A kitchen renovation left the homeowners with a dirt trail as their primary entrance into their house.  The house sat awkwardly on the lot feeling unbalanced from the street and their children were transitioning from playgrounds to high school parties. All these factors informed a redesign of the yard to match their changing lifestyle. A raised dining terrace off the kitchen which balances the house on the lot.  The backyard had enough space for a garden walk to the house with screening along the rear lot line.  A playground structure and fencing were replaced with an outdoor fireplace and seating area surrounded with fresh plantings....