It began with a garden – an overgrown, forgotten patch behind our flat in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.

Unusually for a first-floor flat, we had a good-sized outdoor space, but for years it sat unused. The grass grew tall, the little shed in the corner was overflowing, and the garden had become more of a burden than a joy.

One day, we decided to change that. We cleared everything out and began planning what we called our “grand garden design.” Once the space was open, we realised just how much potential it had and that we needed a proper garden building to keep it practical and tidy.

We started looking for the perfect shed, but nothing we found quite fit.

Some were too small, others too large. The doors opened the wrong way, or the roof wasn’t right. Everything felt like a compromise. So, we decided to design our own.

Lukas drew on his background in architecture and construction, while my own eye for design and sense of practicality helped shape the details. We explored endless variations, changing the size, materials, layout, and finishes, until we created something that was exactly what we wanted.

Then came the exciting part: building it.

Before long, our perfect garden room stood exactly as we had imagined it.

A few evenings later, sitting on the new decking with a glass of wine, admiring the result, Lukas laughed and said, “We should quit everything and start a company – bespoke garden rooms, offices, summer houses…”

We looked at each other, and something just clicked.

It didn’t sound like a joke anymore – it sounded like the start of something new.

And that’s how A Room in the Garden was born.
A simple idea, born out of our own need, that grew into a business creating beautiful, functional spaces for others to enjoy.

Ivana

Director