Having your own backyard pool can be possible even if you don't have tons of outdoor space to play with. From cocktail pools to lap pools, plunge pools to swim spas – there are all kinds of styles ...

Semi-inground pools offer an affordable way to enhance your backyard with a more substantial option than an above-ground pool. These pools are partially buried in the ground, providing the durability ...

Carrie Locklyn and her husband were shocked by pool quotes ranging from $70,000 to $125,000 for their backyard ...

With the weather heating up, many people are looking for a fun and relaxing day in the water, which might mean planning a ...

Plunge pools have become an alternative for homeowners who want a simple, less expensive way to cool off. “We really wanted just a ‘cocktail pool’ that we could dip in, have some drinks, have some ...

Your pool is a backyard feature in and of itself, but you can still dress it up a bit to make it really sparkle. Creative and intentional pool landscaping instantly transforms this area from a simple ...

One lazy summer Sunday, Neddy Merrill set out to swim across the county, envisioning a river made of his neighbor’s contiguous swimming pools. So went the beginning of John Cheever’s 1964 short story ...

When Amy Holland bought her house in Austin, Texas, in 2020, she and her husband knew they wanted to have a pool in their backyard — but not just any pool. “We don’t have kids, so we didn’t want some ...

An Aussie pool building company has used a helicopter to lift and install a pool into a small suburban backyard in Queensland ...

Most backyard pools sit still. You paid for the dig, the liner, the chemicals, the heater, and only 15% of adults swim in their pool six or more times a year. That’s a lot of money for a glorified ...

“I do not want to maintain a [in-ground] pool and definitely don’t want to pay that price tag,” Lucas Shaw tells PEOPLE ...