There are so many designs for swimming pools, some more complex than others, and by discussing your preferences with a professional pool designer, you can choose the best one for your family. If you don’t know what your preferences are, don’t worry, your designer will know the questions to ask, as well as different pictures to show you, to help you figure out what you want. A good designer will take into account your property’s surroundings, your home’s architecture, and how you plan to use the pool. Once these questions have been answered, the designer will determine the ideal pool design for you, along with the best shape and size to meet your needs. Hopefully some of these most popular pool designs and features will get your creative juices flowing!
This style is probably the most popular in suburban areas because of the unlimited possibilities they allow with the design.
Play pools contain a shallow area for recreation or lounging, making them fun for kids and adults alike. Many are shallow enough to accommodate lounge chairs, enjoyable for children to splash and play, and just deep enough to host an in-pool volleyball or basketball game. Many include tanning ledges, seating areas, fire pits, or swim up bars/tables. A separate path or bridge to a spa may be included or the spa could be built in. A play pool is perfect for settings that are too small to accommodate deeper pools.
This type of pool is known by a variety of names, including vanishing edge, negative edge, disappearing edge, and flooded edge. The infinity pool is ideal for properties overlooking spectacular scenery like the ocean, a lake, or a mountain, or if you’re in the city or suburbs, a beautiful focal point. How do infinity pools create that amazing effect of disappearing into the horizon? The water flows over a weir wall and into a waiting catch basin that re-circulates the water back into the pool; the water acts as a blurring agent, blending the line between the pool and the adjacent view.
A beach entry pool features a gradual sloping from the pool deck into the water—just like a natural beach. The beach entry pool does not usually include stairs or ladders and can be finished in a variety of colors and textures to mimic sand or other organic materials.
A lap pool is built to provide a straight lane for swimmers training for a sporting event or for those who swim for exercise. Usually long, narrow, and rectangular in shape, a lap pool can be built to any length. Although usually built for athletes or those who need water therapy, lap pools do not have to look like the pool at the gym. Many pool builders surround a lap pool with attractive backdrops like stack-stone walls or they include water features that can be activated when no one is using the swim lanes.
There are so many different styles of pools nowadays. With a talented, creative designer, your pool dreams can come true!
It’s finally getting to be that time of the year: cozy fire weather! There are so many options to sitting by the fire these days.
You can choose to have your living room extended to the outdoors with a full sized fireplace, which makes dinner parties and having friends over for cocktails suitable all year!
Or you may want a more casual fire experience. In this case a firepit would be great. You can sit around roasting marshmallows and making s’mores; kind of like a beautifully enclosed campfire!
Actually, you may just want the atmosphere and mood that a little firelight can bring by adding this element to your pool or spa.
Any way you look at it, adding fire features to your outdoor space will give you plenty of opportunities to stay outside during the colder months while making your space even more beautiful!
