Pool House

East Sacramento
2025

A backyard with a swimming pool, pool floats, and a patio area with outdoor furniture, surrounded by trees and a modern house with a blue metal roof.

Photography Michael Clifford
Stylist Robert Rufino

Playful and layered, built for the kind of use that a main house can't always accommodate. A podcast studio, a home office with a Murphy bed, the hidden upstairs loft, and a sleeper sofa in the living area with a functioning kitchenette.

The space lives between indoors and out, every textile and rug is specified for both — a practical decision that shapes the whole aesthetic, pushing the palette toward something relaxed and sun-tolerant without sacrificing richness.

A backyard patio with a swimming pool, a dining table set for a meal with dinnerware and decorations, an umbrella, a deck, a lounge chair, greenery, and part of a house with large windows and a modern design.
A kitchen scene with open wooden shelves holding plates and bowls, a coffee espresso machine on a black countertop filled with yellow mugs, bowls of strawberries and blueberries, and colorful glassware, with a decorative tiled wall background.
Corner of a kitchen with dark blue cabinets, open shelving with bowls, and a wall with three decorative plates featuring orange fruit designs. There's a window with a black and white patterned shade, a marble countertop with bowls of fruit, and a chair with a pink seat and dark wood legs near a white table with leafy green plants and a large ceramic decorative object.
A living room with white paneled walls, a blue sofa with patterned pillows, a wooden coffee table with books and a flower arrangement, a gray armchair with a pillow, and a blue and white striped ottoman. The walls are decorated with abstract art and a large woven textile, and there are two windows allowing natural light inside.
A wooden table with a large gray vase filled with white and pink flowers, a pink tray with orange packaging that says "Carpi" and books and magazines underneath.
Close-up of a living room corner with a blue upholstered sofa, decorative pillows with palm tree patterns, a wooden side table with a green bowl, and a table lamp with a wicker shade, next to a window with a view of greenery outside.
View of a cozy living space with a slanted ceiling, decorated with colorful patterned wallpaper, cushions, and a small table with magazines, a bright orange stool, and a decorative wall art piece with color blocks.
Cozy living room with patterned wallpaper, throw pillows, blanket, and a window with red curtains showing greenery outside.
People moving a large bed in a bedroom with wood accents and artwork on the wall.
A cozy home office with a large wooden storage cabinet, a white desk with decorative items, and a blue ergonomic chair. The room has a large paper lantern ceiling light, a patterned rug, and a window with natural light.
Repeating pattern of illustrations of women in various yoga poses, including downward dog, standing stretches, and side planks, in shades of black and blue on a light striped background.
A bathroom interior featuring a window with a multicolored striped roman shade, geometric patterned black, gray, and teal tile walls, a wallpaper with a sports illustrated swimmer pattern, hanging towels in orange and yellow checkered patterns, a chrome towel hook, black baseboard, and patterned tile flooring with a white round toilet in the corner.
A wooden outdoor table set for a meal with bowls, plates, glasses, and napkins, decorated with arrangements of flowers and foliage.
A collection of items on a table including a potted olive tree with green olives, a wooden cutting board with lime wedges, several glasses with drinks, a pink tray holding a bottle of bottled water, lime, and liquor bottles, and a side of limes in a bowl.
Two women standing at an outdoor table under a yellow umbrella, enjoying a meal in a backyard with trees, a wooden fence, and a pool in the foreground.