A beach hut in your garden The brightly-painted British beach hut is as essential to the British coast as sandcastles, deckchairs, flimsy windbreaks and ice cream. In recent years the growing nostalgia for these popular little buildings has made them rocket in price. But if you have the space in your garden, there is little to stop you from building one yourself. These attractive extensions to your living space can be used as a workshop, study, office, changing room (if you have a pool-and even if you don't). In fact, there are even commercial uses such as entry kiosk, site office, snack...