This small,12 m², freestanding Garden Room, built more than 150 years ago as a storeroom and today used as a quaint guest room in the garden for friends and family – and the odd guest in need of overnight accommodation. We fitted it with a coffee station, bar fridge, microwave and laptop safe. It has WiFi. You will have to contact us to request this room.
Category: Garden Room
The make-over of Shanty 21
When our children were still in school they formed a band and, as you know, a band needs to practice. When you grow up in a house that is your home as well as a guest house that proves to be a problem. Our children’s solution was to claim a small storeroom below the swimming pool as their little music den. They called it Shanty 21. I asked Alex: ‘why 21?’ and he answered: ‘ every abode needs a number…’ I suppose when you are 16 years old 21 sounds like a grand number to be. Shanty was kitted out with seating – discarded rickety chairs, logs covered with old carpets, lots of candles and cobwebs for ambiance – the perfect music den. The words ‘herein lie the sound of music’ were added next to the crude signage of ‘Shanty 21’.