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Reinvent your yard with a new deck, patio, cottage, dining room, or curl-up space

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Shed revival

Evan Sagerman and Marci Riseman needed extra space for a guest room and entertaining area, and they found it in an unlikely place: a tiny, ramshackle shed in the backyard of their San Francisco Victorian home.

The project became an exercise in preservation and space planning.

See the before and after