A Toronto family’s desire to have a contemporary outdoor getaway at home, where they could relax and enjoy being outside, inspired the renovation of their backyard. Before the redesign, the 1,450-square-foot backyard fell short; it featured little more than overgrown shrubs, a decrepit lawn and a small patio that did little to inspire the family’s outdoor living aspirations. With the help of landscape designer Samantha Kleinknecht — whose firm, SK Design, completed the project’s design and construction — the family can now dine, cook, lounge and even swim in their newly renovated backyard. “Even though the space is the same size, we’ve reclaimed a lot of it by taking out the overgrown plantings that were there and opening things up,” Kleinknecht says.

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