Swimming Pool Designs and Water Feature Ideas

160 Pools That Will Have You Swimming With Envy 188 Photos

Dive on into these swimming pools from HGTV's Ultimate House Hunt.

Swimming Pool Ideas

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Rock Star: A Stunning New York Pool

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Cool Poolhouses

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Water Feature Ideas

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Rock Star: A Stunning New York Pool

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A cramped patio is transformed with terracing, an outdoor kitchen and lots of style.

Pool From HGTV Smart Home 2013

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The pool carves out a defining feature in the backyard with design elements that reference interior details.

Waterside Paradise: Backyard Retreat With Bar and Color-Changing Waterfall

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Bradbury Estate Water Features: Pool and Waterfall

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Million Dollar Rooms goes to Bradbury, California to the Bradbury Estate to check out its million dollar backyard water features. One is a limestone lined pool that holds 350,000 gallons of water and is 14 feet deep. The other is a temperature controlled trout pond with a capacity for one million gallons of water. The expense for the water features is around ten million dollars.