Inside mum-of-five Stacey Solomon’s garden at £1.2m Pickle Cottage, from a £20k pool to bespoke £100 swing for the kids
WHEN YOU have five kids to entertain over the summer, you need the perfect garden set up to keep them busy.
Stacey Solomon and her husband, Joe Swash, moved into Pickle Cottage in 2021, and ever since the family have been busy renovating to make it their perfect forever home.
The Loose Woman star’s £1.2million ‘cottage’ also boasts 2.5acres of land, making it ideal for the kids to play in.
Recently, the mum revealed that her pool was finally ready for summer, even turning it into the village lido for her son and his classmates during last year’s heatwave.
The giant pool came with the house, but Stacey has cleverly renovated it.
It features a large circular pool within a rectangle shape covered in grey tiles and shallow water to create a refreshing seating area and paddling spot for the younger children.
According to one swimming pool specialist, it can cost anywhere from £5,000 to £20,000 to refurbish an outdoor swimming pool in the UK.
Considering Stacey’s pool is huge and has a completely different shape to how she initially bought it, we think it’s fair to say it was on the pricier side.
Not only did the 33-year-old refurbish her pool, she of course, did some DIY to the wendy house in the back garden.
The black and white cottage style wendy house was transformed by the mum-of-five to feature grey walls and a barn-style door.
Although the cottage was purchased with the wendy house, these two-storey mega play rooms can cost around £1,000 from Robert Dyas.
Stacey’s garden also includes a bespoke wooden swing to hang from the trees.
The swing cost £109 from Fall with grace, and is embossed with the words: “To our darling boys…We love you to the moon and back.”
The swing is an ode to the pair’s boys Zachary, Leighton and Rex.
The couple also have two daughter’s Rose and Belle.
With such a large garden the family also found room for a giant play area for the kids to tire themselves out on.
The solid wooden structure includes a green slide, swings and even a climbing area.
At closer inspection, the climbing frame and slide set is from Rebo, and a similar sized climbing frame from the company will set you back £1,000.
Finally, the pair even have their own private getaway in the form of a Grecian inspired pergola.
The pair, who married in the garden of their home, gave their wooden pergola a glow up, making the entire area a chic, white relaxation spot for the family to enjoy in the summer.
The pair coupled it with an enormous log burner for cooler nights as well.
The luxe garden may look effortlessly country chic, but it hasn’t been without hard graft.
Stacey and Joe have both chipped in when it comes to renovating the property, from redoing the wendy house to redecorating the pergola.
Taking to her Instagram story two years ago, Stacey explained: “Soooo….For a very long time Joe and me have been searching for our forever home, further from the city and closer to our family…
“A few months ago we saw a house that we couldn’t even believe was on the market and in the same budget as our house now. There were SO many signs. I really believe in signs and they were everywhere and it just didn’t seem real.”