Once a pool cabana, now a home office. This garden room has evolved to meet a family’s changing needs. When lockdown set in, Claire’s husband Ralph turned the garden room into a backyard office. “If we didn’t have that, and he had to be in our living space, that would be very hard for him.” […]
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Backyard Office Pods from Melwood Backyard Structures
Prefab Home Offices | Prefab Site Offices | Prefab Office Pod Kits | Portable Offices | Backyard Office pods Many people want a modular office pod in their backyard due to the work from home trend. Long term you’ll need a home office that’s quiet away from the kids, the dining table and the bedroom, […]
Essential Work from Home Solution to Make Your Family Happy
“I army crawled in there.” “He was always on Zoom meetings.” Dodging daily video calls was not a game Jamie enjoyed playing. “I’d have to duck and try and get past the camera view to get what I had to get.” “It’s not a way to live. I couldn’t get dressed in there. He would […]
Essential Stay-at-Home Studios, a Solution to Lockdown Stress
As we find ourselves in lockdown once again, many families are feeling the strain. With the rise of spending more time at home, so comes the demand for more space. For these Melwood customers, timing was everything. Their garden rooms have given them space to break away from the family unit while still […]
Study Room: Create a Library State of Mind with a Melwood
Study Rooms Want to have a study room available for individual study, group study, or as a reading room? There’s no need for a library card or the need to book a study room online when you have a study room in your backyard! Time to Get Productive! Create your own focus room at home […]
This Beautiful Garden Room Uplifted a Family in Hard Times
“It’s been a tough six months, but we felt so blessed to have this addition. It couldn’t have come at a better time.” Last year, at the height of the pandemic, Annabel was also going through a health battle. “I was diagnosed with breast cancer.” “During all the chemo and radiation process, it was really […]
Award-winning Artist Takes Us Inside Her Backyard Studio
Award winning Sydney based artist, Kathrin takes us through her Melwood Art Studio, home to her famous portrait of Kate Ceberano, and many more awe-inspiring pieces. Kathrin chose the Melwood Mod design, a favourite for art studios. The fixed highlight windows at the top of the front wall provide an ideal light-filled space to work […]
Inside Julie’s Beautiful Cabana, a Heartfelt Tribute to Her Dad
It’s a heart-warming story of two Melwood cabanas. One old. One new. And it’s where a daughter found inspiration to honour the memory of her late father. “Dad used to love to come down here, have a drink, and watch the kids in the water.” When Julie’s father, Jim, passed away in 2018, she […]
Secrets to Make Your Backyard a Warm and Happy Place
“Immense value of immense happiness.” That’s the worth Gitte places on her garden room. The South Sydney resident had her Melwood installed in 2017. Back then, the motive was simple; to dampen out the sound of her husband playing the guitar. “It’s just his hobby. It hasn’t always sounded as good as it does […]
Boost Productivity with an Outdoor Studio
With Covid restrictions still in place, our backyards have become sanctuaries and retreats. Making the most of your outdoor space is now one of the most valuable home improvement projects you could undertake. When Bob and Merinda needed a dedicated creative hub, they had a Melwood installed. “We needed a space that […]