Swimming Pool Beside an Ornate Victorian Pavilion
Brick paving and patterned tile frame a rectangular swimming pool, bordered by wrought iron fencing, cushioned loungers, and flowering hydrangeas beside an open Victorian pavilion adorned with intricate white gingerbread trim.
Design notes
Victorian pools are rare in period photographs, so the best modern versions borrow the era's ornament: a wrought-iron fence and gates, patterned tile borders, urns on pedestals, a gazebo or glasshouse pool room, and planting of roses, ferns and hydrangeas. Keep the pool shape classic and let the ironwork and tile carry the style.
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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