Traditional Back Swimming Pool Ideas and Designs
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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of ChattanoogaLet our our string lighting cast a beautiful reflection over your pool area. Kick your outdoor entertaining areas up a notch with festive, string lighting. Your guests will thank you.
Lawns of DallasThis is an example of a small classic back rectangular swimming pool in Dallas with natural stone paving.
Breeze Giannasio InteriorsMeghan Bob Photography
Large traditional back rectangular lengths swimming pool in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Large traditional back rectangular lengths swimming pool in Los Angeles with concrete paving.
Atlantis Pools & Spas, LLCThis is an example of a medium sized classic back rectangular swimming pool in Atlanta.
Envision Landscape StudioPhotography by Paul Dyer
Inspiration for a large classic back rectangular swimming pool in San Francisco.
Inspiration for a large classic back rectangular swimming pool in San Francisco.
Allison Companies IncInspiration for a medium sized classic back rectangular hot tub in Nashville with natural stone paving.
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This hot tub is 8'0" round and 3'0" in depth. Raised 18", the hot tub features Bluestone double bullnose coping, an exposed aggregate finish, and stone cladding on the exterior. Photos by Linda Oyama Bryan
Outdoor Kitchen, Pool & PaversInspiration for a medium sized traditional back swimming pool in Tampa.
Mirage Custom Pools, LLCPhoto of a traditional back swimming pool in Dallas with natural stone paving and fencing.
Inspiration for a traditional back swimming pool in Toronto with natural stone paving and a bbq area.
Katie Leede & Company StudioYou gotta love California…even in the drizzle!
Design ideas for a small classic back rectangular hot tub in New York with concrete paving.
Design ideas for a small classic back rectangular hot tub in New York with concrete paving.
Matthew Murrey DesignDesigned to entertain, this site was maximized to create an extension of the home. The project boasts a complete outdoor kitchen, multiple covered seating areas, a gas fireplace, outdoor TV's and state-of-the-art sound system, a pool, spa, and putting green. From daytime swimming to an intimate evening dinner party, followed by a late night game on the putting green, this backyard has something for the whole family to enjoy.
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignA couple by the name of Claire and Dan Boyles commissioned Exterior Worlds to develop their back yard along the lines of a French Country garden design. They had recently designed and built a French Colonial style house. Claire had been very involved in the architectural design, and she communicated extensively her expectations for the landscape.
The aesthetic we ultimately created for them was not a traditional French country garden per se, but instead was a variation on the symmetry, color, and sense of formality associated with this design. The most notable feature that we added to the estate was a custom swimming pool installed just to the rear of the home. It emphasized linearity, complimentary right angles, and it featured a luxury spa and pool fountain. We built the coping around the pool out of limestone, and we used concrete pavers to build the custom pool patio. We then added French pottery in various locations around the patio to balance the stonework against the look and structure of the home.
We added a formal garden parallel to the pool to reflect its linear movement. Like most French country gardens, this design is bordered by sheered bushes and emphasizes straight lines, angles, and symmetry. One very interesting thing about this garden is that it is consist entirely of various shades of green, which lends itself well to the sense of a French estate. The garden is bordered by a taupe colored cedar fence that compliments the color of the stonework.
Just around the corner from the back entrance to the house, there lies a double-door entrance to the master bedroom. This was an ideal place to build a small patio for the Boyles to use as a private seating area in the early mornings and evenings. We deviated slightly from strict linearity and symmetry by adding pavers that ran out like steps from the patio into the grass. We then planted boxwood hedges around the patio, which are common in French country garden design and combine an Old World sensibility with a morning garden setting.
We then completed this portion of the project by adding rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that frames the yard. This design is derivative of those found in morning gardens, and it provides the Boyles with a place where they can step directly from their bedroom into a private outdoor space and enjoy the early mornings and evenings.
We further develop the sense of a morning garden seating area; we deviated slightly from the strict linear forms of the rest of the landscape by adding pavers that ran like steps from the patio and out into the grass. We also planted rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that borders this portion of the yard.
We then landscaped the front of the home with a continuing symmetry reminiscent of French country garden design. We wanted to establish a sense of grand entrance to the home, so we built a stone walkway that ran all the way from the sidewalk and then fanned out parallel to the covered porch that centers on the front door and large front windows of the house. To further develop the sense of a French country estate, we planted a small parterre garden that can be seen and enjoyed from the left side of the porch.
On the other side of house, we built the Boyles a circular motorcourt around a large oak tree surrounded by lush San Augustine grass. We had to employ special tree preservation techniques to build above the root zone of the tree. The motorcourt was then treated with a concrete-acid finish that compliments the brick in the home. For the parking area, we used limestone gravel chips.
French country garden design is traditionally viewed as a very formal style intended to fill a significant portion of a yard or landscape. The genius of the Boyles project lay not in strict adherence to tradition, but rather in adapting its basic principles to the architecture of the home and the geometry of the surrounding landscape.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
AFT ConstructionDesign ideas for a large classic back rectangular infinity hot tub in Phoenix with natural stone paving.
AFT ConstructionLarge classic back rectangular infinity hot tub in Phoenix with natural stone paving.
Luxury Outdoor Living, Inc.This was a backyard remodel with the addition of a contemporary pool, patio and custom steel framed shade structure with a metal standing seam roof and shiplap ceiling, custom gas fireplace and surrounding landscape.
Ultimate Water Creations Inc.Traditional back custom shaped natural swimming pool in Los Angeles with a water feature and natural stone paving.
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This stunning traditional pool in North Barrington, IL measures 18 '0 `` x 36’0” with a depth ranging from 3’6” to 5' 0 `` to 3’6” in a Sport pool configuration. The shallow area features a 63 square foot sun shelf with 4 steps attached and 2 LED colored bubbler water features.. The opposite end has a 4 square foot swimout. The pool coping is Bullnose Bluestone. There is an automatic hydraulic pool safety cover with a custom stone walk-on lid system. The pool finish is ceramaquartz. There are also volleyball and basketball systems installed. Photography by e3.
Traditional Back Swimming Pool Ideas and Designs
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