Big or small, pools provide a place to exercise or play.
Transform your backyard into an aquatic paradise with an attractive pool. Big or small, elegant or funky, pools are useful for amusement, exercise, physical therapy and cooling off. Installing any kind of pool is a big job and requires an experienced professional with knowledge about potential problems, material strengths and water flow. The last thing you want is to waste your money on a pool that leaks, cracks, drains improperly or fills with contaminated water. Does this Spark an idea?
Earthy Country Pool
Keep your backyard looking natural with a small and simple pool that blends into the background. A small, kidney-shaped pool tucked into the corner of the yard has a gentle silhouette. Smooth faux-pebble tiles along the floor, walls and pool edge, known as the coping, create an earthy pond style. Wild grass and flowers growing around the pool add a rustic appearance that makes the pool seem like a natural part of the landscape.
Elegant Infinity Pool
Infinity pools are lavish designs with water spilling over at least one wall to create the illusion of an endless stream vanishing into the distance. A large, partially submerged, rectangular pool that sticks 2 feet above ground provides a simple base for this elegant design. A ground-height, 1-foot wide ledge around the large pool serves as a water trough. Water flows over all four sides of the large pool and drains into the ledge to create a 360-degree infinity style.
A metal pool ladder looks terrible with an infinity pool because it breaks up the smooth waterline. Small steps leading into the pool remain hidden under the water and provide easy access. Blue tile floors and light blue tile walls/coping keep the whole pool design bright and sparkling in the sunlight.
Funky Fountain Pool
Add a funky flair to your backyard with a colorful fountain and pool design. A giant square pool with cobalt blue tile floors, aqua-and-tan tile walls, cobalt tile coping and golden tile deck adds splashes of bold color to the outdoor area. Wide aqua tiled stairs along one side of the pool lead into the water and mosaic-tiled fish statues decorate the deck next to each pool corner.
A large square fountain in the middle of the pool sticks up 3 feet above the waterline. Cobalt tile walls and a gold tile top cover the fountain for a rich style. Five large streams of water shoot up from the top of the fountain and splash into the surrounding pool.
Modern Waterfall Pool
Build a short wall with water spilling down the front to create an out-of-the-way waterfall for a modern pool. A long rectangular pool with light blue tile floors/walls, thin black tile coping and a cream tile deck with black tile-trim provides a sharp style. A short wall with black tile along the top and sides, and light blue tile along the front and back, stands at the short end of the pool. Water spills from a thin spout on the upper-front of the wall and splashes into the pool.
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