This steel and wood covered patio makes for a great outdoor living and dining area overlooking the pool There is also a pool cabana with a fireplace and a TV for lounging poolside.

Luxury Pool with Modern Cabana

Boyce Design + Build

This stunning pool has an Antigua Pebble finish, tanning ledge and 5 bar seats. The L-shaped, open-air cabana houses an outdoor living room with a custom fire table, a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances including a sink, refrigerator, wine cooler and grill, a spacious dining and bar area with leathered granite counter tops and a spa like bathroom with an outdoor shower making it perfect for entertaining both small family cookouts and large parties.

Hillside Pool and Spa

Z Pool Designs

With an ascending slope, we were able to tuck this pool and spa into the hillside and maximize their outdoor space. We used travertine for coping on the upper edge of the raised bond beam and tie that into the pool using a split faced travertine on the face and highlighted columns

Natural Dive Stone

Paul Massad Landscaping

Lakeview Custom Swimming Pool

Signature Pools of Texas

The entire deck, coping, and the wall’s façade are finished with a mixture of Palo and Rosa flagstone. A custom accent fountain with copper pipes was designed to provide a little privacy but keeping with the integrity of the neighborhood’s ambiance without destroying the bay’s view.

Green Hill

Kerry Lewis Landscape Architecture

Jeffrey P. Gibbons Architect, PC

Modern Recreational Oasis Backyard

Aquality Construction

Perfect backyard recreational paradise. Exercise in the pool house gym, cool down with some laps in the swimming pool then relax in the spa! This pool/spa combination has a one of a kind automatic cover system. Both automatic covers extend out in opposite directions simultaneously from underneath the beautiful wood bridge. The all-tile spa and the all-tile sun deck with roman style width-length steps entering the pool both pop at night with color changing lights. Swimming Pool & Spa: Aquality Construction Photography: Chris Humphreys

Modern Hillside Pool Project with Fire & Water Features

Mike Farley Pool Designer, SWD, ASLA

Modern Hillside Pool Project with Fire & Water Features, Water Wall, Large Cabana with Kitchen and Perimeter Overflow Spa designed by Mike Farley in Southlake, TX. Landscaping by Joey Designs. FarleyPoolDesigns.com

Contemporary in Afton Oaks

Del Cielo Custom Homes

Privacy Screen & Unique Pool Plantings

Allin Landscaping

Pool Renovations

Aqua Pools

A pool renovation can be a simple facelift or it can be a whole lot more. No matter how old your pool is, or what the design style is we can turn your dated pool into the masterpiece that you have been dreaming of.

Pool Paving & Coping

French Mill Stone

Rocklin Pool

Premier Pools and Spas- Sacramento

2015 Swimming Pools

Atlantis Pools & Spas, LLC

Fiberglass Pool

Taylor's Backyard Center

www.carsonartacphoto.com

A Rustic Mine-Themed Pool & Grotto in Oklahoma

CAVINESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

Massive faux rock grotto with multiple waterfalls that lead you into a swim-up bar inside the grotto. A dry entrance on the side of the grotto leads to the kitchen and restroom area, as well as to a private outdoor shower on the other side, accessible from the pool by swimming under a hidden entrance. The grotto kitchen includes a wine refrigerator, outdoor refrigerator, outdoor dishwasher, a farmhouse apron sink and custom distressed doors for the entry. The grotto restroom includes a custom faux rock sink base with copper bowl and faucet. Photo credit: Cameron Caviness

Small Yard Transitional Pool & Spa Resort

Mike Farley Pool Designer, SWD, ASLA

Small Yard Transitional Pool & Spa Resort designed by Mike Farley. This project was designed for lots of fun in a small yard. Elements include: curved water wall with potted plants on pedestals flanking a fire bowl. Spillway is stacked slate spillway, sheer descents, underwater tabletop, large tanning ledge, outdoor kitchen with The Green Egg, grill, storage space, refrigerator and a nice bar! Photography by Mike & Laura Farley.

Pool Design Ideas with Stamped Concrete

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.