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No. 280 Pools · Modern

Kidney Pool with Pebble Border

A dark-tiled kidney pool is edged in white river rock and bluestone pavers, surrounded by blooming perennial beds.

Design notes

Modern pools are defined by their edges. Look for flush coping that lets the deck run straight to the water, a single paving material carried around the whole pool, and rectangular proportions that line up with the house. Lighting is usually recessed and cool-toned so the water reads as a glowing plane after dark, and planting is kept architectural — hedges, grasses and one or two specimen trees rather than mixed borders.

What to look for

  • 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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