# Design the whole backyard: patios, steps, seat walls, pergolas and pools

By Sunscape team · 2026-10-09

> The kitchen is the centerpiece, but it sits in a space. Draw the patio, levels, walls, pergola and pool around it.

A kitchen floating on a grid is hard to picture. With Space & decor you build the setting around it.

### Floors and levels

Draw patio floors in any shape, raise them to make levels, and add steps that wrap the edge or turn a corner.

### Walls, seat walls and planters

Add house walls with windows and doors, seat walls with cushions, and planter walls. Finishes come from the same texture library as the islands.

### Pergolas and lighting

Place a pergola over the kitchen or the dining area, with pendants that light up at night.

### Pools

Draw a pool as a rectangle, a round or a free-form shape. Add coping, sheer descents, jets, bubblers, a beach entry or a spillover spa, and the equipment pad. Pool lines appear in the estimate.

Patio pieces like seat walls, steps and planters are priced along with the kitchen, so the estimate covers the whole project.

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