AI backyard design from a photo of your yard
Backyard AI for the yard you already have: photograph it from the back door, pick a style or one of the ideas below, and see the patio, lawn and planting redesigned on your own photo.
Backyards and patios, before and after
Each after is a RoomsGPT result on the image beside it. Drag the line to compare.
Plan the backyard as outdoor rooms
Most backyards need three or four of these. Pick one to describe it to the designer above, then add your photo.
Patio or deck
Put the hard surface where the evening sun falls, close enough to the kitchen to carry plates out.
A lawn that earns its space
One simple shape of lawn is easier to mow and better for play. Give the edges to planting.
Privacy screening
Tall evergreens, ornamental grasses or a slatted screen block the view from next door without building a wall.
Outdoor kitchen and grill
A counter with a grill near the back door keeps the cook in the conversation and the smoke away from the windows.
Play area
Soft ground under the swings, in view of the kitchen window, with a path that keeps muddy feet off the lawn.
Pool surrounds
Non-slip paving, a shaded place to sit and planting that drops few leaves into the water. The pool keeps its shape.
Read the yard before you redesign it
Three things decide where each outdoor room goes. Check them on a weekend, then pick the ideas above.
- Where the sun fallsNote the sun at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Put the main seating where the light is at the time you will use it.
- Where you need shadeA tree, a pergola or a sail over the table makes a sunny patio usable on hot afternoons.
- Wind and overlooking windowsScreen the side the wind comes from and the window that looks in. Leave the best view open.
Before you build
A design helps everyone agree on the idea. These still need a professional or a permit check where you live:
- Decks above ground level and anything that carries weight
- Gas, water or power for an outdoor kitchen
- Fencing and gates around a pool
- Removing or cutting back large trees