DESIGN INSPIRATION

The Resort Collection: How to Create a Resort-Style Home

A resort-inspired space is not defined by its size or location. It is created through intention.

Boutique hotels and luxury resorts consider how people move through and experience each area, using entryways to create a sense of arrival, landscaping to guide the eye, and seating to invite guests to slow down. Even practical necessities are selected to feel like part of the design.

These same principles can be applied to entryways, backyards, courtyards, landscapes, and pool areas. The Resort Collection brings this approach to everyday spaces through sculptural concrete forms designed for beauty, function, and ease.

Begin With the Experience

Before choosing furniture or decorative elements, decide how you want the space to feel.

Should it be quiet and restorative, social and inviting, or open and minimal? Consider where people enter, gather, walk, and pause. Then divide the space into smaller destinations, such as a poolside retreat, outdoor dining area, landscaped entrance, or private garden corner.

Instead of filling every empty area, choose pieces that give each space a clear purpose.

Let the Entryway Set the Tone

The REED Planters adds height and texture through its slim, fluted silhouette. Place two matching planters beside a doorway for symmetry, or group the three heights together for a more organic, layered composition.

Add a simple bench to create a place to pause, soft lighting to make the entrance feel welcoming, and natural stone with varied greenery to soften the surrounding architecture. Each element serves a purpose while contributing to a cohesive and considered first impression.

Add Shape to a Flat Landscape

A landscape can feel flat when every element has a similar height or shape. Create dimension by combining a low, bowl-shaped SOTOL Planter with varied greenery, open space, and Decorative Mini Orbs.

Use the planter as a grounded focal point, then place the orbs throughout garden beds, beside a walkway, or in an empty corner to introduce smaller moments of shape and movement. Repeating forms, materials, and plants at different heights helps guide the eye toward an entrance, seating area, pool, or architectural feature.

Turn the Pool Area Into a Retreat

A resort-style pool area comes together through thoughtful layers of shade, greenery, soft textiles, lighting, and open space. Position a Wave Pool Lounger toward the strongest view, whether it is the pool, garden, fountain, or surrounding architecture, to create a setting that feels calm and immersive. Then add an umbrella, side table, poolside refreshments, and towels to create the comfort and ease of a hotel retreat. Subtle landscape lighting carries the experience into the evening and completes the sense of escape.

Treat Utility as Part of the Design

The most refined spaces consider practical needs from the beginning. Items such as waste bins, towel storage, lighting, and outdoor accessories should be easy to access without interrupting the overall design.

Choose pieces that complement the surrounding materials, colors, and architectural details, then place them where they naturally support how the space is used. A Smooth or Fluted Waste Bin can blend into a pool area, patio, or outdoor kitchen when treated as part of the environment rather than an afterthought.

Connect Each Area Through Repetition

A home feels more cohesive when the same colors, materials, shapes, or finishes appear throughout different spaces. These elements do not need to match exactly. A few repeated details can create a natural sense of flow.

Bring the Resort Home

Creating a resort-style home does not require redesigning the entire property at once. Focus on one area that feels incomplete and consider how you want it to look, feel, and function. Establish a focal point, support it with intentional lighting, landscaping, or furnishings, and preserve enough open space for the setting to feel calm rather than crowded.

The Resort Collection supports this approach with sculptural pieces for entryways, landscapes, backyards, and pool areas. Whether adding one statement piece or connecting several spaces over time, thoughtful choices can make everyday environments feel more inviting, restorative, and complete.