Weathered Timber Pool Deck with Loungers
Outside a coastal cedar shingle beach house, this weathered timber pool deck features poolside loungers with wheels, wire cable railings, flowering hydrangeas, and surrounding dune grass under an overcast sky.
Design notes
Coastal design lets the light do the work. Look for weathered cedar shingle and white trim, bleached or grey decking, cable or rope railings, and a palette of sand, driftwood and sea-glass. Planting is grasses, hydrangeas, beach roses and anything that tolerates salt and wind; furniture is teak or wicker with white cushions. Keep surfaces matte and colours pale, and the mood stays breezy even miles from the shore.
What to look for
- Board direction and how it changes the apparent size
- Edges: built-in benches and planters instead of rail where allowed
- Stairs wide enough to double as seating






