This lagoon swimming pool features a vanishing edge, rock waterfall, slide, beach entry with rock accents, water geysers and a large travertine patio Shehan Pools

Design ideas for a tropical natural pool in San Diego.

Pool designed for a 4 people family, as an spa and parties place. the tiles used are made of resined concrete.
This is an example of a small tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Los Angeles with with a pool and concrete slab.

Inspiration for a small tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Los Angeles with concrete slab.

Photo of a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Orange County with a hot tub and natural stone pavers.

Inspiration for a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Atlanta with a water feature and stamped concrete.

stone waterfall
Large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Dallas with natural stone pavers.

Want to keep those existing trees? Then do! The operation and maintenance of a swimming pool has come a long way over the last 10 years. Sunstone Select® quartz finish, salt generator, and PCC2000® in-floor cleaning systems are products Signature Pools of Texas installs on every pool in order to help the homeowner with the maintenance of the pool. Esthetic, but very useful, features on the pool include; a large rectangle stone ledge to provide access from the deck to the spa, three bar stools tucked just below the pool’s water surface provide additional seating and a huge beach entrance allows swimmers to enter the pool from the ground level.

Beautiful resort-like cocktail pool with a cocktail table. Includes three water features and glass tile. Custom outdoor kitchen with a Big Green Egg and a cozy covered seating area.

A Memorial area family commissioned us to create a natural swimming pool in their back yard. The family already had a standard pool on premises, but it was isolated in an area of the yard not particularly suited to seating guests or hosting get-togethers. What they wanted was a second, natural swimming pool built that would serve as the hub of a new home outdoor entertainment area consisting of a new stone patio, comfortable outdoor seating, and a fire pit. They wanted to create something unique that would preserve as much of the natural features of the landscape as possible, but that would also be completely safe and fully functional as a swimming pool. We decided to design this new landscaping plan around a pre-existent waterfall that was already on the property. This feature was too attractive to ignore, and provided the ideal anchor point for a new gathering area. The fountain had been designed to mimic a natural waterfall, with stones laid on top of one another in such a way as to look like a mountain cliff where water spontaneously springs from the top and cascades down the rocks. At first glance, many would miss the opportunity that such a structure provides; assuming that a fountain designed like a cliff would have to be completely replaced to install a natural swimming pool. Our landscaping designers, however, came up with a landscape plan to transform one archetypal form into the other by simply adding to what was already there. At the base of the rocks we dug a basin. This basin was oblong in shape and varied in degrees of depth ranging from a few inches on the end to five feet in the middle. We directed the flow of the water toward one end of the basin, so that it flowed into the depression and created a swimming pool at the base of the rocks. This was easy to accomplish because the fountain lay parallel to the top of a natural ravine located toward the back of the property, so water flow was maintained by gravity. This had the secondary effect of creating a new natural aesthetic. The addition of the basin transformed the fountain’s appearance to look more like a cliff you would see in a river, where the elevation suddenly drops, and water rushes over a series of rocks into a deeper pool below. Children and guests swimming in this new structure could actually imagine themselves in a Rocky Mountain River. We then heated the swimming pool so it could be enjoyed in the winter as well as the summer, and we also lit the pool using two types of luminaries for complimentary effects. For vegetation, we used mercury vapor down lights to backlight surrounding trees and to bring out the green color of foliage in and around the top of the rocks. For the brown color of the rocks themselves, and to create a sparkling luminance rising up and out of the water, we installed incandescent, underwater up lights. The lights were GFIC protected to make the natural swimming pool shock proof and safe for human use.

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

Very Special Pool, lower pool, spa, waterfalls, cabanas, slide, landscape, private fire features, wine room, expansive multi lot home, multi tier elevation, a picture worth a thousand words cant describe the feeling of this project in person, just simply stunning and spectacular!

Josh Dover. Designer and Photographer with Georgia Classic Pool. Amazing backyard that literally has it all when it comes to luxury and custom features. Grotto, Waterfall, Fire Pit, Spa and everything built with premium products and craftsmanship. And, another happy client in Milton Georgia. We build more pools in Milton than any other pool builder. Great compliments to Georgia Lightscapes for making this back yard look amazing at night.

Greg O'Donnell
Design ideas for a small tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Sydney with a hot tub and natural stone pavers.

Distinguished Pools, custom private waterpark
This is an example of an expansive tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Other with natural stone pavers.

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Mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Sydney with a pool house and natural stone pavers.

This is an example of an expansive tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in New Orleans with natural stone pavers and a hot tub.

Backyard resort with tropical flavor. Walk-through cave at deck level is a shady place to rest. After a zip down the 50-foot slide a swim through the waterfall at the grotto will keep you going.

Inspiration for a tropical natural pool in San Francisco.