Modern Kidney-Shaped Pools: 7 Design Ideas for Fresh Style
—Giving contemporary personality to the classic bean-shape Yes, the kidney-shaped pool remains alive and well in 2023—boasting a current design that holds its own against today’s curvy pool shapes. In many ways, the kidney is the godfather of all pool shapes.
Pool Scupper / Spout Water Features with Stunning Examples
—Feature walls create distinctive good looks and oasis-like atmosphere With their striking appearance, swimming pool scuppers (and their related spout variation) are compelling water features for high-end residential projects.
In-Pool Tables, Stools, Benches: Design Options for “Swim-up Dining”
—Add extra style, fun, and function to your swimming pool or major remodel With a swim-up dining table and seating in your swimming pool, even the most ordinary activity can become special. Your grandparents’ antique dining set notwithstanding, tables and chairs are part of daily life and mostly taken for granted. Now consider what happens […]
Swimming Pool Entry Steps: Designing for Extra Fun, Utility and Beauty
—Surprising ways this essential feature can enhance your gunite pool & spa—with photos When homeowners plan a new gunite swimming pool, they usually don’t think of its entry steps as a “fun feature” or decorative element. Instead, they usually view steps as a necessary utility—a feature that facilitates moving in and out of the water. […]
7 Affordable, Stylish Gunite Pool Features to Consider
—Budget-friendly options for a more attractive concrete design Are you planning a gunite swimming pool and want beauty and functionality—without busting your project budget? The good news is that an affordable gunite pool can have style and personality too.
Why Luxury Swimming Pools Take Longer to Build
—Lavish inground designs equal complex, often-extended construction Are you planning a luxury swimming pool and can hardly wait until your first dip into the cool water? Upscale inground pool projects can and do finish as scheduled. You may experience on-time construction with only minor bumps along the road to your aquatic masterpiece. However, if you’re […]
3 Family Factors that Should Drive Your Swimming Pool Plan
—Questions to determine purposes for your pool to ensure a result that achieves your goals
Modern pool design: 5 key ways to achieve contemporary style
—Top features & elements to include for a clean, sleek aesthetic A sleek, modern swimming pool design is on the aesthetic wish list of today’s homeowners.
7 Popular Swimming Pool Features for 2022—with Photos
—Decorative and functional options trending on new gunite pools & spas Most of the design trends you see today in contemporary swimming pools have developed over the last several years, steadily gaining momentum among pool contractors and their customers.
Mid Century Modern Pools: 7 Retro-to-Contemporary Design Evolutions in Photos
—See today’s take on key elements of gunite-pool style and configurations The Mid-Century Modern swimming pool has come a long way. Inground designs from that era have changed over the decades and given way to more sophisticated contemporary looks.