5 Masonry Features for a Spa-Like Swimming Pool in Monroe NY

January 12, 2021 The Landworx Team

Many times the swimming pool can be the highlight of a Monroe, NY, backyard but what if it could be improved? These masonry features can transform your swimming pool into a spa-like place of refreshment and peace.

Water Feature

Aside from hearing the splashing and laughter of your friends and family when everyone is enjoying a pool day, do you ever think of hearing spilling water when all is quiet? A feature such as a waterfall that spills into the pool can add the soothing sounds of water to your landscape even when the pool is quiet. Your landscape service can design the perfect waterfall for your aesthetic, from a trio of spouting water threads to a full waterfall surrounded by huge rock to mimic something in nature. The water-on-water experience can entice you to spend more time in the pool/spa outdoor space.

Spa and Pool Mingling

A stonemason can create what is known as a spill-over space between your pool and spa, a spot where the water from the spa can spill over into the swimming pool. This can take the form of an infinity spa where the edge seems to drop off into the pool or the water can fall over a decorative stone edge which serves as a focal point within the design.

The way the water spills from one space to the next can make your pool feel resort-like with the special way that the water mingles together. The color choice of the spill-over feature can also influence the overall feel as blue tones can tend to be the most calming and serene and this effect can be magnified when the spa is elevated over the edge of the pool.

Stone Fountains

A stone fountain can be placed in the center of your spa to spill water continually or you can add stone fountains to the shallow end of the pool for the little ones to enjoy. When the fountains are in full force, the bubbling water can be so delightful.

Stone Swim-Up Bar

Placed on one side of the pool, a swim-up bar can add the perfect resort vibe for your pool space. This can be a shallow area where guests can float and wait on drinks or it can be a stone wall on one side of the pool that houses a bar on the other side. In this way the bartender can stand on the floor of the bar which would be situated below the pool edge, making handing the yummy drinks a cinch.

Landscape Lighting

Adding lighting to your pool and spa outdoor space might be the thing that makes the most impact. Those long summer days when you have to stop swimming because it is too dark will be a thing of the past since the landscape has strategic lighting that looks amazing.

Landscape lighting can serve two purposes: to highlight portions of the pool area that might not be prominent during daylight hours and to increase safety. Your landscape and masonry specialist can add lighting to the spa, the pool perimeter, and the walkway to and from the house so that you and your guests can see to enjoy all of the pool and water features long into the night.