Pera Cream Marble Pool & Outdoor Living – McLean, VA

This residential outdoor living project in McLean, Virginia showcases STONELUX Pera Cream Marble as the primary hardscape material throughout the pool, spa and entertaining areas.

The pool deck is paved with Pera Cream Marble in French Pattern, creating subtle variation across the large paved surface while maintaining a calm, consistent appearance. The marble's soft cream and light beige tones complement the home's white exterior, natural stone veneer and surrounding mature landscape.

Unlike a pool design that uses a contrasting border, this project incorporates matching Pera Cream eased-edge coping around both the swimming pool and spa. Using the same natural stone for the deck and coping creates a clean transition to the water and gives the entire pool environment a more unified architectural character.

The rectangular swimming pool forms the central feature of the landscape. At one end, a natural-stone feature wall incorporates multiple water outlets, providing a strong visual termination to the pool while introducing movement and sound into the space. The warm, irregular stone veneer provides texture against the more refined surface of the Pera Cream Marble.

An adjoining spa is integrated into the pool terrace and finished with matching Pera Cream coping. The consistent stone palette allows the pool, spa and surrounding deck to read as one continuous composition rather than separate hardscape elements.

The French Pattern marble extends well beyond the immediate pool perimeter. Large areas of paving provide space for outdoor sofas, chaise lounges and poolside seating, demonstrating how the same marble can transition naturally between circulation space and furnished outdoor living areas.

Near the residence, illuminated steps connect the house to the main pool terrace. The light-colored marble helps emphasize these elevation changes, while integrated lighting creates a dramatic effect in the evening and improves the visual connection between the home and pool.

One of the strongest features of the project is the substantial covered outdoor kitchen and bar area. The Pera Cream Marble continues underneath and around this structure, visually linking the kitchen to the pool deck. Natural stone veneer on the kitchen base and columns introduces another texture while remaining complementary to the cream-colored marble paving.

A long bar counter with seating creates a dedicated entertaining zone overlooking the pool, while built-in grills and cooking equipment turn the covered structure into a functional outdoor kitchen rather than simply a decorative pavilion.

The hardscape also extends into curved garden walkways connecting different portions of the property. Continuing the Pera Cream Marble into these pathways helps maintain material continuity as the landscape transitions from formal pool terrace to softer planted areas.

Dense evergreen screening, hydrangeas, flowering plants and mature trees surround the project. Against this heavily landscaped setting, the pale marble creates a bright neutral surface that visually separates the outdoor living areas from the surrounding greenery.

The combination of Pera Cream Marble French Pattern pavers, matching eased-edge marble coping, natural stone veneer, integrated landscape lighting and extensive planting gives the project a sophisticated but comfortable residential character.

Rather than using numerous contrasting hardscape materials, the design relies heavily on one consistent marble palette. This makes the Pera Cream Marble a defining architectural element connecting the pool deck, spa, outdoor kitchen, entertaining terraces, steps and garden circulation throughout the property.

Project Details

Location: McLean, Virginia
Primary Material: STONELUX Pera Cream Marble
Paver Pattern: French Pattern
Pool Coping: Pera Cream Marble Eased Edge Coping
Applications: Pool Deck, Spa Surround, Patio, Outdoor Kitchen, Walkways and Outdoor Living Areas

Visible Design Features

The photos show a rectangular swimming pool, integrated spa, matching marble coping, natural-stone water feature wall, large poolside lounge terrace, covered outdoor kitchen and bar, illuminated steps, garden pathways, extensive landscaping and multiple outdoor seating areas.