# Pool with a sun shelf ideas

A sun shelf is a shallow ledge that gives kids and lounge chairs a place in the water. Here are 6 designs.

These designs add a shelf with a chair, an umbrella or bubblers. It is one of the most used parts of a family pool.

## Designs

- [Mediterranean Roman pool at night in Coral Gables](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/mediterranean-roman-pool-coral-gables): A coral stucco villa, a Roman-end pool lit teal after dark, and a hot tub that spills over a tiled lip.
- [French country estate pool in Highland Park, Dallas](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/french-country-estate-pool-dallas): A formal Roman-end pool with a long pergola, hedges and a limestone terrace built for parties.
- [Desert modern plunge pool in Scottsdale](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/desert-modern-plunge-pool-scottsdale): A sharp little rectangle in gravel and agave, with a glass fence the pool code asks for and a bubbler to cool the sound.
- [Coastal modern pool with an ocean view in Encinitas](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/coastal-modern-pool-encinitas): A clean rectangle with a sun shelf, a cedar-look deck and a glass fence that keeps the Pacific in sight.
- [Family pool with mountain views in a Parker subdivision](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/front-range-family-pool-parker): A freeform with a hot tub on the end and a fire pit, built to get used from May to September on the Front Range.
- [Modern farmhouse pool with a sun shelf in Naperville](https://rendersplash.com/pool-ideas/modern-farmhouse-pool-naperville): A classic rectangle with a sun shelf and a hot tub off the end, on a lawn big enough for the whole block's kids.