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Energy Efficient Pools Need Solar Covers and Blankets

From Google to Consumer Reports Magazine, a wealth of consumer information is available. But it can be overwhelming. When you are assessing your home for energy efficiency, one of your best sources of information is provided by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Those familiar EnergyGuide labels affixed to air conditioners, washing machines, water heaters, refrigerators, [...]

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Raising the Bar on Outdoor Pubs (and other!) Backyard Renovations

When the lobby of a luxury resort reveals a spectacular outdoor space, you’ll see a thoughtful design aesthetic that not only supports activities like dining, lounging, and sipping on fruity drinks sporting jaunty paper umbrellas; you’ll see a community. Although they may not be like-minded individuals or even know one another, these people are participating [...]

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Outdoor Kitchens: The Great Outdoors Just Got Greater

Outdoor cooking can conjure images of an activity that’s a non-starter for some: camping. Besides the bugs and the bears there are those less-than-luxurious sleeping quarters. (Although an organization like Glamping.com definitely makes this pastime more palatable with “a highly curated collection of ‘glamorous camping’ properties around the globe.”) In the traditional sense, outdoor cooking [...]

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Piscine Global: Global Pool Design Meets Local Pools

Pools themselves are not just festive hubs around which we host barbecues and national holidays. Pools themselves are celebrated every year! Piscine Global is an annual swimming pool and wellness event. Exhibitors and innovators come together in this international collaboration to conduct demonstrations and share forward-thinking concepts for the future of pools as well as [...]

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Miles of Pool Tiles: Which to Choose?

Like everything else in modern pool design, you have millions of choices. Styles and trends designed by imaginative architects who engineer pools for luxury resorts and high-end homes have woven their way into our single-family residences. These pool fashions are not just about unique shapes, and the tiny pool trend, and all the incredible extras [...]

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Top Five Benefits of Swimming

Top Five Benefits of Swimming

While many adults go to the gym with regularity and their children participate in sports, there’s a good percentage of Americans who are sedentary. We can certainly blame it on the temptation to binge the entire season of a just-released Netflix favorite! When all thirteen episodes are suddenly made available in one solid block, what [...]

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Eco-Friendly Pools: Plunge Into a Refreshing Backyard Pond!

You may not own an electric car or have a compost pile in your yard, but no contribution to protecting Earth’s natural resources is too small. You can make little differences every day that eventually become a way of life while setting an example for your children. Eco-friendly pledges like solar panels on residential roofs [...]

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Tips for Planning the Best Staycation

Planning a vacation is always exciting. Looking forward to that change of scenery, selecting points of interest to explore… just getting away from it all. We work hard, we need to rejuvenate. We’ve all also experienced the downside of vacations away from home: the expense, traveling with whining kids, packing everything you need while still [...]

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