How to repurpose this area of the garden?! Creative ideas welcome.
We are trying to decide what to do with this space at the bottom of the garden. The previous owners used it as an additional dining area - although the corner doesn't have the sun at the end of the day. We avoid it at the moment as the steps are quite steep and it gathers lots of branches and leaves from the woodland behind.
We have a baby and a toddler so I'd like to repurpose it for them - an area that can be used throughout the year. It has some nice features like the railings and the floor (which I'd be open to keeping with the right idea).
The things we have considered so far have been decking, filling it with rubble/cement and laying artificial grass. Someone recently suggested leaving the base as it was and covering with a gazebo type structure - not entirely convinced by this but thought it was an interesting option.
Open to creative ideas, suggestions as well as practical considerations!
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rachelmidlands
4 years agoHow interesting. Wondering if it‘s what used to be a bunker or Anderson shelter during World War II? The concrete path and steep steps seem to suggest that it was. I’d be tempted to keep it but I wouldn’t like the idea of using it for a kids play area especially when they’re little. It would be like keeping them in a cage (mmmm..perhaps not a bad idea😂), they’d probably prefer toddling around on the grass anyway. However as they grow older they’d probably love some sort of Wendy house, in which case you can use the pit to your advantage and build above it. I’m thinking of something like a Scandinavian style hut or earth shelter, or even something that looks like it’s from a fairytale (imagine the door at the top of the steps and the steps inside the hut). The possibilities are endless and you can let your or the kids imagination go wild! 😀
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4 years agoWhy not turn it into a swimming pool?
The hard part (excavation) has already been done. You can get a sliding deck cover so that the kids can play on top of it when the cover is on.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agothe garden looks quite big. Is there any reason you want to use that area for the kids? Could you not have a playhouse to the left of the tree? Just thinking an outdoor movie area could be good both for the kids in a year or two but with friends and family now? Maybe the steps could be altered so they're not so steep?
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