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Coastal Pool Ideas
Coastal pools are relaxed by design: cedar shingle and white-painted timber, wide decks and porches, rope and cable railings, dune grasses, hydrangeas and salt-tolerant planting. Whether the house sits on the water or a suburban lot, the mood is breezy and low-key.
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Coastal Pool Ideas, explained.
Coastal pools are relaxed by design: cedar shingle and white-painted timber, wide decks and porches, rope and cable railings, dune grasses, hydrangeas and salt-tolerant planting. Whether the house sits on the water or a suburban lot, the mood is breezy and low-key.
Notice how the strongest pool designs keep colours pale and materials matte so the light does the work. Save the schemes whose planting and timber tones suit your climate and your house.
Coastal pools borrow the beach: pale decks of bleached ipe or composite, cable railings where levels change, white or sand-toned coping and plaster that reads sea-glass green. Look for dune grasses and hydrangeas at the edge, a shingled pool house, an outdoor shower and cabana curtains that move in the wind.
What to look for as you browse
- The coping — how the deck meets the water sets the whole tone
- Where the spa sits and how it spills into the pool
- Night lighting: which features glow and which stay dark
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