Stylish Interior Design Ideas for Your Garden Retreat

A garden retreat can be a wonderful thing, a luxury that becomes the focal point of your outside space. It takes a lot of time to decide how your summerhouse will look on the outside, picking out colours, roofing material, windows and doors, but now it’s time to decorate the inside!

What are you using your garden retreat for? A relaxation spot to admire your garden from? A dining area? An entertainment spot? Or maybe a combination of all three? Whatever you have in mind, there are plenty of garden room and summerhouse interior ideas to help you create a space that feels completely your own.

Choosing colours for your garden room or summerhouse interior

White is a great indoor colour, whether it’s just on the walls or on the whole of the inside. It gives a light and airy feel, making your space feel even bigger.

With our insulated buildings, we clad the internal walls with tongue and groove matchboarding. This comes in two options: painted in Ivory from our exterior paint system, or left in the natural colour of the timber.

Natural matchboarding is ideal if you would like to achieve a warmer, more organic feel, but who says you can’t paint the inside in a completely different colour to suit your own style and vision?

Garden room and summerhouse interior design ideas

Not sure where to start? Choosing an interior style can help bring together everything from your furniture and colour scheme to curtains, cushions and artwork.

Nautical garden room interiors

If you want a laid-back feel in your retreat, why not give nautical a go? This can be achieved with a few blue and white striped cushions and seaside-inspired decorations. This theme lends itself well to both the Ivory and natural matchboard finish.

Traditional country-style interiors

This makes a great theme for a dining set-up, with the use of a traditional wooden table and chairs, a country-style unit that has a rustic charm to it, and some nice flowers. Perfect to relax in and enjoy warm summer evenings and the occasional family BBQ.

Shabby chic summerhouse interiors

With a painted white interior you can work this look to great effect. Add some reclaimed garden furniture, floral cushions and soft furnishings. Reclaiming and giving new life to old furniture could be a great hobby and would make your retreat entirely unique.

Modern garden room interiors

Using minimalistic (but always comfy) furniture, clean lines and bold prints, it’s easy to create a stylish modern space. If you’ve chosen muted colours for your larger pieces of furniture, adding a few splashes of colour with scatter cushions, ornaments and artwork can really brighten up your retreat.

Garden sports bar ideas

For sports fans, your garden building could become somewhere dedicated to the big game. Add your favourite team colours, sports memorabilia, a TV and comfortable seating to create your own space for watching with family and friends.

Garden building interior ideas for different uses

Your interior doesn’t have to follow a particular theme. Instead, start with what you want to do in your garden building.

A comfortable chair or sofa positioned to admire the garden can create a peaceful reading and relaxation space, while a dining table can turn a summerhouse into somewhere for meals and entertaining. Alternatively, desks, shelving and storage can help transform the space into a garden office, creative studio or hobby room.

Finishing touches for your garden building interior

A few small alterations can really make your garden retreat come to life. Draping fairy lights around the room can transform the atmosphere, curtains or blinds make a room really feel like home, and wall hangings and colour schemes will really stamp your personality onto the interior.

You may also want to consider shed and workshop extras, like electrical packs, heating and security packs if you’re planning on enjoying it in real luxury, comfort and style.

Design a garden building around your interior

When it comes to decorating the inside of your garden building, there’s one surefire way to get the best result: have fun with it!

At Crane Garden Buildings, we want to make sure that customers have their vision brought to life. As our timber garden buildings are handcrafted to order, you can choose from different sizes, layouts and optional extras to create a building suited to how you want to use it. Delivery and installation are also included.

Want to see what might work in your own garden? Get inspired by a trip to one of our UK Show Centres.