A Pool: Your Next, Best Family Vacation! We live our lives in seasons. Upcoming holidays set the tone for our to do lists and our planned calendar events. With Labor Day and the start of the new school season behind us, most parents take a huge sigh of relief that all that prep and planning…
DIY Maintenance Tips for Pools We love pools. There is no better way to say it. We love the way they sparkle in the sunlight and the way they welcome us into the weekend. We love planning the simple BBQ and those rustic, yet elegant poolside celebrations – from weddings to graduation parties. Whether you…
Happy Labor Day! Celebrate with These Delicious Recipes Many people we know say they have gotten better at eating better; as in healthier. Grocery stores are now prominently displaying their organic fare. Some shops offer recipe cards featuring easy meal ideas using fresh proteins and produce. Even the drive-through burger places list the caloric content…
Poolside Sun Safety Tips Those hazy, lazy days of summer. A day off from work, a cool drink, and a chaise lounge. It doesn’t matter if you’re in or out of the pool – you are not working or navigating traffic on your commute to work. You are backyard-bound with a book or blasting your…
How To Keep the Summer Going Strong Is it that time of year again? How did July speed by in such blur? It seems we were just planning our Memorial Day pool parties and here we are seeing back to school advertisements everywhere. We say you have to fight to keep the summer season going…
The Salt Life – Should Your Pool Be Chlorine-Free? What was once called the “world wide web” is now a search engine on a smart phone. This is how we shop and how we get answers to just about anything. Alexa and Siri are always on standby. Or we can type into a little, white…
Shout Out to the Shallow End – Unique Pool Steps and Ladders The front door of your home makes a statement; whether it’s a casual screen door or the stately welcome of pillars and a portico. In the same manner, pool steps and ladders are the entrée to your backyard’s centerpiece, so this entrance should…
Our Top Five Best Pool Party Themes that Make a Splash Whether a Disney princess is taking center stage or an army of super heroes has taken over your backyard pool, kids seem to have all the fun. Their parties always feature a fabulous theme that gets them excited. Meanwhile, the grown-ups are relegated to…
The Shape of Water: What Pool Design is Right for You? In the world of fashion, silhouettes create impact. Whether demure or bold, the designer makes a statement. While hemlines and textiles go in and out of style, the latest trends are often a reinvention of a look that was the rage a decade or two…
How to Add a Little Low-Cost Luxury to Your Pool Movies and TV programs showcase homes and backyards with grandeur that appears beyond reach. Even social media contributes to the unattainable. The lifestyles of the rich and famous are splashed on every platform from Instagram to Snapchat flaunting luxury vacations as well as backyards that…
