Pool area ideas – 16 tips for designing a garden pool area

Create the perfect pool setting with these pool area ideas, for a place to relax, enjoy and entertain during the warmer months.

Sympathetically designed, a pool area should complement the rest of your yard, rather than it simply being a functional addition, so it’s important to know how to carefully choose pool area ideas to include in your design.

The loveliest pools use attractive materials that suit a the architecture of the home and the local area’s characteristics. They offer chic dining and seating areas, boast beautiful planting, and feature atmospheric lighting for gatherings after dark. 

Examine the options for yards of all sizes and styles. 

BY SARAH WARWICK. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM RACHEL CROW