This spectacular home and yard are a powerful testament to good design, especially when executed with premium quality materials and meticulous workmanship. Beyond that it’s the special little details that count, like the pool’s perimeter overflow island spa, or the terrace’s elegant covered life size outdoor chess board.

The pool’s large tanning shelf is the perfect place to relax in the sun and offers the cooling benefit of dipping your toes in the water. With access to the spa being via the tanning shelf, users only need get their ankles wet. The glass tiles of the spa extend down the exterior wall to the bottom of the pool creating a sculptural look.

The classic architecture of the house, with authentic leaded glass windows, provides an elegant backdrop for the pool and its sleek perimeter overflow island spa. The cluster of chaise lounges across the deep end, backed by a soldier-like row of columnar cedars, makes you swear you’re at a villa in the Italian countryside.

This backyard leisure retreat is the highlight of a new retirement residence for a couple in Aurora. They pursued an outdoor living lifestyle and asked Betz to include features they could enjoy throughout the day, from morning to evening. The yard may be compact, but it is brimming with aesthetic appeal and practicality.

One of the classic highlights of the house is the 3-season loggia room with its arched wood and glass panel folding wall. It’s a haven for casual relaxation complete with barbecue kitchen, wet bar, fireplace and flat screen media centre. It’s comforting to know the pool is just a few steps away.

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Massive addition and renovation adding a pond, waterfall, bridges, a chapel, boulder work, gardens and 5,000 SF log/stone addition to an existing home. The addition has a large theater, wine room, bar, new master suite, huge great room with lodge-size fireplace, sitting room and outdoor covered/heated patio with outdoor kitchen. Photo by Kimberly Gavin.

This spectacular home and yard are a powerful testament to good design, especially when executed with premium quality materials and meticulous workmanship. Beyond that it’s the special little details that count, like the pool’s perimeter overflow island spa, or the terrace’s elegant covered life size outdoor chess board.

The family, being of southern European heritage, enjoys warm summers and loves to do large group entertaining and to host big family gatherings. The focal point of the yard, a large 20’ x 50’ dry Gunite pool, looks in proportion when compared to the scale of the grand Tuscan style house and surrounding yard.

After dark the whole backyard transforms thanks to a strategically placed array of LED garden lights. The pool and spa are both lit by a series of small LED lights which provide a soft even glow with no hot spots. The view from the home’s kitchen and octagonal-shaped dining room is sublime.

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Outdoor seating area and retaining wall with prefabricated fire feature and native California plants. This design also includes a custom outdoor kitchen with a freestanding pergola.

When viewed up close, the spa’s exquisite glass tiles comprise a mosaic of pleasing shades. All of them are translucent and each one contains metallic flecks that twinkle in a myriad of colours in different lights. The pleasing complimentary colours of the Tuscan palette is even evident here.

The classic architecture of the house, with authentic leaded glass windows, provides an elegant backdrop for the pool and its sleek perimeter overflow island spa. The cluster of chaise lounges across the deep end, backed by a soldier-like row of columnar cedars, makes you swear you’re at a villa in the Italian countryside.

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Andrew Pogue Photography Located on one of the highest hilltops in Lakeway, this contemporary home enjoys panoramas of the Texas Hill Country. The home employs it’s unique position, surrounded by nature preserve, to integrate views with a variety of interior and outdoor spaces. The all stone entry features two massive pivot doors, front and back to view across the all negative edge pool, and on to the 15 mile view.

Audacious in its massive size, the look of this bold beauty is polished yet casual. With its elegant veining, Aberdeen makes a statement at once luxuriant and eminently livable.

The pool’s large tanning shelf is the perfect place to relax in the sun and offers the cooling benefit of dipping your toes in the water. With access to the spa being via the tanning shelf, users only need get their ankles wet. The glass tiles of the spa extend down the exterior wall to the bottom of the pool creating a sculptural look.