| home | about | designBackyards are meant to be used, if they weren't people wouldn't pay for the extra space! If you aren't using your backyard you are wasting your investment but worst of all you are missing out on warm days and evenings outdoors. So what is a functional space? Well it's simply a space that gets used, one that works together so that when you use it you feel at home like it was another room in your house[...]
Designing Functional Space
Bart Flegg on December 7, 2009, 9:50 am
Design, Backyard, Functional Space, Tips and Tricks
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Tips From The Pros
Small backyards are typical of downtown Toronto. The limted space sometimes can sometimes be seen as a burden to your landscaping options however by working with your small backyard you can produce extremely functional outdoor rooms. When designing a small backyard there has to be some compromises that are made, but what should you lose and what should stay? At Merlin Construction we try to integrate at least two seperate 'rooms' into our designs[...]
Small Toronto Backyards
Bart Flegg on December 15, 2012, 6:05 pm
Toronto, Small Backyard, Patio, Space, Outdoor
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Tips From The Pros
More Info on Merlin Outdoor
Merlin Construction is a full service landscape design and build company in Toronto. Focusing on stone masonry and wood construction the craftsman at Merlin work with an old school work ethic insuring everything is completed to specification.
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