Summer House Interior Ideas

A Summer House is the ideal addition to any garden. Likewise, it’s perfect for having a drink with your friends and family, or for working on your hobbies and interests. In this post, we’ve gathered examples and inspiration to give you some summer house interior ideas, including our own customers’ examples and trends.

Vintage Chic

The classic interior theme, vintage chic or shabby chic will always be within style. Alternatively, if you’re a cottagecore fan, decorate your summer house with soft pastel colours to achieve this timeless look.

For furnishing, have some fun with layering and texture to avoid your furniture to look flat with some knitted or lace fabrics.

Don’t forget to include some colour to complete the look, either with classic floral artworks or antique items. Vintage Chic is a trend that encourages recycling. Use older furniture or try upcycling to save both money and achieve the rustic look.

Garden Pub Interior

One of the most popular trends amongst our customers. Using your garden building as a garden pub is a great way to entertain friends and family for any occasion. Recycle any spare timber around the garden or from your summer house delivery to create your own bar table. Alternatively, consider a two piece Bar Table and Cabinet for plenty of space to stock up.

Either continue with a traditional pub theme, or use LED light strips for a fun modern vibe. Just ensure you have comfortable seating ready for the warmer evenings.

Teenage Den Interior

Every teenager dreams of their own space to relax and hide away in. Create a stylish and comfortable space for both your teen and their friends, providing a safe space for everyone and keeping some noise out of the house.

Also, involve your teen with the decorating process to match their aesthetics. However, make sure to include a comfortable sofa for everyone to lounge on.

Colourful Summer House Interior

Going for a more minimal approach? Paint the interior of your summerhouse a shade of white or cream and introduce your favourite colour with a feature wall and soft furnishings for a sleek and modern interior.

Complete the look with some shelving, art prints and plants to create a stylish summer house for a change in work environment. It’s also a place to focus on your hobbies.

Artist’s Retreat Interior

Take advantage of the natural lighting inside your summerhouse to hone your craft in. Let the whole cabin become your canvas and custom paint the exterior with florals to tie it into the garden, or stick to a natural interior to bring the focus to your artwork displayed on the walls.

Make sure to include a large desk and storage space so you can keep any supplies you need on hand, a comfortable chair is also a necessity to improve focus while working on your projects.

Vintage Glamour Interior

Use a mix of rich and dark colour palettes with golden accents to create a luxury garden escape, perfect for lovers of art deco design as well as impressing any guest that visits.

Vintage glamour decor often has a darker base colour: navy blue, emerald green and burgundy are often used on the walls and main furnishings for this style. Add contrast with gold accessories and mustard yellow pillows and blankets to brighten up the room.

Modern/Contemporary Summer House Interior

Use a combination of black and white elements to create a sleek and modern design. Ideal as an extension for any Modern Log Cabin. Let your combination of decorations and artwork to add some colour in this classic design.

With many customers opting to paint the interior walls white, they’re able to create depth with a mixture of black and grey furnishings from seating to rugs.

Relaxing Reading Room Interior

Use a combination of cottage furniture and wooden elements to create a cosy reading nook in your garden. This works well for Traditional Log Cabins with apex roofs such as this Philip Log Cabin.

This interior benefits from a mixture of neutral and warm colours, adding to the cosy vibes.

Pond View Retreat Interior

Take advantage of your cabin’s natural aesthetics to construct a relaxing summerhouse using neutral furniture. Similar to this Soren Log Cabin, you can mount landscape scenery wall to feel even closer to nature.

For the interior walls, they benefit from not being painted in this instance, just natural wood stain to bring their natural patterns out more.

Beach Getaway Interior

Have fun decorating your summerhouse, using a mixture of white and vibrant colours. Just a few items can turn your cabin into a Beach Party! Despite its small size, this Petit Corner Log Cabin makes the most of the available space and livens up this summerhouse ten-fold.

On top of this, decorate your walls with beach scenery to amplify the remote, tropical vibes.


We hope this post highlights just how many different interiors are possible for your summerhouse. If you’re looking to get started with decorating, we have a large selection of Garden Furniture to complete your cabin.

For more visual inspiration, have a browse of our Pinterest page!

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With over 6 years of experience at Tuin, I am a seasoned professional specializing in crafting digital content for Log Cabins, Garden Buildings, and more. As large enthusiast for home improvement, read my posts for a source for creating inviting and functional outdoor spaces. Offering valuable insights on the latest trends and gardening tips, I invite you to explore the world of garden design and DIY with Tuin, where expertise seamlessly meets creativity.

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