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Benefits of Outdoor TVs for Backyard Living

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Feb 10, 2024 9:02:29 PM

—Considerations for choosing and placing waterproof TVs in poolside settings

Guest Expert: Posh UK

Setting up an outdoor TV by your swimming pool offers a smart way to enhance your outdoor space, blending indoor comfort with the beauty of the outdoors.

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Topics: outdoor kitchen, Equipment/Technology, Buyer Tips, custom pool ideas, Backyard Entertaining, Health & Lifestyle, Owner/Lifestyle

Choosing the Right Colors for Your Swimming Pool and Patio

Posted by Guest Expert: Eric Herman, Editor of WaterShapes on Jan 13, 2024 10:09:49 PM

—Creating a palette for features and elements

Henry Ford once said you can have any color car you want, so long as it’s black.

Swimming pools were once that way too, confined mostly to white plaster and blue waterline tile.

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Topics: hardscape, Design / Features, LED, interior finish, quartz finish, Buyer Tips, marcite, backyard design, lighting, lagoon pools, pool mosaics

25 Harsh Realities of Gunite Pool Construction

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Dec 9, 2023 10:59:13 PM

—A frank overview of the annoyances that typically await and others that may

While a gunite pool provides years of backyard beauty, fun healthy activities, and therapeutic relaxation, let’s be frank: Fundamentally, getting one built is a messy, disruptive, and irritating process.

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Topics: Buyer Tips

12 Clever Ways for Integrating Stone into Pools—In Photos

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Oct 14, 2023 10:55:22 PM

—Style tactics to enhance an organic aesthetic

Incorporating stone into a swimming pool is a favorite design technique used in backyards across America.

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Topics: custom spas, Design / Features, zero entry pool, Gunite pool construction, infinity swimming pool, zero-edge pool, Beach entry pool, Buyer Tips, vanishing-edge pool, natural entry pool, backyard design, tanning ledges, tropical pools, rock waterfalls

7 Features for a Peaceful Pool & Backyard Ambience

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Sep 9, 2023 11:31:24 PM

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Topics: Backyard Additions, Design / Features, Buyer Tips

What is a reverse infinity-edge swimming pool?

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Aug 12, 2023 9:12:15 PM

—Redirecting a fabulous flow where you can see and hear it

A reverse infinity swimming pool boasts a “vanishing” edge that faces the home and patio area so you can see the decorative wall with overflowing water and catch basin—versus being hidden from view on the pool’s far side where it appears to merge into the horizon.

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Topics: hardscape, pool layout, Design / Features, pool buyer tips, LED, zero entry pool, zero-edge pool, custom pool design, Buyer Tips, vanishing-edge pool, backyard design, lighting

5 Poolside Features for More Comfort & Leisure

Posted by Blue Haven Pools & Spas on Jul 8, 2023 11:35:56 PM

—Optimize your relaxation and convenience beyond the water’s edge

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Topics: hardscape, outdoor kitchen, Design / Features, pool plans, Buyer Tips, lighting, Backyard Entertaining, Owner/Lifestyle, Heating, decking

   

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