Contemporary Summerhouses for a Modern Garden

If, when you imagine a garden summerhouse, you think of a quaint octagonal garden bulding, think again. Today, you can discover a whole range of contemporary summerhouses to suit even the most modern of gardens.

Why even buy a summerhouse? Well, a garden summerhouse provides valuable additional living space where you can relax in the shade or escape those inevitable summer showers. As well as leisure spaces, summer houses can also be seasonal garden offices, studios or dining areas.

If you have a modern garden, then the sleek, clean lines of a contemporary summer house are right for you.


Here we take a look at some of our best-selling summer houses that will be ideal for your modern garden design.

7x7 Mercia Premier Corner Wooden Summerhouse

7x7 Mercia Premier Corner Wooden Summerhouse-min

Opt for a space-saving corner design and even a small garden can benefit from a summerhouse. The fully glazed doors and two large side windows provide ample light to the summerhouse and great views of your garden. View this corner summerhouse here.


8x8 Mercia Vermont Summerhouse

8x8 Mercia Vermont Summerhouse

While pent roof summer houses often steal the contemporary show, this reverse apex summerhouse - with its bi-folding doors and tall side windows, is a worthy contender for modern garden rooms. Plus, sitting in this summerhouse with the doors fully open will make it feel like an extension of your garden. Lockable with a heavy duty tongue and groove floor, it is both striking and practical. View this 8x8 summerhouse here.


10x8 Shire Highclere Summerhouse

10x8 Shire Highclere Summerhouse

ideal for even the most modern garden, this stuning summerhouse has plenty of space and abundant glazing for a light-filled, comfortable room in which to entertain and relax. A robust tongue & groove floor and a key operated lock are just some of the fine features of this garden room. View this 10x8 summer house here.


12x8 Champion Summer House with Rear Storage

12x8 Champion Summer House with Rear Storage

Make the most of space and your budget with a multi-purpose garden building. This summerhouse has its own storage shed area to provide convenient storage for garden tools, garden furniture and other outdoor equipment. Another huge benefit of this summerhouse is that is it constructed from pressure-treated timber so will not need retreating for at least 15 years. Also, there are a range of stylish paint colours available as an upgrade. To find out more about this 12x8 summerhouse, view here.


15x11 Palmako Solveig Garden Room

15x11 Solveig Garden RoomAn impressive garden room, the Palmako Solveig has contemporary wow factor, a spacious living area and is lockable for security. It's tongue and groove throughout so is robust as well as stylish. Its 19mm cladding and double glazing will provide better insulation than standard summerhouses. Learn more about this incredible garden room here.


Year-round Space

If you want a contemporary living space that will offer the insulation for use the whole year round, take a look at our log cabins with thicker cladding or logs - such as the Palmako Heidi 3.9 x 3m Log Cabin Summerhouse.

15x11 Palmako Solveig Garden Room

The Palmako Heidi has 44mm walls and double glazing to provide a well-insulated, contemporary garden room for year-round use. Both the roof and floor are tongue and groove to offer a durable, attractive garden building that you will use for years to come.


Champion Fully Glazed Pent Garden RoomAt Shedstore, you'll discover a huge range of summer houses and log cabins to enhance your outdoor lifestyle.

If you want to tell us about your summerhouse or share a picture, pop it in the comments below.

Main article image: The Shire Orchird Summerhouse.