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Your outdoor space isn't working for you.
You have a great home. The outdoor space just hasn't kept up.
Maybe the views are there but the space doesn't frame them. Maybe you have the room but it's never quite been used the way you imagined.
You know it could be better for you. You're just not sure what to do. We can help.
What does your perfect space look like?
For some it's a pool that gets used properly through summer. For others it's an outdoor kitchen that makes weekends worth staying home for, or a fire pit area that brings people back outside after dinner.
Whatever it looks like for you, it should be shaped around how you actually want to live in it.
Reality Escapes Landscapes & PoolsOver 20 years of bringing outdoor spaces to life.
Reality Escapes designs, builds and maintains premium landscapes and pools. With one team handling everything from concept through to long term care, our outdoor spaces are tailored to how you want to live.
When you partner with us, you can expect:
• A reliable team of experienced professionals showing up every day
• Expert in-house trades delivering to a premium standard every day
• Transparent communication with regular project updates
• Realistic timelines towards completing your transformed space
• A managed experience from day one through to handover and beyond
• Confidence in partnering with a team you can trust to deliver.
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NEW SPACE STUDY When the connection between your home and its outdoors isn't there.
In a recently completed space, we had a well-positioned waterfront home, beautifully finished with stunning views across over the bay. But when you stepped outside, that ‘wow factor’ stopped
- No defined place to sit, relax or spend time.
- Little-to-no shady spaces
- Levels felt disconnected from each other
- No space to settle around the pool after a swim.
Despite everything the home had going for it, the outdoor area wasn't being used in the way the owners wanted..
The Pool
We renovated the existing pool interior to bring a sleek, inviting finish to the water. We extended the surrounds with composite decking and reshaped the area to suit the proportions of the site, finished off with an outdoor shower and a glass fence to not obstruct the water views.
The Entertaining Area
We renovated the existing pool interior to bring a sleek, inviting finish to the water. We extended the surrounds with composite decking and reshaped the area to suit the proportions of the site, finished off with an outdoor shower and a glass fence to not obstruct the water views.
The Benchtop
Running the full length of the entertaining area, the burnished concrete benchtop anchors the space and draws your eye straight through to the bay. From inside the home, the view starts here.
The Sunken Fire Pit
Steps lead down from the top level entertaining into a sunken fire pit custom finished in microcement, set on a herringbone tiles, overlooking the water with glass fencing to not obstruct the views from morning through to night.
The Grounds
A sandstone staircase connects each zone from top to bottom, guiding you from the entertaining area down to the lawn at the water's edge.
On either side, layered planting softens the tiers, adding depth through texture and tone. Threaded through it all, a natural water feature cascades toward the lawn below. It feels carved into the site rather than placed on top of it, and as you move toward the bay, it slows everything down.
What our owners say“We’re absolutely stoked with how everything turned out. What started as a pretty standard backyard has been completely transformed into a space we actually use every single day.
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