This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This beautiful English-inspired garden features Mexican bush sage, gulf muhly grass, blackfoot daisy, moonbeam coreopsis, coneflower, and rosemary. The space also features an outdoor sitting area with a custom corten steel fire pit to enjoy the lakeside views.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

This backyard retreat in St. Charles, Illinois, combines a rectangular swimming pool, raised spillover spa, and multiple outdoor gathering spaces in a cohesive, contemporary design. A shallow sun shelf with three illuminated bubblers adds playful movement, while the spa’s dark-tiled spillway creates a striking contrast against the light-toned pool surround. Beyond the water, spacious terraces offer dedicated areas for lounging, dining, and conversation. A pergola frames a comfortable outdoor lounge, while a separate sunken seating area surrounds a rectangular fire feature. Fire bowls atop white pillars bring warmth and rhythm along the pool terrace. A decorative fountain with three bubbling jets adds another focal point near the home. Clipped hedges, layered planting beds, and geometric lawn accents soften the paving and connect the outdoor spaces with the home’s architecture. As evening arrives, illuminated water features, glowing fire bowls, and pool lighting create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining or unwinding beside the water.

Request Free Quote This pool and hot tub in Hinsdale, IL, completed this year, measures 20'0 x 40'0" and has a 7'0" x 8'0" hot tub inside the pool. The sunshelf measures 5'0" x 11'0" and has steps attached. The pool coping is Valders Wisconsin Limestone. The pool also features LED colored lighting. An automatic cover protects and preserves the pool and spa together. Photos by Larry Huene

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A remodeled modern and eclectic living room. This room was featured on Houzz in a "Room of the Day" editorial piece: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/54584369/list/room-of-the-day-dramatic-redesign-brings-intimacy-to-a-large-room

Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors