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The Swimming Pool: Inspiration and Style from Around the World
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Product Description
Whether a Nantucket cottage-style pool area connected by a series of flagstone terraces to its adjacent home in upstate New York, or an Asian-inspired house and pool that are as striking as the Montego Bay view that surrounds them in Jamaica, The Swimming Pool is packed with photos displaying breathtaking images of pool landscapes. Martha Baker shares ideas and tips culled from years of experience designing and building swimming pools; landscaping the gardens and grounds around them, and choosing the poolside furnishings. Not only does she reveal the detailed considerations that were acounted for when each pool was designed, but she also maps out how the readers can pull their favourite elements featured in these photos and work them into their own pool designs. She explains the logistics behind determining which design style (Modern, Classic, Romantic or Rustic) fits within certain properties; nailing down the precise locale of the pool within a property to achieve ideal aesthetic and practical value; designing the best pool shape and surrounding area; and deciding on the right equipment, patio furniture and surrounding foliage and accessories that pull it all together.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #198920 in Books
- Published on: 2005-05-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
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About the Author
Martha Baker is a certified landscape designer, and the author of two other lifestyle books. Her designs have been featured in such magazines as House Beautiful, Elle and Martha Stewart Living.
Customer Reviews
bellyflop ,not a jacknife
Being in the fortunate position of planning an indoor pool myself I bought this book "blind" hoping to see some new ideas.Its a collection of outdoor pools only, divided into chapters including "the romantic pool, the modern pool " etc.
Its beefed up by photo's of patios, landscape and various garden miscellany. The photo's are average and are taken in some distinctly chilly looking weather.
Its been done before in "The New American Swimming pool ". For those interested in both indoor and outdoor pools I'd suggest "Pools and Spas " by Alan E Sanderfoot. If anyone has the definitive book on indoor pools I'd be glad to hear from them.
