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Salt Water Pool Care Tips

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Maintenance

With any home improvement, you’ve got options galore. Have you ever spent weeks looking at patches of paint colors on a wall in your living room? Trying to see how each looks in all kinds of light? When you finally decide on Benjamin Moore’s Beacon Hill Damask, then you have to follow that effort up [...]

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Five Questions to Ask When Financing a Swimming Pool

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Pool Financing

You’ve made the decision: you’re getting a swimming pool. Maybe you have just started the process and you have your favorite pool designs saved to your Pinterest board; maybe you have met with several designers and are narrowing down your pool company of choice. As you nail down the myriad of decisions to be made [...]

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Pool Filters: How to Choose

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Maintenance

Pools have several moving parts, and today most of those features can be controlled with a phone app. Yet another wonderful luxury, courtesy of technology! In your backyard paradise, your pool’s filter and pump are at the heart of it all. If the proper one isn’t installed or appropriately maintained, you’ll be swimming essentially in [...]

Best Pool Accessories

Must-Have Pool Accessories!

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Sure, maintaining a pool takes some time and effort, BUT the benefits far outweigh a little drudgery! Just step outside that door and take a deep breath of fresh air. Then look out across the yard and feast your eyes on your own sea of tranquility – all yours for the dipping and the diving. [...]

Labor Day Pool Party

Three Simple Steps to the Perfect Labor Day Pool Party

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

Ahhh… party planning. You either welcome it or dread it. Hosting can feel like a lot of pressure. You want your house just so, the food to be spectacular, and for your guests to have the best possible time! We suggest you don’t let the stress dissuade you from making a memory with your friends [...]

Workout

How to Get a Full Body Workout in Your Backyard Pool

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

There’s no doubt we are huge fans of outdoor pools. One of the best things about them is their versatility. Your pool can go from being a field for water sports, to a glistening centerpiece for a backyard wedding, to a relaxing Zen zone, to the most refreshing fitness center you’ve ever known! When it [...]

Algae

How to Get Rid of Your Pool’s Algae

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Everyone loves a backyard pool! They set the tone for the best-ever barbeques and add ambiance to every occasion. Pools also bring families together. They serve as personal gyms and relaxation stations. They’re the destination for your next staycation! The one thing people complain about is the time they need to dedicate to the upkeep. [...]

Indoor Pools

Indoor Pools: The Answer to How to Swim in a Snowstorm

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Outdoor kitchens, televisions, and crackling fireplaces have been at the heart of the trend to bring the indoors outside. Expanding viable living space to the often-uncharted territory of the backyard has allowed us to spend more time in the fresh air while enjoying every “in-house” amenity. The centerpiece of alfresco entertainment centers is typically a [...]

Decking

Picking Decking: How To Deal the Perfect Backyard Deck

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Your swimming pool may be the main attraction of your alfresco entertainment center, but it’s the decking that provides the personality. Even the most generic looking pool shapes become standouts when dressed exquisitely. Fortunately, decking material choices are plentiful, whether your pool installation is a new one or you are looking to give your existing [...]

Lap Pools

What’s So Great About a Lap Pool?

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools

Today, backyard pools come in myriad shapes and sizes. Accompanying these shimmering meccas are exquisite structural nuances like swim up bars for sipping and Baja ledges for sunning. What’s also interesting in the pool design and construction business is that form continues to follow function, so to speak. The changing needs of American homeowners and [...]

food

Recipes for the Best July 4th Party Ever!

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

With each day, we find ourselves slowly edging into the sunshine of normalcy. In many cities we can now tuck our masks in our pockets and happily patronize our favorite restaurants. Baseball parks beckon while shoppers come out from behind their computers – to actually try clothes on before buying them! It seems appropriate that [...]

Outdoor Kitchen

Creating Your Alfresco Escape: The Best Outdoor Kitchen Ideas

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

“Bringing the outdoors in” has long been a favorite technique of interior decorators. Large windows free of heavy fabric treatments allow floods of natural light to bathe a room. Adding greenery and even natural materials (bamboo, stone, wood) are elements that will also liberate your floorplan. With these 9 Ways to Bring the Outdoors Inside [...]

Party for Dads and Grads

How to Throw the Best Outdoor Parties for Dads and Grads

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

With summer officially on the calendar, so is the task of party planning. These opportunities to entertain have been missing from our lives for some time, so it feels good to flex those collective merrymaking muscles again! As we gear up to July 4th, we’ve got the seasonally ideal weather to celebrate important people — [...]

Landscaping

Landscaping Your Backyard Paradise

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
Backyard Ideas

Creating your home’s interior ambiance takes some planning to get the right lighting and furnishings to give purpose to each room. And yet there’s so much flexibility. Today, formal dining rooms are being transformed into game rooms or playrooms for the kids, guest rooms into home offices, and second bedroom suites and basements into supporting [...]

Inground Pool

The 4 Different Types of Inground Pools

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Britt Godfrey
All About Pools, Swimming Pool Construction

Today, we consumers have an abundance of choices. Have you looked for a new shampoo lately? The selection is dizzying. Need to buy soda? Every shelf on either side of Aisle 9 is stocked with cans and bottles of sugary effervescence. That’s all wonderful… but options can be overwhelming. That’s especially true about pools. Backyards [...]

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