add a modern rectangular in ground swimming pool and surrounding hardscape to the backyard the pool is a long clean lined rectangle with crisp 90 degree corners a smooth light blue fiberglass interior and light gray coping at the left hand facing short end integrate a diving board on a low pedestal at center of the close long side of the pool attach a square raised spa hot tub that spills over into the main pool with lighter turquoise water to read as shallower heated include a narrow flush tanning ledge sun shelf along one end of the pool a wide ankle deep shallow shelf with the same plaster finish set slightly below the main waterline put the stairs into the pool on the right hand side of the long edge of the pool closest to the house surround the entire pool with a generous patio of large format light gray off white pavers laid in a tight running bond pattern bordered by a contrasting darker paver soldier course around the perimeter add a low raised seating planter wall along the back and side edges of the pool deck in matching stone on the side closest to the viewer add a stone wall at the edge of the patio from the ends of the stone wall straight up to the house enclose the whole area with two lengths of black aluminum fencing landscaping line the pool deck edges and walkways with evenly spaced spherical boxwood topiaries and tidy rows of low shrubs interspersed with ornamental grasses and yellow flowering accent plants set in clean light stone beds connect the pool patio to the existing house deck with a terraced paver walkway and a few wide stone steps flanked by manicured planting beds make the terrace closest to the house largest with a small terrace between the house level and the pool level then make the pool level large enough to contain the pool and patio and wall then gently slope the terrain back to its natural level house level replace the existing patio with a wider patio that connects exactly with the wide terraced steps down to the pool add a small patio walkway connection to the first floor door on the house to the right hand side of the main central patio area place four to six round fire bowls on the stone wall positioned symmetrically at the pool corners and flanking the connecting walkway each with a low natural gas flame add four more fire bowls on the middle terraced step leading up to the house enclose the sides with a 4 foot black powder coated aluminum fence flat top pickets for a code compliant pool barrier the barrier wall that is closest to the viewer is stone as mentioned keep the surrounding lawn lush green and freshly mowed
