Poolside on Lily Pond Lane starts once the sun is high and the privet hedges are throwing deep shade. The pool is skimmed, the towels are stacked, and the day runs around the deep end. Kids and teens splash in and out of the water. A dog jumps, swims, shakes, and does it again. Drinks live in unbreakable tumblers, pillows, and low seating migrate wherever someone wants to stretch out, and no one is worried about what gets splashed. This collection is made for days when most of the house ends up outside.

Setting Up for a Day in the Sun

The pool area is set up once in the morning so it can handle everything that follows. Outdoor iron storage tables keep sunscreen, swimming fins, and a speaker under a weatherproof top. Seagrass handle baskets bring towels and extra goggles out from the house, and then sit by the door to collect whatever needs to dry before it goes back in. A canvas tote stays packed with paperbacks, magazines, and a spare change of clothes, so no one has to go hunting for what they need. The layout is simple, and every piece can live in the sun without fuss.

Comfortable and Durable Places to Land

Around the pool, the places to sit matter as much as the water. A pair of huge beanbags made from waterproof sailcloth becomes the default spot for anyone who wants to read, scroll, or watch, and everyone else jumps in. A rattan coffee table moves between loungers and the pool's edge, serving as a seat, a table, or a place to put a snack. Classic striped outdoor pillows lean against the back of chairs and along the ground, pulled into whatever configuration the day needs. Everything can be dragged, dropped, and reshaped without losing its structure.

Snacks, Drinks, and Wet Hands

By midday, the pool's shaded side becomes a snack station. A large melamine salad bowl holds tortilla chips and can be carried with one hand from the kitchen to the pool. Smaller melamine bowls take salsa, guacamole, and anything else that has to stand up to wet hands and quick refills. Santorini acrylic tumblers are filled with iced tea, lemonade, or water and can be dropped on stone or deck without breaking. Everything rinses clean under the tap and is ready to go again an hour later.

Midday Breaks: Candy and Milkshakes

In the middle of the day, the pool empties for a while. A few people head over to Sagaponack General Store and come back with candy by the pound that ends up in a large bowl on the table. Others drive into Southampton for chocolate milkshakes from Sip’n Soda, carried home carefully and poured into cold tumblers before the next round of swimming. Some tuck inside to cool down and read a book. The beanbag, pouf, and pillows pull into a loose circle while everyone sits to eat, talk, and reset. Then the wrappers are cleared, the glasses are rinsed, and everyone is back in the water.

Games, Dogs, and the Last Swim

The late afternoon is all noise again. A Party Four in a Row game sits on a low table, and pieces move constantly as kids and teens wander between the deep end and the next move. The dog has a shaded place of its own on a Normandy canopy pet bed, close enough to watch the pool but off the hot stone. As the light drops, lanterns are lit and set on top of the storage tables and near the edge of the pool so the water glows without harsh overhead light. Towels hang over chair backs, still drying from the last jump in. The same pieces stay in use when the sun is gone and everyone decides on one more swim.

Shop Our Collection for Your Next Poolside Day on Lily Pond Lane

Poolside on Lily Pond Lane is how a Hamptons house runs when the pool is the center of the day. These pieces handle wet dogs, dripping swimsuits, teenagers, candy runs, and night swimming without ever looking fussy and always looking pulled together.