For the love of Outdoors...

A day by the pool is sometimes, just what the doctor ordered. It's warm, peaceful and relaxing. When we decided to have a pool in the new house we didn't have enough room for a large one so we opted for a rather large 'water feature'. 

We played around with drawings and shapes and of course we had to have the appropriate parameters from the house. We wanted it to be interactive and fun too!

So this is what we came up with;

The whole pool is tiled with mosaic artist tiles in iridescent blue which look lovely when the sun hits them and are beautiful at night when the coloured pool lights reflect off them. 

Source: Mosaic Tiles Supplies; Kaleidoscope ColorGlitz Iridescent Glass Mosaic  - House of Blues 

There are a total of eight water spouts that cascade water between the lime stone stepping stones which were designed to walk over. 

As can be seen in the first photo we have two large pots that on plinths at each end of the pool that are planted with pink geraniums. These flower beautifully most of the year and really enhance the colour of the pool and the Mallard Grey on the fence. We chose to use a glass fence, although they are the preferred choice now days it really does make a difference to the overall impression of the pool from the house. As the pool is close to the house, this allows the eye to have an uninterrupted view straight out to the fence giving the impression of a larger area. This is enhanced by the byfold doors that run across the rear of the house. 

This is my favourite aspect of our house, it has created many happy memories, I hope you like it and it provided some inspiration!