Fresh, fancy and photogenic outdoor living spaces

It's summer which means it's time to make the most of the outdoors. We've gathered some insta worthy images from recent projects that celebrate pools, plantings and the great outdoors generally. Enjoy!

Together with the home and pool, even the architecture, backyard, building, design, estate, facade, home, house, interior design, landscape, landscaping, living room, mansion, mixed-use, patio, property, real estate, residential area, roof, room, sky — Together with the home and pool, even the combined firewood storage and outdoor fireplace is formed from tilt-slab concrete in this design by Freeman Ball Development. Read the story here

Given the climate, pools were essential to the bathtub, estate, property, swimming pool, white, gray

This is one of several pools in a sensational home that unbelievably is the owners' second/holiday home. Read the story here

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Garden in the sky - white | gray white, gray

Penthouse design combines all the best features of home and apartment – including seamless outdoor living. Read the story here

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On this home, the upstairs lounge overlooks a architecture, backyard, deck, outdoor furniture, home, house, landscape, landscaping, patio, plant, Dalecki Design

On this home, the upstairs lounge overlooks a roof garden and the alfresco dining area below. Read the story here

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Burnt larch cladding – with cedar inlays – lets this home all but disappear into the land. Read the new home story here

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This pool house is sense-ational - architecture | architecture, building, estate, hotel, house, leisure, lighting, night, property, real estate, resort, resort town, sky, spa town, swimming pool, tree, vacation, villa, blue, teal

Located in South of Lebanon, Senses is a pool house that was conceived and built as an extension to an existing residence. Read the story here

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View of the pool and patio areas. The estate, interior design, property, real estate, resort, villa, gray

An outdoor environment can be about so much more than judicious plantings and colourful blooms. An emphasis on sightlines, sculpture and the magic of light can be as enchanting as any rose. Read the story here

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