There are also porches on three sides of the house, and a stone deck on the fourth.
But when they moved into their new Lloyd Harbor home on 2.6 acres overlooking the harbor last summer, part of the deal was that the free-form pool that looks like a lake with a cascading four-foot waterfall and spa surrounded by a misty rose stone deck had to be done.
For instance, Mr. McLaughlin designed a home owned by a money market trader from Chicago that has an outside stone deck on which the floor is heated; a gas fireplace near the hot tub (Mr. McLaughlin said he decided at the last minute not to include a waterfall because of potential legal liability); and a $6000 Viking Barbecue.
The grounds include waterfalls, a grotto-style swimming pool and a stone deck.
Throwing in a fancy stone deck with a hot tub or even a small pool may seem like a great feature, but if it's costly, you may be throwing your money away.
5 30 p.m. 2) WESTERN CHIC Like the mountainside chalets that share a modern rustic look — beamed ceilings, cathedral windows, stone decks — so, too, does the local fashion, which could be described as upscale cowboy.
Now a high-end pool is likely to include an advanced security system to help detect and prevent a drowning, fiber-optic lighting, expensive materials such as glass tile, an automatic cleaning system, stone decking and a solar heater.
A pretty wood-and-stone deck overlooks the Truckee River near its source at Lake Tahoe, and there is a bar and wooden booths inside.
"Every deal I make, I get high," she said holding a glass of Chardonnay and strolling over the stone pool deck of a waterfront home at 56 Lake Shore Drive in Eastchester, a home selling for $2 million.
$600,000 to $899,999 Wesley Hills $685,000 24 Pomona Lane, Rockland Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 0 Weeks on market: 11 weeks 97-year-old cedar farmhouse; living room with original wood-beamed ceilings and stone fireplace, deck, 1-car garage; taxes $7,568; listed at $720,000.
$600,000 to $899,999 Centerport $885,000144 Joan Court Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 3 Number of half bathrooms: 0 Weeks on market: 2 weeks 43-year-old colonial; eat-in kitchen, stone patio, deck, 3 fireplaces, c/a, 0.37-acre lot on a cul-de-sac; taxes $13,589; listed at $849,000 (multiple bids).
