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—Going small for big benefits with compact swimming pools
What is a plunge pool?
Is it different from a cocktail pool or a dipping pool?
And how are these three kinds of compact swimming pools different from a design known as a spool?
Topics: Design / Features, custom pool design, Buyer Tips, backyard design, cocktail pool, spool, dipping pool, plunge pool
—Aka: rain walls, water curtains, or rain descents
When would you actually want rain to come down on your swimming pool?
If the falling “rain” is from a tall, stunning water feature that enhances your pool’s beauty and outdoor ambiance.
Topics: Design / Features, LED, Construction, custom pool ideas, automation
—Achieving better looks, versatility, and functionality for backyard leisure
In addition to providing a solution to a sloping property or disparate elevation between the house and yard, a deck with two or more tiers around a swimming pool delivers excellent functionality, an attractive outdoor space, and clearer “zoning” for various backyard activities.
Topics: cascade water features, hardscape, Design / Features, LED, Construction, custom pool ideas, gunite spa, backyard design, pool deck, lighting, Backyard Entertaining, Health & Lifestyle
—A photo-packed guide to this attractive, functional aquatic amenity
What is a swimming pool sun shelf—also called a tanning ledge or Baja bench? While this feature is simple in concept, it delivers big benefits.
Fundamentally, a sun shelf is a shallow platform or ledge inside the pool perimeter upon which one or more chaise lounges can be placed or upon which you can directly lie submerged in 6 to 9 inches of water.
Topics: Remodeling, Design / Features, LED, custom pool design, Buyer Tips, tanning ledges, Owner/Lifestyle, pool mosaics
—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.
Topics: hardscape, Design / Features, LED, interior finish, quartz finish, Buyer Tips, marcite, backyard design, lighting, lagoon pools, pool mosaics
—Style tactics to enhance an organic aesthetic
Incorporating stone into a swimming pool is a favorite design technique used in backyards across America.
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
