Designing a small swimming pool doesn’t mean sacrificing style or luxury. With the right water features, even compact pools can feel elegant, spacious, and inviting. The trick is choosing elements that enhance the atmosphere without overwhelming the space. From graceful fountains to subtle rain curtains, incorporating water features can transform the pool area in your backyard into a relaxing retreat.
Add Pedestal Fountains
Pool regulations or the size of your yard or can limit your design options. However, you can still create a pool design that looks like something from a luxury resort.
Try using oval or square pedestal fountains to surround your pool. You can personalize the pedestals with any finish that appeals to your sense of style. The pedestals will hold your favorite stones or marbles. The fountains sit on the deck, so you don’t have to worry about losing any of your swimming space.
Design Soothing Waterfalls
When designing small swimming pools, ideas such as building vertically can create more space. Higher walls will add more room for your creative pursuits. For example, build a stone wall around one side of the pool. Blue Haven Pools on the Gulf can install a waterfall that’s contained within the wall and pours water into the pool. The water will fall at a relaxing pace.
Incorporate Water Walls
Creating a chipped slate water wall isn’t as complex as it might seem. Your builder will use a PVC line to feed water into an overflow trough. You’ll see water trickle over the slate until it falls into the pool. There’s a slow, steady drip that creates a soft sound. You’ll find the flowing motion mesmerizing and relaxing.
You can also use the waterwall as a retaining wall. Surround the pool with your favorite flowers, statues, or shrubs. When you incorporate water walls, they can become the foundation for a full outdoor living space.
Install a Rain Curtain
When it comes to small swimming pools, ideas don’t have to be limited to big changes. For example, you can install simple rain curtains. You’ll need a deck or another surface with a slight overhang. A perforated pipe or an overflow trough lets water pour evenly over the ledge. The fine streams or drops fall over the overhang and into the pool.
Create Flat Rock Cascades
We can design a cascade for your swimming pool that takes advantage of your property’s uneven or rocky landscape. A rubber membrane pushes the water along the rocks. You won’t have to worry about leaks; the setup is especially designed to carry all of the water back to your pool. The design brings the look of a mountain spring or forest river to your yard, and the pool will blend in well with any outdoor environment.
Add Wall Scuppers
A wall scupper is a feature on a wall that moves water from one area to another. It can be made from stainless steel, copper, or brass. Scuppers flush your pool water out in a heavier flow to mimic a more rushed waterfall. Keeping the water flowing in a small swimming pool serves a functional purpose. Additional water circulation and aeration will keep mosquitoes and other flying pests away.
Integrate Wall Spouts
You can combine your pool features with landscaping in a small yard. Use spouts in your pool’s design to maximize water circulation without taking up yard space. The spouts can run through floral arrangements or concrete statuary. Alternatively, you can keep things simple but beautiful by running decorative copper or brass spouts directly through the surrounding walls.
Add Deck Jets
When you are designing your pool, ask our team about the best way to integrate water jets into the surrounding deck. The deck jets are typically positioned at even intervals, surrounding the pool with water spouts that shoot into the pool. We can install LED lighting to light the streams at night. Colored lighting brings a sense of ambiance. Conversely, you can use traditional lighting for nighttime swimming.
Include Sun Shelves
Anyone can use a sun shelf. Since it’s a part of the pool, it won’t clutter the water with unnecessary features. Young swimmers can use the sun shelf as a shallow end. Sun shelves also work great for pool seating. They provide a great way to enjoy the sun without leaving the water.
Sun shelves can be as long or short as you choose. Instead of adding one large shelf, consider installing smaller shelves on multiple sides of the pool.
Use Reflective Glass
Try designing a pool that seems larger to swimmers by using glass partitions instead of stone or concrete walls. Installing reflective glass or mirrors in key locations around the pool will work just as well. Glass or mirrored panels make the space seem larger while bringing more sunlight into your pool.
Blend in Natural Landscaping
Look at your yard before you start designing your swimming pool. You might be able to include the contour of the landscaping in the design. An uneven or hilly yard makes it easier to build a retaining wall. A lot with an irregular shape can inspire you to design a pool with unique dimensions.
Enclose the Pool Area
Surround your pool with an enclosure or cage to create a more exclusive swimming experience. The enclosure gives you more privacy and keeps insects from disrupting you. Some enclosures offer protection against bad weather as well.
Bring Your Dream Pool Design to Life
When you work with Blue Haven Pools on the Gulf, we can help you design a swimming pool of any size. We’ll recommend more design features to enhance your swimming experience without taking up precious pool space. We’ll also account for pool construction regulations, your lot size, and your budgetary concerns to help you design a unique swimming space. Contact us to request your custom quote!