Pool

The house was designed around two mature crepe myrtle trees, signifying the home's focus on sustainability and dialogue with the landscape.

Large sliding glass doors open to the partially covered backyard patio, complete with a custom iron swinging day-bed and chairs.

A sparkling pool and a patio await in the private backyard.

A weathered black locust deck merges with a 40-foot lap pool that doubles as a heat sink for the home’s geothermal system. The Hot Mesh lounge chairs are from Blu Dot.

“Finding this house was like finding a treasure,” says Jessica. “A lot of people who saw it wanted to tear it down. But we wanted to do right by it. The pool has become a shared social space—it’s a very good hangout.”

“I’m a pool person,” says Jessica. Daltile penny tile lends a retro feel to the water feature. “Orange and blue are our primary accent colors for the house, so taking them to the backyard was kind of a given,” says Frank. “The orange refers back to the burnt orange from the [1950s] era of the house itself.”

"The generous nearly half-acre lot presents a secluded park-like setting with mature trees, and hillside nature trails leading up to Loma Linda Drive above,

A 35-foot saltwater, heated pool awaits in the fenced-in backyard.

Towering sea grapes conceal the backyard, ensuring plenty of poolside privacy. Beyond the pool is a deepwater boat dock with a lift for cruising to nearby Sarasota Bay and the Gulf.

The interior glows like a lantern at night, as does the new backyard pool.