To help make the pool lounge of the HGTV Dream Home 2017 feel outdoorsy with the creature comforts of an indoor room, the design team packed it with practical furnishings and open, airy colors.

When decorating an indoor-outdoor room, it's smart to start with a focal point, and then pull all of your elements from it accordingly. The first step for this space was to situate all of the furniture around the unobstructed view of the swimming pool.

You can easily detract from or enhance a room's view based on the shape, size and scale of the furniture placed in it. Instead of flanking the pool lounge with two sofas, a pair of armchairs is used near the windows to keep the vantage points clear and open to the view.

One seemingly simple consideration that can have huge impact on an indoor-outdoor room is its points of entry. A full wall of stacked-back sliding glass doors opens this room to the outdoors with virtually no transition.