Creating a Backyard Oasis: Incorporating Water Features in Your Luxury Swimming Pool

 

Make a splash with water features that enhance the beauty, boost the wow factor, add ambiance and are simply fun. From the tranquil sound of fountains bubbling down a natural stone grotto to the sleek appeal of rain curtains that pour from a decorative pool wall—there are so many possibilities. Water features for swimming pool can truly elevate your pool experience.

How do you choose your pool water feature? What do you hope to accomplish? Is the goal mostly aesthetics, mood-setting, and about experience? Do you want to create a water park for children?

Of course, you’re not limited to just one pool water feature. You might pair a decorative water sconce attached to a pool wall with bubblers installed in the bottom of the shallow end to shoot water up and over the surface. Just add LED lights to create a showy backdrop for an evening of outdoor entertainment. Or customizable laminar jets that arch over and into the pool can draw attention to a pool wall, while a spillover spa with an infinity edge effect creates engaging momentum.

Are you adding a water feature to an existing pool? Then, it’s essential to consider the pool’s shape and style. If your pool is a curved design, you might incorporate rock grotto water features. Rain curtains and clean-lined water features complement linear pools that are modern. You can include any water feature in a luxury pool design, whether a new installation or a pool you want to renovate.

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Top Water Features for Swimming Pool

Here are a half-dozen pool water features that transform your outdoor living space into a true oasis.

 

 

Water Wall

Imagine a clean-lined sheet of water spilling from a high pool wall. Sunlight bounces off the water, creating glints of color and reflective value. Water walls are a waterfall that pours from a long, horizontal spout. It is similar to a rain curtain that is narrow, wide, and wall-mounted.

 

 

Bubblers

Add a sense of surprise and playfulness to your luxury pool with bubblers installed at the bottom, where the water is not too deep. Sometimes, these are called gushers. And that’s what they do. The air-forced water feature spurts a stream from the pool floor that jumps out of the surface. The water flow is softer, unlike Laminar jets that can be customized and controlled with an app. Bubblers can be equipped with LED lighting, and you can choose the color, timing and intensity.

 

 

Water Sconce

Much like the sconce light fixture you’d install inside or outside the home, a decorative water sconce fixes the pool wall and comes in various finishes and styles. That includes shapes, architectural elements, characters like a fish, vessels, urns—the list goes on. In a pyramid design, water sconces can be installed in groupings, such as a line of sconces or a trio. Or, a single water sconce can make a statement as a focal point if the fixture is particularly bold.

 

 

Rock Grotto Water Features

An open or enclosed pool rock grotto can include waterfalls or cascades, emulating the feel of a natural cave oasis. We’ve also installed hot tubs inside partially enclosed rock grottos that feel like a private getaway.

 

 

Sheer Descent Waterfall

Imagine an elegant arc of water, thin as glass, swanning 45 degrees from the pool edge and seamlessly falling to the surface. Custom sheer descent waterfalls can range from a series of themes placed several feet apart to an expansive waterfall the length of your pool wall. This resort pool water feature adds class and style to your outdoor living space.

 

 

Stay Cool with Misters

A pool water feature for the deck will take the burn off of hot summer days. Professional misting systems are far from the portables you can buy online. Fog and misting systems involve a series of mist nozzles strategically placed and connected to a high-pressure air pump. Droplets are as small as 5 microns. To put this in perspective, a strand of hair is 20 to 70 microns. We’re talking fine mist that can reduce the surrounding air temperature by 30 degrees.

Luxury Results with a Custom Swimming Pool by Neave Group

At Neave Group, the leading outdoor solutions group, we build custom luxury pools that provide years of enjoyment and increased property value. If you want to upgrade your backyard with a custom oasis comprised of all the best features, fill out this simple contact form, and we will contact you about your luxury pool project. Or, if you’re in the Hudson Valley, call us at 845-463-0592. If you’re in Westchester County, call 914-271-7996; from Connecticut, dial 203-212-4800; from New Jersey, dial 201-591-4570.

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