16 Modern Pool Houses With Undeniably Stylish Design

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Pool houses should make a (big) splash—and these beautiful and modern properties exceed expectations. From two-story stunners in Dallas to resort-style marvels in Atlanta, peruse the stylish projects that will satisfy your search for pool house ideas.


DOUBLE DUTY

Cape Cod home exterior and pool area

Photo: Costa Christ

This modern pool house also contains an upstairs guest suite. Landscape designer Matthew Murrey created borders surrounding the existing pool that include boxwood and low-maintenance perennials.


GRAY LADY

Classic gray stucco pool house accented by sun loungers, clipped boxwoods in pots and a swimming pool

Photo: Emily Followill

To complement architect William T. Baker and designer Kelly Wolf Anthony’s design for the pool house, landscape architect John Howard placed clipped American boxwoods in Greenform pots atop niches of Mexican river pebbles. Janus et Cie’s Matisse chaise lounges punctuate the far end of the pool, which features an interior border of Lunada Bay Tile’s Abruzzo Silk glass mosaic. Lanterns by The Urban Electric Co. set the scene.

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LASTING IMPRESSION

Stucco pool house with open French doors and swimming pool

Photo: Sarah Dorio

“We wanted the pool house to look like it had always been there,” says architect Amanda Orr, whose concept comprised a vaulted ceiling, accordion steel doors by Jorge Iron Works and a curved stucco exterior by Georgia Stucco Specialists Inc. to conceal the spacious outdoor shower. A beach scene by Sally King Benedict is framed by bentwood armchairs from B.D. Jeffries indoors and a pair of The Urban Electric Co.’s Lyford lanterns on the exterior.

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BLENDING IN

Swimming pool with chaise lounges and pool house with white siding

Photo: Mali Azima

Architect David Anderson ensured the hallmarks of the pool house would meld harmoniously with the main residence. Lap siding and brickwork in Sherwin-Williams’ Eider White contrast Williamsburg lanterns by Bevolo Gas & Electrric Lights and NanaWall bifold doors as concrete flooring by Hartstone Tile extends indoors. Summer Classics’ Monaco chaises impart resort style as Ledge Loungers submerge in the pool.

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TRADITIONAL MEETS MODERN

wood pool house

Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson

Architect Oliver Cope designed the new pool house with the look of a barn conversion. By pairing traditional forms like the steeply pitched roof and cupola with a retractable glazed façade, its design echoes the old-meets-new spirit of the main house and feels natural to the property. The loungers are Munder Skiles.

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SITTING PRETTY

Pool pavilion with bar facing an outdoor seating and dining area

Photo: Aaron Leitz

For seating at the pool house bar, designer Terry Hunziker chose Altura furniture. Just outside is an expansive deck anchored by outdoor furniture by Sutherland. Landscape architect Michael McGowan worked with fellow landscape architect Robert E. Truskowski—who has an eponymous firm—on the property’s major specimen trees.

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FIRST IMPRESSION

path lined with palm trees leading to pool house

Photo: Brantley Photography

Leading off the patio, a path lined with Sylvester palms and terra-cotta planters containing elephant ears draws the eye to the shellstone pool and the pool house, home to a Four Hands table and Sutherland chairs. Landscape architect Chris Vance designed the grounds, which were installed by Steve Kross.

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LUSCIOUS HIDEAWAY

pool house with stone fire pit

Photo: Annie Schlechter

“We inserted contemporary elements into the garden for an updated feel, such as the monolithic stone fire pit and pared-down garden walls and steps,” says landscape architect Renée Byers. The pool and pool house (designed to emulate the main property with modern notes) were carefully sited for utmost privacy.

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MULTIPURPOSE STYLE 

A freestanding building looks like a barn and holds an exercise room and guest accomodations.

Photo: Trevor Tondro

Although it’s a new building, the Cabana is designed to look like a vintage barn that has always been on the property. It serves as a pool house, a guest house and a gym. The outside is colored with a custom stain and the entry is flanked by vegetable beds created by landscape architect Janell Hobart.

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RESORT READY

pool house with lounge chairs and beds

Photo: Bjorn Wallander

Conceived by Hamptons Luxury Estates, the gracious property includes a large outdoor area and pool house, which designer Bennett Leifer helped to update alongside in-house general contractor Franklin Campoverde. Janus et Cie’s Slant lounge chairs and Olympia urns mark its chic entrance.

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INSIDE LOOK

The Perlick beer dispenser, Bosch dishwashers and Sub-Zero refrigerators in the pool house are all from Pirch. Countertops from Ollin, backsplash tile from TileBar, Popham Design tile from Ann Sacks on the bar, and flooring from Tile Elements ensure a dynamic vibe.

Photo: Amy Bartlam

The Perlick beer dispenser, Bosch dishwashers and Sub-Zero refrigerators in the pool house are all from Pirch. Countertops from Ollin, backsplash tile from TileBar, Popham Design tile from Ann Sacks on the bar, and flooring from Tile Elements ensure a dynamic vibe.

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CLASSIC STUNNER

How To Create The Ultimate Outdoor Getaway

Photo: Peter Murdock

Paul Frankl rattan seating from the 1940s, a driftwood coffee table and a pair of vintage Italian brass lamps provide a contemporary counterpoint to the traditional board-and-batten siding of this East Hampton, New York, pool house by Dan Scotti Design. Custom benches flank each side of the seating area, underscoring the graceful symmetry of the project.

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SUNNY OUTLOOK

modern exterior pool and landscape

Photo: Suzanna Scott

The pool house mimics the look and feel of the main house with materials like cedar siding, a corrugated metal roof by AEP Span and limestone flooring and patio pavers from SBI Materials. The pool itself was installed by Blue Revolution Pools, and the Sun lounge chairs are by Harbour Outdoor.

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SURF’S UP

eclectic pool house kitchen and dining area multi-color

Photo: Richard Powers

In addition to a changing area and shower, the pool house features a full kitchen, a dining area and a seating vignette. The mango-wood table was purchased at From the Source, and the chairs are vintage Eames seats. The large paper lanterns are from Pearl River, and the surfboard is vintage. Eskayel wallpaper lines the kitchen.

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COASTAL COOL 

contemporary outdoor sitting area by pool blue accents

Photo: Paul Dyer

A Manutti sofa and blue rope chairs from Teak Warehouse provide durable seating in the pool house. The coffee tables are from Urban Hardwoods, the drapery fabric is by Thibaut and the rug is from Stark. A vintage industrial clock is inset at the top of the room, near a light fixture by Kevin Reilly for Holly Hunt.

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FRONT AND CENTER

contemporary exterior pool and pool house

Photo: Aubrie Pick

Powers and Lobl Construction built the pool house, where a reclaimed teak table from Authenteak Outdoor Living and Francesco Rota’s Canvas sectional for Paola Lenti hold court.

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