this is the backyard add a contemporary looking square in ground pool and an outdoor kitchen put contemporary reclining chairs by the pool put bathing deck with reclining chairs in the shallow end of the pool put an elevated hot tub at the other end of the pool see 2nd rendering make the yard a lot bigger this house will sit on several acres of cleared and manicured land white or very lightly off white exterior charcoal gray metal roof black framed windows these are in most new builds let s make the plants tress a little more tropical with palm trees palmetto pindo mexican fan palm european fan palm windmill palm crepe myrtles it s nice to use live oaks water oaks southern pine trees loblolly pine and ground foliage let s try not to have the trees block the view of the house