Elegant Contemporary Single Family Home in North Naples with incredible outdoor living space and beautiful golf course views.

Indian Wells Residence

David R. Olson Architects

Water Features and Planters

Ancient Stone

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NEW Lazy River Pool and Spa in Gilbert, Arizona

Unique Landscapes and Custom Pools

The view from atop the massive rock waterfall shows just how large the island really is as well as showcasing the deck jets.

Pool House Dream

Steele's Construction LLC

Two-Story Bethesda MD Addition and Pool

Landis Architects | Builders

The owners of a Bethesda home purchased the property next door with the intent to combine the two lots and build an addition to their existing house. They wanted a swimming pool with an outdoor living area, a two-car garage, family room, kitchenette, and guest suite. Our team reviewed the site and what it would look like once the neighboring house was demolished. One of the crucial goals of the designers was to locate the pool behind the addition and keep the massing of the addition down to retain sunlight to the pool in the summer without the new structure or existing house shading the pool. We had a place holder in our design for the location of the pool, but the detailed plan for the pool, fire pit, surfacing, and plantings were developed by the landscape/pool company and homeowner. We built the addition and the pool company poured the pool foundation. The house was on a corner lot, so the pool company was able to access the site from the other side of the house from where we were building the addition. Outdoor Room. The covered porch area is about ten-feet by thirty-feet and is an exterior living/dining room. This area has ceiling fans, recessed lighting, and a flat screen on one wall. The client wanted operable screens, so once we completed the addition, he hired a company to install screens that lower at the touch of a button to create a screened porch. Along the back wall of the garage there is storage for pool toys and tools and a showerhead. Michael K. Wilkinson

Private Residence #1

Creative Environments

Hilltop Vanishing Edge Pool

Jesse York, Landscape Designer

This is the perfect location and setting for an infinity edge pool. The views over the San Pasqual valley are huge and beautiful. We maximized the usable space close to the house with great seating to enjoy the pool and the views.

Contemporary Pool House

Capstone Cabinets

Contractor-Nordin Builders

Woodland Hills – Sunset View Pool Deck, Spa, Fire Pit and Steps - VIEW 2

Go Pavers

PHOTOGRAPHER: Ryan Beck Photography

Project Outdoor Sauna Combi

Ambient Elements

Alpha Wellness Sensations is a global leader in sauna manufacturing, indoor and outdoor design for traditional saunas, infrared cabins, steam baths, salt caves and tanning beds. Our company runs its own research offices and production plant in order to provide a wide range of innovative and individually designed wellness solutions.

Westford, MA - Outdoor Living Space

Design Works - Landscape Architecture & Const.

Arizona Residence

Azul-Verde Design Group, Inc.

Robby Brown

Contemporary Pool

BACKYARD RESORT

Hummels Landscape

Located in Cumberland County with the mountain views in the distance, this backyard resort is designed as the backdrop for entertaining friends, family, and guests, but also to serve a true extension of the main home. The design includes many separate outdoor rooms that are all united around the formal gunite pool with raised, overflowing spa. The pool and it's impressive five waterfalls — constructed by our friends at Aquavisions—is looked down on from a raised patio covered by an oversized pergola constructed of wood, stone veneer, and stucco. Sporting multiple fire features with dedicated seating areas, a full landscape lighting system, and the lush plantings that Hummel's Landscape has become known for, this project truly is a perfect retreat.

Belmonte Custom Home design/build

Gibeault Interiors

beige pavers in herringbone pattern, spanish water edge tile, Ballerina White Benjamin Moore exterior paint, barrel tile roof, spanish later style ext. lighting

Peacock Pavers 12-2-09

Peacock Pavers

Ann

Geometric Pool in Boerne, TX

Keith Zars Pools

This square-shaped spa has a stacked stone overflow that pushes water from the spa into the main pool.

Belgard Cambridge Pavers

SBI Building Materials & Landscape Supplies

Pool area with unique water feature

Brown Pool Design Ideas with Concrete Pavers

Swimming pools are heavenly during hot Australian and New Zealand summers and are the perfect way to cool down, relax, entertain friends and even get fit. A pool can also create visual interest, especially when you consider features like coloured pool tiles, lighting and landscaping. If you are short on space, you might still fit a lap pool, plunge pool or swim spa, all of which could be focal points in your small garden. As you plan your pool design, map out your space and determine what size, shape and style works best for you. Browse the photos on Houzz for design ideas for above ground pools, inground pools, as well as pool landscaping and novelty features like pool slides or water features. Then, save your favourite photos to an ideabook, and get in touch with the experts behind your favourite picks.

What type of pool should I install?

The dimensions of your backyard will determine the type of inground pools you can install. Take into account boundary restrictions and pool fencing compliance. Fibreglass versions are cheaper, and quicker to install; whereas concrete constructions are better suited to tricky sites and give you more freedom in design. If you’re on a tight budget or don’t want to commit to an inground pool, above ground pools are a more affordable alternative. If you only have a small backyard, a plunge pool is a great solution, and can easily run along a boundary wall or down the side of a house. This option is also low maintenance, can be heated for use in winter, and can do double duty as a swim spa. A long, narrow space, on the other hand, could fit a lap pool, whereas a water feature could fill an awkward space. If your backyard features a stunning vista, consider an infinity pool to accentuate the view.

What pool fencing options are available?

While the specifics vary from state to state, fencing is required of most pool designs. However, pool fencing doesn’t have to obscure your pool design. Glass fencing is increasingly popular for this reason exactly, and is available framed, frameless, semi-frameless and even in-ground. A cheaper alternative is aluminium or steel fencing, which, again, are available in a variety of styles: flat top, loop-top, double-top and wire-based.

What pool landscaping features should I consider?

To get the most out of your pool, design an area that offers multiple hangouts. Include a nearby barbecue, dining area, seating for lounging and outdoor shower. Having shaded areas will give you more reason to stay poolside longer, too. Timber decking and stone paving are popular choices for pool surrounds, and are also helpful in creating zones. Just imagine a raised timber platform with a daybed – a luxurious, resort-style addition to any pool design. Leafy trees and rocks will create a more natural-looking oasis, and will help provide more privacy for swimmers. Where you want your landscape to be the main focus, keep pool equipment and furnishings to a minimum.