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Split view of an empty Toronto backyard and the same yard with a finished garden suite

Garden Suite Before and After Gallery

Twelve Toronto backyards, photographed from the same spot before and after. Empty yards and tired garages turned into finished garden suites. No faces, no addresses.

12 Transformations

From Empty Yard to Finished Suite

Click any photo to enlarge. Each pair shows the same viewpoint before work started and after occupancy.

01 Leslieville: 48 sqm detached suite with loft

Before: narrow Leslieville backyard with patchy lawn — Before

After: finished garden suite with loft in the same Leslieville yard at dusk — After

02 Riverdale: 38 sqm garage conversion

Before: weathered detached garage on a Riverdale lane — Before

After: the garage converted into a cedar-clad studio suite at dusk — After

03 North York: 55 sqm detached rental

Before: wide empty North York backyard with an old shed — Before

After: 55 sqm single-storey garden suite in the same North York yard — After

04 Etobicoke: 48 sqm prefab-hybrid

Before: deep Etobicoke backyard behind a 1950s bungalow — Before

After: prefab-hybrid garden suite in the same Etobicoke yard at dusk — After

05 The Beaches: 60 sqm heritage-district suite

Before: shaded Beaches backyard with an old garden shed — Before

After: board-and-batten suite with loft in the same Beaches yard — After

06 High Park: 52 sqm ravine-lot suite

Before: sloping High Park rear yard at a ravine edge — Before

After: garden suite on helical piles with oaks preserved near High Park — After

07 Scarborough: 60 sqm family suite

Before: large flat Scarborough backyard with worn lawn — Before

After: single-level family suite with a lit path in the same Scarborough yard — After

08 East York: 42 sqm attached suite

Before: compact East York rear yard with a concrete patio — Before

After: attached rear suite with private entry on the same East York lot — After

09 Trinity-Bellwoods: 55 sqm one-bedroom rental

Before: long narrow Trinity-Bellwoods yard with a gravel pad — Before

After: one-bedroom rental suite in the same Trinity-Bellwoods yard — After

10 Danforth: 60 sqm lane-facing suite with loft

Before: lane-facing rear yard off the Danforth — Before

After: two-storey lane-facing suite on the same Danforth lot — After

11 Little Italy: Laneway house rental

Before: tired cinder block garage on a Little Italy laneway — Before

After: modern laneway house on the same Little Italy lane — After

12 Forest Hill: 2-bedroom family suite

Before: Forest Hill backyard with two protected oaks — Before

After: two-bedroom family suite between preserved oaks in Forest Hill — After

See prices, sizes and permit times for these builds on our projects page.

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