Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Sometimes vacationing at home can be more fun, because you have everything you need within a short walking distance. If you already have an inground pool, it’s time to go one step further and bring the waterpark to your backyard.

The G-Force Pool Slide stands at 6’6” tall, and it gives you a 360 degree slide for an optimal sliding experience. The “Zoom Flume” water delivery system provides 35 gallons of water per minute of water flow to the slide.

To increase safety, this slide has higher sidewalls and oversize threaded safety steps. The slide is easy to install and comes with a do-it-yourself installation kit.

Please note that this slide is only designed for inground pools, not above ground or commercial swimming pools.

Can you only use your hot tub when someone else is at home to help you lift the cover? This is definitely an inconvenience, and you should be able to use your hot tub whenever you want.

This Cover and Lift Bundle will save you some back aches. Plus, it’s easy to install and operate. This model fits most spa shapes (with the exception of round, octagon and hexagon shapes), so you will never again have to wait for someone to get home and lift off the cover for you.

The EZ Lifter comes in a classic black anodized aluminum finish, so it will match any spa decor. The spa covers up to 96” and it has a low profile design. However, it’s important that it has at 18” of rear clearance for when it lifts up the cover.

A backyard pool is a quiet and cool retreat for the summertime, and it’s so convenient when you don’t have to drive to a country club or local Y. If you have enough patio space near your pool, why not make it similar to those high end club’s poolside areas?

A row of Redwood Outdoor Pool Single Chaise Lounge Chairs would make your pool more inviting. Plus, everyone (family and/or friends) will have a space to sit and tan or read and chat. If you have enough room, you could create sections so some chairs are under umbrellas and others are in full sunlight that way people who love to tan can get some sun and the people who protect them skin from the harmful rays are comfortable too.

There are multiple finishes and you can choose from 50, 100 or 200 years old growth redwood trees. In addition, these chairs have five backrest settings to ensure that you’re as comfortable as possible.

During the summertime, it seems like no one wants to get out of the pool, especially children. Instead of chasing everyone out of the pool once the sun goes down, you can take advantage of the nice weather and continue swimming as long as you have floating night lights.

The KL Industries Glow Buoy Floating Pool Light is $69.99, and it’s meant to float in the pool and provide light to night time swimmers. This light is conveniently rechargeable, and it provides illumination for up to four hours. Just one of these buoys will light up a 20′ x 40′ in-ground pool so you might not need more than one.

If you have a lake or pond, you can use this to provide 360 degrees of light. An added bonus is that it’s designed to withstand hard pool decks in case you or your children drop it.

It’s not often that you can drastically change a room with the flick of a switch. It’s also not often that you can make an indoor pool appear, disappear and reappear either. However, with Hydrofloors this magic trick will be able to happen more often.

Hydrofloors have created an innovative design that enables you to have a pool as well as a hard floor, so the indoor pool area doesn’t always have to be for swimming. The picture below shows the tile floor rising back to the surface with a shallow layer of pool water begins to sink beneath the floor.

Can you believe that such versatility exists? Now when you commit to an indoor pool, you don’t have to sacrifice any square footage of your home in the process.

Those large, plastic pool covers can be a pain to get on and off the pool. Plus, they pretty much just prevent evaporation, so you need something more functional if you want to keep your pool warm too. Hammacher Schlemmer’s solar pool heating rings can get the job done and save you money.

The floating solar rings are easy to remove and apply to your pool, and they can raise your pool’s temperature by three to four degrees Fahrenheit per week. Instead of having to store a large pool cover, wouldn’t you rather store these rings?

Not only do these rings heat up your pool, they also slow the evaporation of water and those costly chemicals. You can inflate the rings without a pump, and they have low-strength magnets, which help them stay together. Now there’s not a need for that electrical heater that increases your electricity bill every month.

Having a pool in your backyard is like being able to vacation without the added expenses. Plus, your pets might even love it too! But before you’re able to create your backyard oasis, you need to hire a contractor, so how do you find a reputable one?

If your neighbors or friends have incredible pool designs, ask them about their contractor. Find out if the person or company completed the job on the agreed-upon price and if it was done in a timely fashion. Basically, you want to know if your neighbor or friend would hire the contractor again.

You also need to play it smart when it comes to the pool or spa dealer. A pool requires regular maintenance, especially with the chemicals, so if you have never owned one before it wouldn’t hurt to find a dealer that could also service it when necessary. Then you can contact the company for advice or hands-on assistance when problems arise.

A backyard pool can be a costly expense when it comes to your electric bill. However, you can run your pool without the use of electricity, which will save you money and help out the environment.

ETA’s solar powered pool pumping kits are easy to setup and require little maintenance. Depending on what state you live in, you might even be qualified to receive a tax credit for installing this device. An added plus is that the solar pump uses half of the energy that a conventional pump consumes.

So how does it work? The kit comes with everything you need to pump a 16,000 to 25,000 gallon pool. The solar panels capture free energy from the sun, which is then directly used by the high-efficiency DC pump motor. If you’re worried about capturing enough sunlight, you can get the optional tracker mounting positions, which enable the solar panels to follow the sun.

Before deciding to build a pool inside or outside your home, it’s important to realize that it’s going to be similar to renovating your home. If you build everything at once, the expenses can add up quickly. However, there are some installations you can hold off until later.

Some necessary elements of your pool that should be built right away include pumps, filters, ladders/handrails, steps, covers, safety items and maintenance equipment and/or maintenance contract. Optional features include diving boards, slides, fill lines, lights and sound system.

Elements that you can hold off on include heaters, automatic cleaners, decks and patios, landscaping, automatic controls, time clocks, shade structures and chemical feeders. However, if you decide to build an indoor pool, some of these features are not necessary.

When building a pool, sometimes it’s best to take care of the most important parts first, because you can always add on later. Waiting for the extras will give you time to figure out exactly what you want and need.

Every day after you come home from work, what if you could have a full body massage? It might sound unrealistic, but a therapeutic spa could offer you this every day regardless of the season.

Barefoot Spas’ Body Lounger 57BL is a small-model spa, which is perfect if you don’t have a large patio or deck. Plus, if you have a small family, this is a way to get luxury without paying the high price.

This spa’s dimension are 84’’x60’’x34’’ so it seats three people. There are a 32 jets and one body lounger, so you can lay back, relax and enjoy the hydrotherapeutic massage. It requires 200 gallons of water, and it has a 4.1 kw heater. Plus, it has the Barefoot Spa’s Dream Collar feature, which provides neck and shoulder therapy. If you have tense muscle from sitting at a computer or doing manual labor, the custom-designed head rest and three powerful jets can help them relax.