Useful Tips

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…

Having a garden in this economy can be considered a bonus. Now, having a garden big enough for a retreat is practically a luxury and if you happen to have it, consider yourself blessed. A garden retreat is an enclosed space in your garden that you can use to relax or simply admire your own…

What is an insulated garden office without a library? A place where you can store and enjoy your lavish book collection in a safe yet stylish way? And what is a library without a set of the coolest bookends that can not only serve a practical purpose but also put a smile on your face…

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…

The writing shed. This idea has been floating around the web for the past few years so it’s finally time to tackle it for all of you out there who are already writers in need of a personal space. Or for those of you who aspire to be writers and need a place to get…

There’s a new trend in town and we’re jumping on it! In fact, to be more precise, we want to help you jump on it. It’s the idea of turning your insulated summer house or garden shed into a guest bedroom in case you don’t have enough space in the main house. Just think about…

There are as many DIY projects online as there are stars in the sky. That’s a fact. But the truth is maybe only a handful are truly useful in the sense that you could actually benefit from them in a real-life situation along with your family. This is one of them. Turning your garden sheds…

Help! I Got Bed Bugs on My Outdoor Furniture Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) have such a self-explanatory name for a reason. And YES! It does prompt one to assume that we can find them in our beds only, right? Unfortunately… This can’t be any further from the truth, as truth is… The blood-thirsty bed bugs…

What is a garage? The obvious answer is the place where you park your car every day and where your teenage son and his friends practice cover songs waiting for their boyband to become famous. But a wooden garage can be so much more than that with just a little creativity. It can be a…

As all other garden buildings, gazebos make your garden look more cultivated and inhabited. With a gazebo in it, it will no longer look like just “outside” but more like an inhabited area outside the house. While all kinds of garden rooms have this effect, an open gazebo is an especially elegant, light and airy…