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Waterside Retreat: Luxury Home With Lazy River

From: Ryan Hughes Design Build

Five-star resorts will envy the amenities at this luxury home, which include an enormous swimming pool, hot tub, lounge and fire features. Still, the piece de résistance is the 200-foot-long lazy river. The feature flows through the entire backyard and boasts waterfalls and fountains at nearly every turn.

Luxury Backyard and Pool

Photo: Joe Traina. From: Ryan Hughes Design Build

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Overview of Luxury Backyard and Pool

Five-star resorts might well be jealous of this home's spectacular backyard with a lazy river, palatial pool and outdoor entertaining areas galore.

Lazy River

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Lazy River and Sitting Area

This 200-foot lazy river winds its graceful way around a sunken sitting area, warmed by a fire pit. Palm trees complete the luxurious oasis look.

Fire Pit With Bench

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Fire Pit With Circular Bench

A built-in bench wraps around this fire pit for evening gatherings as cozy as they are luxurious.

Pool With Fire Pots

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Patio and Pool With Fire Pots

This mansion's palatial outdoor areas would make the Greek gods feel right at home. At night, fire pots blaze away around the perimeter of the pool.

Pool With Fire Pots

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Luxury Pool With Fire Pots

This home's water features put resorts to shame: There's a large pool that feeds into a lazy river. The pool deck is travertine tile. Fire pots make a blazing border.

Circular Sitting Area

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Circular Sitting Area With Fire Pit

This circular sitting area has a fire pit and 360-degree views of the mansion's incredible outdoor space. Grab a custom-made cushion and take in the setting, including a lazy river and tropical landscaping. Belgard flagstone pavers make up the nearby walkway.

Waterfall on Lazy River

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Waterfall on Lazy River

Because what would a lazy river be without a cruise underneath a waterfall? Pergolas supported by columns are a visual connection to the columns seen throughout the main residence.

Sunken Sitting Area

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Sunken Sitting Area With Fire Pit

This sunken sitting area is surrounded by the home's lazy river; blue pillows pick up the water's color. Add a fire pit and some tropical plants...yup, outdoor entertaining at its most chic!

Luxury Pool and Patio

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Luxury Pool and Stone Patio

This home's water features, including a 200-foot lazy river, wind around patios and sitting areas. Staycation, anyone?

Raised Patio and Pergola

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Raised Patio and Pergola

A raised patio gets the spotlight underneath a pergola. Curved wicker seating stands up to the weather and echoes the curved pool steps and fire bowls.

Pool and Splash Pad

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Swimming Pool and Splash Pad

This house's outdoor areas include a water wonderland. There's a large pool and a splash pad island, surrounded by a lazy river. Fire pots double as fountains. An arched bridge leads from the main house over the river to the splash pad.

Splash Pad and Hot Tub

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Splash Pad and Hot Tub

A clean line of sight stretches from this spa across the splash pad and pool, all the way to the home's front door.

Swimming Pool and Pergolas

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Swimming Pool and Pergolas

Gas-fueled fire pots frame the steps to the swimming pool. Pergolas shade the lazy river as well as a raised platform with seating. Glorious!

Covered Kitchen With Wicker Barstools

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Covered Kitchen With Wicker Barstools

Under a portico next to the pool is this posh kitchen. It has a grill, a bar and wicker barstools. The backsplash and floor are glamorous travertine tile. Grill: Fire Magic Black Diamond

Black Grill

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Black Grill and Range Hood

The outdoor kitchen, shielded under a portico, has high-end style and appliances: a Fire Magic platinum grill and range hood and a travertine tile backsplash.

Dining Table With Fire Pit

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Outdoor Dining Table With Fire Pit

This dining table keeps things elegant and weather friendly with woven wicker seating and a fire pit that runs down the center of the table. The patio is made of travertine pavers.

Covered Lounge

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Covered Lounge With TV

The line between indoor and outdoor living is luxuriously crossed at this home. Here, arched open doorways lead into a well-equipped lounge with a tv, fireplace and kitchen.

Infinity Hot Tub

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Tropical Plants and Hot Tub

Tropical plants and stone walkways surround this home's multiple, luxurious water features.

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