The Watermill House is a beautiful example of a classic Hamptons wood shingle style home. The design and renovation would maintain the character of the exterior while transforming the interiors to create an open and airy getaway for a busy and active family. The house comfortably sits within its one acre lot surrounded by tall hedges, old growth trees, and beautiful hydrangeas. The landscape influenced the design approach of the main floor interiors. Walls were removed and the kitchen was relocated to the front of the house to create an open plan for better flow and views to both the front and rear yards. The kitchen was designed to be both practical and beautiful. The u-shape design features modern appliances, white cabinetry and Corian countertops, and is anchored by a beautiful island with a knife-edge marble countertop. The island and the dining room table create a strong axis to the living room at the rear of the house. To further strengthen the connection to the outdoor decks and pool area of the rear yard, a full height sliding glass window system was installed. The clean lines and modern profiles of the window frames create unobstructed views and virtually remove the barrier between the interior and exterior spaces. The open plan allowed a new sitting area to be created between the dining room and stair. A screen, comprised of vertical fins, allows for a degree of openness, while creating enough separation to make the sitting area feel comfortable and nestled in its own area. The stair at the entry of the house was redesigned to match the new elegant and sophisticated spaces connected to it. New treads were installed to articulate and contrast the soft palette of finishes of the floors, walls, and ceilings. The new metal and glass handrail was intended to reduce visual noise and create subtle reflections of light. Photo by Guillaume Gaudet

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This stunning pool has an Antigua Pebble finish, tanning ledge and 5 bar seats. The L-shaped, open-air cabana houses an outdoor living room with a custom fire table, a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances including a sink, refrigerator, wine cooler and grill, a spacious dining and bar area with leathered granite counter tops and a spa like bathroom with an outdoor shower making it perfect for entertaining both small family cookouts and large parties.

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Steeply pitched roofs, brick exterior with half-timbering, and steel windows and doors which are all common features to the English Tudor style. While staying true to the character of the property and architectural style, unique detailing like bracketed arbors make it well suited for its garden setting.

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This sleek rectilinear pool measures 10'0" x 27'0", and the hot tub is 10'0" x 6'0". The coping is Valders Wisconsin Limestone. Both the pool and hot tub have their own automatic pool safety covers with custom stone lid systems. A large top step serves as a sunshelf for the pool-width steps. Adorned by lush turf on several sides, the hardscapes consist of New York Bluestone. Photos by Larry Huene.

At spa edge with swimming pool and surrounding raised Thermory wood deck framing the Oak tree beyond. Lawn retreat below. One can discern the floor level change created by following the natural grade slope of the property: Between the Living Room on left and Gallery / Study on right. Photo by Dan Arnold

Glass tile swimming pool, glass tile mosaic infinity edge spa, glass tile entry fountain adorn this Hollywood Hills, CA Estate Pool, spa, entry fountain and details by Paolo Benedetti, Aquatic Technology Pool and Spa, www.aquatictechnology.com, 408-776-8220.

Front of the new pool house, with 3 sets of French doors, awning windows, new hardscaped patio, flagstone coping on pool. Brian Krebs/Fred Forbes Photogroupe

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We created this pool to be an extension of the boulder formation up hill from the courtyard. The interior of the pool is surfaced with sheets of river rock stone. Details include all natural granite boulders, mini boulders, local flagstone, reclaimed materials, a bridge, negative edge, fire features, pump water feature, underground pool vault, Pentair equipment, Intellitouch control system, and the Paramount PV3 in-floor system.

One of our most popular styles this Infinity or Rimless Pool and Spa combination has longer than usual steps that are 15” wide and a long bench seat. Both inside and outside copings are NYS Bluestone with a thermal finish and an eased edge. The pool is completed with a Forest Gray Slate tile band and a French Gray Marbledust finish.The fencing is completed by Pool Guard and is a child safety fence. Photo by Lisa Montana.