Texas Pools and Patios | Creating Your Beautiful Backyard

Create Your Own Backyard Oasis with These Resources

You want your backyard to be beautiful, restful, and useful for you and your family. For the latest tips in creating a landscape design that will create that peaceful oasis, check out these links:

• For tips on what trends are hot for landscape design, check out this article from HGTV.
• To learn what the most stylish gardeners incorporate into their backyard designs, read this piece from Sunset magazine.
• This article from This Old House offers tips and tricks for how to make your backyard personal and tranquil.
• Oprah magazine comes to the rescue with idea on what to incorporate into a design when turning an overgrown yard into a neat, peaceful space.
• For what to look for when designing your dream pool area, check out this piece from Better Homes and Gardens.

When you’re ready to put these ideas into action in your backyard, call Texas Pools and Patios. We are ready to help with all your backyard design and construction needs. Contact us at (210) 775-6958 today.

4 Reasons to Incorporate a Spa into Your Backyard Design

Whether paired with a swimming pool and basketball hoop or a sophisticated outdoor kitchen, adding a spa to your patio oasis will bring years of fun and relaxation right into your own backyard. Here are four great reasons to integrate a home spa into your outdoor design:

1. Appreciate your backyard year-round. The whole family can enjoy your home spa in both warm and cool weather. In chilly months, the warmth of your spa offers a way to appreciate the outdoors in comfort and a great reason to redefine “swimsuit weather.” During warmer months, your spa can be adjusted to your exact comfort level to help beat the heat.
2. Increase your backyard entertainment value. When family or friends visit, your spa will present a relaxing opportunity for all. You and your guests can enjoy the tranquil spa experience, and when coupled with an outdoor kitchen area and accommodating patio furniture, your party is sure to be a hit.
3. Provide fun to people of all ages. When set at a comfortable temperature for children, a spa can be a great place to get used to being in the water before taking the plunge into a full-sized pool. The fun is not just for kids, either—teenagers and adults alike will appreciate the way spas frame the perfect space for conversation and laughter.
4. Enjoy the health benefits of hot water and relaxation. Similar to the way athletes apply warmth to sore or injured muscles, a soak in your backyard spa will relieve tension in your muscles and joints. A spa is also a tranquil place to compose oneself and take a break from the hectic world outside your backyard. Steam can also help relieve pressure and open your sinuses in the case of cold or allergies.

A home spa is a great addition to any landscape design project. From the fun and conversation to the tranquil and stress-relieving benefits, it may be tough to name the best part of your home spa. Texas Pools and Patios can provide the high-quality design and construction you need to make your dream spa a reality. Call us at (210) 775-6958 for more information. 

Make Your Backyard Pool Area Feel Like a Resort With These Landscaping and Lighting Tips

Few people can live year-round at a five-star resort, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make your backyard look and feel like one. By incorporating resort-inspired patios, cabanas and decks, installing inventive lighting, and integrating impressive water features into your backyard landscape, you’ll never have to check out of your own personal resort. Here are some tips how:

• Incorporate custom patio features. By taking note of what colors and textures are being used by the artists who decorate top hotels, you can give your outdoor areas the exact feel you remember from your favorite vacation spot. Take note of the patio styles and tile patterns you like. This will help you design a backyard oasis that integrates the glass of that sleek Las Vegas high-rise resort or the stonework of that quaint Italian grotto you can’t forget.  
• Bring in inventive lighting. Unique pool and patio lighting will bring sophistication to any outdoor design. Hotel patios often use soft or colored lighting to craft a sense of intimacy. These tricks can easily be incorporated into any pool area to recreate that sense of hotel elegance in your space.
• Integrate an impressive water feature. Adding a waterfall to your pool design lends a sense of drama. A spa can also provide a striking centerpiece to a pool area, especially when tiled in your favorite pattern or pebble texture. Vanishing-edge installments also lend a theatrical element to your design. The same fixtures chosen by the designers who make luxury hotels beautiful can be brought into your backyard oasis.

Making your backyard feel like a resort is possible. By paying attention to what you like, you and your landscape designer will be able to make your home pool area rival those at your favorite luxury hotels. Whether you’d like to construct a new waterfall or work with a designer to chose a new tile pattern, Texas Pools and Patios can help. Visit our website or call us at (210) 775-6958 to speak with our knowledgeable staff. 

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