Help, Pool area needs impact, how can we do this?
7 years ago
We have just finally completed a pool in a new build which has been difficult due to the pool builder making mistake after mistake. We completed the area around the pool while waiting for the pebblecrete to be poured and finished. We had chosen a deep blue for the pool and based our designs and colours on that. Sadly, the final mistake, we have been given the wrong colour in the pool! It is an ice blue so now we feel the impact has been lost. How can we improve this small, rectangular shaped area behind the pool without spending too much more money? Looking for some sort of wow factor!!
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7 years agoPerhaps you could consider changing the colour of the wall to a darker colour like charcoal and adding an advanced size palm tree to the corner.
You could also consider a timber or stacked stone feature, or even just add some colourful hanging plants or vertical garden.
Maybe the cheapest thing would be some wall art or just purchase a screen from Bunnings and attach to the wall such as the attached pic. You could even add some AstroTurf behind the screen to add another dimension/colour/texture.
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7 years agoYour pool is so cool! Especially those stepping stones. Ithink once you paint that wall a nice neutral such as light grey, you will love it a whole lot better. The pool should be the hero and at the moment it is fighting the purple wall for attention.
Please keep us updated, and let me know if you need a pool buddy, lol.
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- 7 years agoHi, depending on what elements your house has, I can picture the walls white, perhaps with an area of timber battens and / or decking and some neat planting and maybe some outdoor beanbags or a lounger. I must admit the purple tone to the current colour doesn't work for me. I like cloudpants photos.
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Thanks for all your advice and ideas... so many great ones. We have followed one piece of advice and put up some wall art which has definitely helped and will live with it for a bit until we can work out what to paint the walls.. we have put so many swatches up against the wall and not happy with much so will live with it for a while and see how it evolves... Thank you all..
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PRO7 years agoHi Sue,
Have you considered turning a section of the wall area into a feature?
At the moment the rendered wall is very dominant of the whole area,
adding a feature would break it up and draw the attention to the featured area.
We offer faux stone panels which can be screwed into blueboard or cement sheeting.
Just an alternative solution for your pool area.
Feel free to check us out on the website -
Joe
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PRO6 years ago- 6 years agoAgree with everyone . I feel like you should put some panels on top of the fence. Something like a panelled wood painted in white and add a plant espalier or vertical garden.
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6 years agoIt’s the wall colour that doesn’t look nice everything else is fine. Repaint the wall it’s easy and you want regret it , use neutral colours but not light go for darker and for the corner I would plant giant bird of paradise either in the huge pot or if possible in the ground but keep it well away from the wall to give it space to grow and give you tropical look and feel. If you are using pots you can have few of them they won’t drop leaves in the pool.
julie herbert