Burkett Investmentsby Trey and Kyle Burkett

Hermitage HouseRoomsOutdoor living

Pool side

Outdoor living

Behind the house there was a wood deck and a field. We kept the deck as the house's back porch and built everything else out from it.

The pool from the patio toward the house: a dark pool with a built-in spa and travertine coping, pavers set in turf, and the louvered pergola over the deck.

A Leisure Pools fiberglass pool in Ebony Blue, with a tanning ledge, a spa built into the corner nearest the house and Diana Royal travertine coping, sits in turf crossed by travertine stepping stones. A retaining wall is lit along its length, and a black louvered pergola with a motorized roof shades the deck.

What we did

  • Fiberglass pool in Ebony Blue with a built-in spa
  • Travertine coping and stepping stones in turf
  • Lit retaining wall
  • Louvered aluminum pergola over the deck
  • Outdoor dining by the back entry
The deck and pergola from the corner of the deck: a curved teak daybed in the foreground, a sectional under the louvered roof, the pool beyond.
The pool at night from under the pergola, the retaining wall lights reflected in the water.
The pool from the far end toward four chaise loungers under striped umbrellas.
The pool from the spa end, pavers stepping across the turf toward the pergola.
Inside the pergola: a sectional and olive trees in white planters.
Under the pergola, looking along the deck toward the house.
The deck toward the courtyard: an outdoor dining table for eight between conical topiaries.
The outdoor dining table by the back entry, under the cedar brackets.
The back of the house straight on from the lawn, the pool and pergola in front of the black board-and-batten wings.
Aerial view over the yard: the pool, turf and pergola set behind the house.
Rendering from the record model, not a photograph: rear, across the pool terraceRendering
Rear, across the pool terraceLate-day sun from the west-north-west · 35 mm, 20 ft up. After photos 64 and 66.The back of the house from the lawn: pool, pergola and deck along the black wings.Matched to photo 64, 66
Rendering from the record model, not a photograph: the raised side deckRendering
The raised side deckMorning sun · 28 mm, level verticals. After photos 12 and 71.2026 photograph: Side Deck, with 2 outdoor armchairs, Small round side table, Faux potted plant on side table, Outdoor rugMatched to photo 12, 71
Rendering from the record model, not a photograph: pergola lounge, toward the poolRendering
Pergola lounge, toward the poolAfternoon sun · 22 mm, eye height. After photos 59 and 69.Inside the pergola: a sectional and olive trees in white planters.Matched to photo 59, 69

All renderings

Before & after

What changed

2025 photograph (before): the backyard, a cedar deck ending at an open field.2025 photograph (before)
The deck and pergola from the corner of the deck: a curved teak daybed in the foreground, a sectional under the louvered roof, the pool beyond.2026 photograph (after)

Backyard

The deck used to end at a field. Now it steps down to a louvered pergola, a pool and a spa.

2025 photograph (before): Exterior Rear, from rear lawn at deck steps, with wood deck, deck steps, timber awning, glass back door2025 photograph (before)
The back of the house straight on from the lawn, the pool and pergola in front of the black board-and-batten wings.2026 photograph (after)

The back of the house

A bare deck became the back porch to a pool and pergola.

2025 photograph (before): Exterior Rear, with rear deck, timber awning, 3 window gable, brick chimney2025 photograph (before)
Aerial view over the yard: the pool, turf and pergola set behind the house.2026 photograph (after)

From above

The pool, turf and pergola, seen from above.

P-W West elevation, the pool side
Presentation elevationsWest elevation, the pool side

Selections

Selection highlights

A few of the finishes and fixtures in this room, pictured from the photographs of the finished house.

  • Back entry globe light
  • Pool retaining-wall downlights
  • Pool and spa LED lightsLED pool and spa lights
  • Outdoor sectional with coffee tableCrate & Barrel (candidate)
  • Outdoor daybedsCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
  • Outdoor dining table and chairsWest Elm
  • Pool chaise loungersCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
  • Pool cabana-stripe umbrellasCrate & Barrel
  • Side deck teak lounge chairsCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
  • Pool bath exterior door, six-lite
  • Garage doors
  • Roof: charcoal shingle and black standing seam