--- description: Find out why Samara Backyard is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Samara Backyard: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59d6ada8504c7c6a/698a8a1316d8841309c43bac/Samara-Studio-Backyard-exterior-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Easy-To-Add Space by [Ashley Mateo](/author/ashley-mateo/) ## Ashley Mateo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Adding more space to your home can be tough. Whether it’s adding an in-law suite, guest house, gym or yoga studio, or creating a small rental, building an additional dwelling unit (ADU) on your property can come with months of disruption and contractors. Samara’s [Backyard](https://www.samara.com/backyard/models "undefined") homes aim to cut out the turmoil. “We think that an ADU should be as easy to get as a Tesla,” says co-founder and CEO Mike McNamara. “Homeowners deserve flexible space that’s beautifully designed and that can be financially empowering.” To that end, the company is a one-stop shop—from selection (its five models start at $274,000 and range from 420 to 950 sq. ft.) to permitting and financing (at roughly a first-mortgage equivalent). The whole process takes about seven months, but the ADU is built entirely off-site and the actual installation takes just six weeks. Learn More at [Samara Backyard](https://www.samara.com/backyard/models "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/"},"headline":"Samara Backyard: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:01:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:28.713Z","description":"Find out why Samara Backyard is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59d6ada8504c7c6a/698a8a1316d8841309c43bac/Samara-Studio-Backyard-exterior-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Mateo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-mateo/"}],"creator":"Ashley Mateo","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59d6ada8504c7c6a/698a8a1316d8841309c43bac/Samara-Studio-Backyard-exterior-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/","name":"Samara Backyard: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"241017 Best Inventions For The Home","description":"Light Bio's Firefly Petunia, the Graphene Square Cordless Transparent Cooker, the Nugget Chunk, and the Mill Food Recycler are among TIME's best inventions for the home.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/5inCN7oR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-10-29T19:07:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5inCN7oR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/","duration":"PT2M14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094672/samara-backyard/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```