Pool, lagoon, trampoline: the outdoors

This is a Trinity Beach house with a pool and a backyard that both get used all day. The glass-fenced pool sits against the lagoon so swimmers get the view; the covered deck behind it holds the outdoor lounge, the hanging chair and the barbecue nook; and the fully fenced lawn runs down to the water with an in-ground trampoline, grassy mounds beside it, a rope swing rated well past the grown-ups, and room for totem tennis and lawn bocci.

The bits the kids head for first

The mud kitchen is properly plumbed, with its own running water, so the pretend cooking gets as messy as it deserves to and the clean-up is one hose away. The basketball hoop is on wheels: roll it down to the end of the cul-de-sac and the quiet street becomes a half court for the afternoon. And the grassy mounds next to the in-ground trampoline are the launch pad for everything else, from bike jumps to rolling down them until someone feels sick.