Your Very Own Custom Swimming Pool

There is an almost endless number of options available for those looking to design a custom swimming pool to suit their homes. From l-shaped lap-pools to multi-level or rim-flow pools, even a pool in the outlined shape of your chosen country - the only limit to the possible innovations is your own creativity.

Still, money, as with most things, will be a constraint on exactly how glamorously you can hope to meet your own expectations. Can you afford to install an inground custom swimming pool? Do you want to go for simple concrete or for a pricier pre-shaped metal or fiberglass construct? If you stand to get yourself in debt over a luxury renovation like this, you’re probably better off waiting until your can comfortably manage the expense of your dream inground pool design - go for a collapsible, above ground pool in the meantime.

That said, there are few things as impressive to guests as an elaborate, color-lit, water-feature-bedecked swimming pool, and as such an inground custom swimming pool can be an investment - a chance to add real value and character to your home. Remember when working on your pool’s design to consider the type of social dynamic you’re trying to create, and how many people you’d like to be able to fit comfortably in the pool. Studies of real pool parties have shown that, whether the number of people invited is twenty or two hundred, there will be at least seven people in the pool at any time.

But, as the truism goes, considering only the happiness of others is not always a sure recipe for your own well being. An extraordinary swimming pool will only make you happy if the design represents you, and the kind of lifestyle you’d like to live. Where would you feel most comfortable - chilling in the shade of a palm tree, basking on a patio or a lawn? Would you rather have a deck, or even natural rocks that trap the heat of the sun, staying warm when evening comes? Do you like gazebos, or thatch domes, or do you prefer the versatility of a few big umbrellas? What kind of surrounds do you want - lush greenery and garden gnomes or bamboo shoots and african sculpture?

Finding your own answers to questions like this will decide whether your custom swimming pool turns out to be an element of your dream home. Considering aesthetic elements of inground pool design alongside landscaping ideas for privacy and beauty will ensure that your recreational area will suit your taste, not that of your developer or the photographers for the latest issue of Garden&Home.

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- Ryan McCall