make your life better. If you were on the lookout for…

Garden storage sheds are a fantastic way to extend the storage space of your main house. You can keep anything in this extra space or annex from food to toys to clothes that are out of season to books and tools. But let’s be honest for a second. How easy is it to let a…

Large log cabins have a subtle way of helping you rediscover how charming nature and simple wood structures can be. The smell and the texture of the logs bring you closer to the forest right in your backyard in a straightforward yet undeniable way. This is one of the main reasons why large log cabins…

For many, wintertime is simply another excuse to break out those UGG boots and cozy up in front of the TV to binge watch as many TV shows and movies as possible. The reasons? It’s cold outside, of course, it’s snowing, we’re weather sensitive, and so on. But it doesn’t have to be this way….

If you’ve ever read articles or seen videos about people working from home, you’ve surely noticed that they are almost always accompanied by a certain type of photo. It’s a young man or woman in the middle of a large bed, with a laptop perched precariously on their knees, laughing at something on the screen….

It’s October! And you know what that means! Cue the pumpkin spiced lattes! Yes, that too. But we actually meant Halloween decorations. Fright month comes loaded with a plethora of opportunities to decorate your house and garden log cabins. You can go full on horror and scare the neighborhood kids or you can choose a…

Question of the day – is the perfect paint job an elusive dream if you try to do it on your own? Do you really need to hire a professional if you want to paint your wooden summer house or can you do it yourself? Most owners know the basics when it comes to painting….

At Summer House 24, your UK one-stop for wooden garden summer houses, we know that for many homeowners in the UK, garden sheds can be valuable extra storage space where one can keep everything from childhood toys to designer handbags and old magazines, and that’s a fact. We live in a world centred on consumerism,…

According to all the shows on TV, to various YouTube creators, and Instagram and Pinterest profiles, decorating takes a long time, costs a lot of money, and you need at least three degrees in DIY skills to pull it off. Needless to say, even the simplest of tasks, such as decorating your garden office can…

There’s much to be said about edible gardens. But the most important thing is the opportunity they give us of growing our own vegetables right in our backyards, next to the garden summer house! As the younger generations are becoming more and more aware of the carbon footprint we are leaving on the environment, edible…

So you bought a garden log cabin, installed it in your backyard, and there it sits. You might now be wondering, why should I maintain it? What are the benefits of that? Maintaining your garden log cabins will offer them a prolonged life and make sure you get to enjoy your beautiful outdoor rooms to…

Summer is here so let’s talk about budget weddings in your garden! That’s right, there’s no need to spend an inordinate amount of money on an expensive location if your house already has a garden or backyard that also happens to be furnished with some garden rooms. With just a few tips and tricks that…

The outdoor kitchen is becoming a bigger trend by the minute. Wherever you look on the internet or social media you can see the stories of people who have successfully managed to turn their garden summer house into a kitchen. It could be either because they love to cook or bake or because they want…

If you’ve ever been to Paris, then you’ve probably noticed that the city is filled with secret gardens. Every single corner you turn, every street you follow to its winding end, every courtyard you cross leads to the same thing. Patches of green that glitter in the Parisian sunlight like molten green gold. So it…

April showers bring May flowers? Ok, we’ll stop it with that. But there is no joke or no denying for that matter that seasonal flowers are the best way to go if you want to decorate your wooden summer house. It’s the best option you have for a number of reasons, which we will delve…