Articles & Lifestyle Blog From Crane Garden Buildings


The Best Garden Gym Garden Buildings - 21st January 2022

Whether you are a long-time gym goer fed up of crowded leisure centres, someone on a journey to a healthier lifestyle who wants to work out in the privacy of their own back garden, or a fitness instructor looking for a new venue to teach in, garden buildings make for excellent garden gyms.

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2021 Top 10 Garden Building Installations - 22nd December 2021

2021 has been a busy year for us, with a new building added to our range and exciting additions made to existing buildings. We have continued to navigate around Covid restrictions and adapted to new ways of working so that we can continue to deliver and install our buildings up and down the country for our customers, all of which has required a big team effort from everyone at Crane.

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Making the Most of Your Garden Room Throughou... - 12th November 2021

If it isn’t a space you use every day, it might be easy to forget about your garden room once the weather turns and the days get shorter. However, with features including lining, insulation and electrics, there are so many things you can do with your building throughout the colder months of the year.

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Spotlight on the Thornham Summerhouse - 13th October 2021

If you are looking for a summerhouse that will add style to your garden, consider our Thornham Summerhouse. It is different from our other summerhouses as it has a contemporary-style pent roof with an overhang, blended with traditional design features, including ¾ glazed doors and windows.

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Garden Entertainment Room Ideas - 17th September 2021

Garden buildings make for great entertaining spaces. They provide somewhere outside of your home where you can socialise with friends and family. As the space is separate from your home, it can be kitted out specifically for entertaining and designed exactly how you want to use the space. The best entertainment spaces can be used all throughout the year, so you may want a building that is fully lined and insulated, and then you can start thinking about what furnishings you would like inside.

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Which Shed Material is the Best? - 3rd September 2021

Whether you require a storage solution for household goods, a workshop with plenty of room for you to tinker with tools, or a dedicated she shed or man cave where you can indulge in your hobby to your hearts content, a high-quality garden shed can be an invaluable addition to your garden.

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7 Garden Office Ideas for Working from Home - 6th August 2021

With more people working from home than ever before, many of you are considering taking the plunge and investing in a garden office. This is to give you a permanent and dedicated work from home space. You will want to make su...

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The Many Uses of Garden Rooms - 23rd July 2021

Over our many years of hand-crafting garden buildings, we have seen our customers use our garden rooms for a whole variety of reasons. We are sure you have your own garden room ideas, so to help you visualise what can be achieved, we have put together some photos of previous customer transformations and some of our favourite dressed building photos from our show sites for further garden room inspiration.

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Crane’s Roofing Material Options - 24th June 2021

Along with paint and size, the roofing material you choose for your garden building is one of the important decisions you will make during the design process. You will want to make sure that it is aesthetically pleasing, but you will want to pick a garden building roofing material that will last.

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Hobby Room Ideas for your Garden Shed - 11th June 2021

Whether you are a crafter or a collector, a modeller or a gardener, it is good to have an activity that you enjoy doing in your spare time to help you unwind or stimulate your brain. No matter what your hobby is, you will need the right environment to give it your full attention, whether that is somewhere in your home, or a dedicated hobby shed out in the garden. 

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