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Features to Add to Your Pool This Summer
A backyard swimming pool adds not only entertainment opportunities and memories to your life but also a potential selling feature to your outdoor spaces. Adding luxury features to boost the pool's appeal can add even more value. Here are a few features our real estate agents know you'll enjoy having at your pool.
- LED Pool Lighting
Especially if you have an older pool, it's time to update it with modern LED pool lighting. Turn your backyard into a resort setting with lighting that can be designed to highlight all the best features of your pool or give you the flexibility of different colors. The best part is that you'll be able to run your pool lighting with almost zero electrical cost due to how little power LED lights draw, and the bulbs will rarely burn out or need to be replaced. - Spillway or Sheer Descent
The continuous sound of running water is an incredibly relaxing sound that you can find in nearly all luxury resort pools. You can bring that sense of relaxation into your own backyard by adding a spillway or sheer descent to your swimming pool. This is a continuous flat stream of water that is circulated in order to create that lovely sound of running water. Even if you do minimal updates, installing a spillway should be one of them. - Waterfall
Alternatively, if you'd prefer, you could install a waterfall instead of a spillway. Instead of a wide, flat, even stream of water, a poolside waterfall is generally designed to create a more natural-looking fall of water over rocks or other materials. While the sound of falling water will be a little less regular than what is produced by a spillway, it'll still create ambiance and relaxing background noise. Instead of a luxury resort pool, it'll be more like a remote island getaway in your very own backyard. - Pergola
When you think about updating your pool, don't stop with just what's in the water. The area surrounding your pool is important too! If it's been a while since your pool deck was updated, consider doing some renovations there as well. For instance, installing a poolside pergola provides a designated place to read, eat, entertain, or just hang out next to the pool. - Fire Pit
Outdoor living areas are popular right now, and one common feature we see is a fire pit in an outdoor eating or gathering area. Even poolside, a fire pit makes a nice touch. You won't always want to be in the pool, after all, so the fire pit provides another option for nights that are a little too cool for swimming or even just a way to relax after getting out of the pool. For a real vacation-like experience, turn on the spillway or waterfall and keep warm with the light from the fire and the sound of the water to set the mood.
If you're looking for a home you can enjoy for many summers to come, contact us today, and one of our experienced agents will discuss your options with you.