Your pool doesn’t need to cost a fortune to look like it did. All you need is to make the right choices with a few carefully chosen features, and suddenly your pool has gone from basic to luxurious in the blink of an eye without major upgrades or ripping it out and starting all over again.
Let’s take a look at some features and design choices that can elevate your pool.
Water Features or an Infinity Edge
Nothing lifts how a pool looks quite like adding a water feature for added visual appeal. A waterfall feature, a deck-level spillover, or a sheer descent wall that will transform a static body of water into something that feels designed or intentional. The sound of the water alone for these features will change the atmosphere automatically.
If you have a view or a sloped yard, then consider an infinity edge. This is where the water appears to flow seamlessly over one side into nothing. This is the ultimate luxury statement; it creates a visual connection between the pool and the landscape beyond it that other design features just can’t quite replicate.
Add In Pool Lighting
A pool that looks good in the day can look completely different at night. If you want a more luxurious vibe for your pool, then you need lighting for it. The right lighting can completely transform a pool, and the feel after dark will feel deliberate rather than functional.
Submersible LED lights, for example, fit inside the pool and create colour and depth in the water. You can adjust the lighting to find a tone that fits the mood you want to create.
When you combine these lights with other outside pool lights, such as uplighters in your planting beds, or you have pathway lighting around the pool, the impact will be much more cohesive and impactful.
Choose High-End Tiles
The tiles you choose for your pool can completely change how it looks and feels to use. And for the most part, the tiles in your pool are one of the first things people notice when they see the pool.
Cheap or generic tiles here won’t really make much of a statement; however, high-quality pool tile elevates the interior finish and gives the water a richness and depth basic tiles just can’t match.
Choose a porcelain pool tile in deep blues, soft greens, or sophisticated neutral tones to create water that looks genuinely beautiful rather than flat and just wet.
The finish, the color consistency, and the way the tile interacts with the light and the water are what’s going to make an impression and portray a look and feel of elegance and luxury, and it’s honestly one of the most impactful purchases you can make for your pool.
Build in A Sun Shelf or an In-Pool Lounging Area
A sun shelf is a shallow platform in the pool itself where you can place loungers or simply sit in the water. It’s one of the most sought-after features in luxury pool design. It’s a way of blurring the lines between being in the water and outside of it.
Or you can add in pool seating via built-in benches along the walls or have a dedicated shallow section of the pool serving as a lounge area so you can just inhabit the pool rather than swim in it.
