The client wished to create a more welcoming space to host family gatherings, game nights, and dinners. The existing outdated kidney shaped pool surrounded by a chain link fence provided too little patio space and too little flow to the greater views. With our pool expertise, we were able to help the clients better envision what was possible. An open yet cozy outdoor kitchen and living room was situated adjacent to the pool, which then offered opportunities to cook, relax, and play close to one another while still honoring the expansive landscape that surrounded the home. The thoughtful plantings not only offer color, texture, and vibrancy to the built space, they also assist in creating screened privacy from adjacent properties.