Custom Pool with Beach Entry and Large Waterfall

Inspiration for a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Oklahoma City with a hot tub.

Island Getaway

Drost Landscape Design Construction & Maintenance

This is an example of a large tropical backyard custom-shaped infinity pool in Other with tile.

Pool Grottos/Wine Caves

Creative Rock Formations

Photo of a large tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Charlotte with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Golden Oak Residence -3

Ron Manzo Design

Island Colonial Balcony
Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Orlando with a water feature and stamped concrete.

Silver French Pattern Tumbled Pavers

Stone-Mart

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary backyard custom-shaped lap pool in Other with natural stone pavers.

Outdoor Lighting

Southern Living Outdoors

Solid Brass Tiki lights with LED and fuel! 72" brass riser.
Design ideas for a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Orlando with a pool house and natural stone pavers.

Mountain Mine-Themed Pool With Waterfalls, Slide and More

CAVINESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

Color Kinetics light system in the pool and landscape provide multiple "light shows" that can be custom programmed to fit the client's desires. A dramatic mood setting for a totally different feel in the expansive pool and outdoor entertaining area. Design and Construction by Kelly Caviness, Caviness Landscape Design, Inc. Photography by KO Rinearson

Arizona Swimming Pool and Grotto Designed by Build Your Own Pool

Build Your Own Pool

Build Your Own Pool
Design ideas for a tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Phoenix with natural stone pavers.

Natural Vanishing Edge Pool Design NJ

Cipriano Landscape Design & Custom Swimming Pools

In a natural pool design, the vanishing edge can be quite challenging but equally appealing. Water flows from the Mahwah NJ upper pool, down the vanishing edge, and into the lower pool. In the background, you can see the 40-foot waterslide.

The Kooyong (Display) 273 Belmore Road, Balwyn North

Englehart Homes Pty. Ltd.

Inspiration for a large contemporary backyard custom-shaped pool in Melbourne with concrete pavers.

Exteriors

Boss Enterprises

Inspiration for a country backyard custom-shaped pool in Wilmington with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Private Residence in Laguna Niguel

Exteriors Inc. Landscape Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern backyard custom-shaped pool in Orange County with a pool house.

Cornubia

Everscapes

Shaun Martin
This is an example of a large contemporary custom-shaped infinity pool in Other with a hot tub and concrete pavers.

Markwell Pool

Artistic Landscapes

Alex Chronos
Photo of a large modern backyard custom-shaped pool in Atlanta with a pool house and brick pavers.

The Secret Garden (Oakville, ON)

Partridge Fine Landscapes Ltd.

With the goal of enhancing the connection between interior and exterior, backyard and side yard, and natural and man-made features, Partridge Fine Landscapes Ltd. drew on nature for inspiration. We worked around one of Oakville’s largest oak trees introducing curved braces and sculpted ends to an organic patio enhanced with wild bed lines tamed by a flagstone mowing strip. The result is a subtle layering of elements where each element effortlessly blends into the next. Linear structures bordered by manicured lawn and carefully planned perennials delineate the start of a dynamic and unbridled space. Pathways casually direct your steps to and from the pool area while the gentle murmur of the waterfall enhances the pervading peace of this outdoor sanctuary.

Naperville, IL freeform swimming pool with hot tub, large sunshelf, glass tile

Platinum Poolcare

Request Free Quote This project features a 20’0” x 47’0” freeform swimming pool, 3’6” to 6’0” deep, and a 7’6” x 9’0” oval hot tub. The pool also features a 176 square foot freeform sunshelf. Pool and Hot Tub tile are all Oyster Blue Deco accent tiles. The glass tile on the sunshelf, pool steps, hot tub spillover and wall going into the pool is Lake Blue Blend glass tile. Both the pool and the hot tub feature Valders Wisconsin Limestone coping. The pool also features an in-floor automatic pool cleaning system. The pool and hot tub interior finish is Wet Edge Prism Matrix Deep Sea Blue color. The pool decking is mortar-set full range Bluestone. The pool features 6 deck jets water features. Both the pool and the hot tub feature LED color-changing lights. There is also a raised water fall feature with 3 scuppers. The Retaining wall features Rosetta Belvedere with capstone. Photos by e3 Photography.

The Prairie At Post Estate

CAVINESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

This Caviness project for a modern farmhouse design in a community-based neighborhood called The Prairie At Post in Oklahoma. This complete outdoor design includes a large swimming pool with waterfalls, an underground slide, stream bed, glass tiled spa and sun shelf, native Oklahoma flagstone for patios, pathways and hand-cut stone retaining walls, lush mature landscaping and landscape lighting, a prairie grass embedded pathway design, embedded trampoline, all which overlook the farm pond and Oklahoma sky. This project was designed and installed by Caviness Landscape Design, Inc., a small locally-owned family boutique landscape design firm located in Arcadia, Oklahoma. We handle most all aspects of the design and construction in-house to control the quality and integrity of each project. Film by Affordable Aerial Photo & Video

Pools & Spas

Cording Landscape Design

Organic-shaped pool with a beach entry and in-pool granite table & bench! Bluestone coping and quartzite pool patio.
This is an example of a mid-sized country backyard custom-shaped natural pool in New York with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Urban Hill House

Choate + Hertlein Architects

A second fountain, pouring into the pool, provides the sound of water to the main level. Philip Spears Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern backyard custom-shaped pool in Atlanta with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

The Guo's Oasis - $175,000-$200,000

Platinum Pools

Visit our website https://platinumpools.com/ A gorgeous view of the terrace and the swimming pool. There is no doubt that the rain descent is the conversational piece in a get together.

Black Custom-shaped Pool Design Ideas

Swimming pools are heavenly during hot Australian and New Zealand summers and are the perfect way to cool down, relax, entertain friends and even get fit. A pool can also create visual interest, especially when you consider features like coloured pool tiles, lighting and landscaping. If you are short on space, you might still fit a lap pool, plunge pool or swim spa, all of which could be focal points in your small garden. As you plan your pool design, map out your space and determine what size, shape and style works best for you. Browse the photos on Houzz for design ideas for above ground pools, inground pools, as well as pool landscaping and novelty features like pool slides or water features. Then, save your favourite photos to an ideabook, and get in touch with the experts behind your favourite picks.

What type of pool should I install?

The dimensions of your backyard will determine the type of inground pools you can install. Take into account boundary restrictions and pool fencing compliance. Fibreglass versions are cheaper, and quicker to install; whereas concrete constructions are better suited to tricky sites and give you more freedom in design. If you’re on a tight budget or don’t want to commit to an inground pool, above ground pools are a more affordable alternative. If you only have a small backyard, a plunge pool is a great solution, and can easily run along a boundary wall or down the side of a house. This option is also low maintenance, can be heated for use in winter, and can do double duty as a swim spa. A long, narrow space, on the other hand, could fit a lap pool, whereas a water feature could fill an awkward space. If your backyard features a stunning vista, consider an infinity pool to accentuate the view.

What pool fencing options are available?

While the specifics vary from state to state, fencing is required of most pool designs. However, pool fencing doesn’t have to obscure your pool design. Glass fencing is increasingly popular for this reason exactly, and is available framed, frameless, semi-frameless and even in-ground. A cheaper alternative is aluminium or steel fencing, which, again, are available in a variety of styles: flat top, loop-top, double-top and wire-based.

What pool landscaping features should I consider?

To get the most out of your pool, design an area that offers multiple hangouts. Include a nearby barbecue, dining area, seating for lounging and outdoor shower. Having shaded areas will give you more reason to stay poolside longer, too. Timber decking and stone paving are popular choices for pool surrounds, and are also helpful in creating zones. Just imagine a raised timber platform with a daybed – a luxurious, resort-style addition to any pool design. Leafy trees and rocks will create a more natural-looking oasis, and will help provide more privacy for swimmers. Where you want your landscape to be the main focus, keep pool equipment and furnishings to a minimum.