A nurse working shifts at a local hospital wanted a home gym in the garden of her 1930s semi-detached house near Blake Recreation Ground. Working irregular hours meant she could never commit to a gym class schedule, and she wanted the freedom to train whenever she had time. Her garden was about 65 feet long with a paved patio at the house end and a lawn running down to a timber fence at the back. We installed a 4m x 4m garden gym just beyond the patio, close enough to the house to make a quick session feel effortless.

Inside, we fitted rubber gym flooring, a compact but effective ventilation system, and power sockets positioned for a treadmill and a TV. Wall-mounted hooks hold resistance bands and yoga straps, and a full-length mirror runs along one wall. The front window looks out across the garden and catches a glimpse of the mature trees in Blake Recreation Ground, which makes the treadmill sessions feel less like hard work.

She told us she uses the gym three or four times a week now, often after a long shift when a trip to a commercial gym would be the last thing she’d want to do. The convenience has made all the difference, and the build quality means it still looks and feels brand new even after heavy use.

A husband and wife who both work from home needed a shared garden office so they could free up the two bedrooms they’d been using as makeshift workspaces. Their 1930s detached house near Coney Hall had a lovely wide garden, about 70 feet deep with established hedging on both sides. We installed our Multi model, which gave them two separate rooms: one for each of them, so they could take calls without interrupting each other.

Each room was fitted with a built-in desk, integrated power and data points, and its own thermostat-controlled heating panel. A shared entrance lobby kept things feeling connected but private. We used a light ash laminate flooring throughout and painted the walls in a soft off-white to maximise the sense of space. The front elevation was fully glazed, giving both rooms a view down the garden towards the mature trees at the boundary.

They told us the Multi was a brilliant solution to a problem they’d been struggling with for years. Having separate, dedicated workspaces has improved both their productivity and, they admitted with a laugh, their marriage. The two spare bedrooms have gone back to being bedrooms, and the whole house feels bigger as a result.