House Tours: Coastal-Cool Cottage Style

Poolside Oasis

Although she lives with her family in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, homeowner Gay Cloutier yearned for an oasis that would transport her to her childhood home on the Queensland beaches in Australia. The Cloutiers' pool area is designed to transition smoothly among multiple activity centers, both indoors and out. In addition to the house itself, the property encompasses an outdoor fireplace, dining area, lounging deck, pool with slide, and putting green.