
When space inside the house is feeling maxed out, finding solutions outside and expanding the living space by tapping into a backyard's potential can help.

Kirsten works from the home office, while Joel is a sales representative with a make-shift workspace in their bedroom. To help this couple, Brian and Sarah look to the backyard for space to retrofit an old shipping container into an office.

Miriam and Mark are busy parents to four kids under 10 years old. To help these hardworking parents unwind, Brian and Sarah build them a parents-only hideaway in their backyard.

Steve and Tanya are Realtors who just bought their forever home a few doors down from Tanya's parents. To complete their dream home, Brian and Sarah build a dream cottage retreat in their backyard.

Dave and Jorge love art and entertaining, but with tenants in their basement and no creative space inside, Brian and Sarah turn their backyard into a creative party lounge and build a shipping container-inspired structure for an industrial feel.