How to Close Your Pool for Winter (and Skip the Spring Swamp)
The cannonballs are done, the floaties are deflating, and your pool is ready for a long winter nap. Here’s the catch: how you close your pool for winter decides what you find when you pull the cover off in spring. Close it right and you get sparkling water. Close it wrong and you get something […]
Plunge Pool vs. Cocktail Pool vs. Dipping Pool vs. Spool: Which Small Pool Fits Your Yard?
Your yard is small. Your neighbor’s pool is not. Doesn’t matter, you can still swim. If you’ve been going in circles on plunge pool vs. cocktail pool vs. dipping pool vs. spool, here’s the short version. They all fit where a full-size pool can’t, including that skinny side yard you’ve been ignoring since the day […]
10 Rectangle Pool Design Ideas to Upgrade Your Backyard
A rectangle pool doesn’t have to look basic. These ideas show how to add features that improve both design and usability.
Small Backyard Pool Ideas That Actually Work (With Real Examples)
Trying to plan for a small backyard pool that you actually like can feel impossible. Between property lines, existing landscaping, and limited square footage, most homeowners assume they don’t have enough space. The truth? You probably do. With the right design strategy, even tight or awkward yards can fit a functional, beautiful inground pool. Below […]
What is a reverse infinity-edge swimming pool?
—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 […]
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 […]
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
Rock Waterfall Pool Slides: Design Guide + Photos
How rock waterfall pool slides are built, your design options, and what to know before adding one to your pool. If you’re designing a lagoon-style or resort-style pool, a rock waterfall slide is one of the biggest “wow-factor” upgrades you can add. But it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Costs, construction methods, design tradeoffs, […]
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.
How Long Does it Take to Build a Gunite Pool? 8 Delay Factors
If you’re planning a gunite pool, you want one number: how long. The honest answer is that it depends on where you live, your backyard, and your design, but most projects run 3 to 6 months from the first shovel to your first swim. Below are the 8 delays that most often stretch a gunite […]