6 Interesting Ways Masonry Contractors Can Customize Pools and Pool Patios in Barrington, RI

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An outdoor pool or patio is not just a fun or relaxing place to spend your summer, it is a focal point of your entire landscape. Make these areas uniquely yours with the addition of masonry features. Stone may be the most long-lasting, versatile and low maintenance feature in your landscape, and certainly adds value to your home. Here are 6 interesting ways masonry contractors can customize pools and pool patios in Barrington, RI.

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Water Features

Pools and hot tubs are water features that are generally quiet and still unless they are being used. The addition of stone water features with movement, such as fountains or waterfalls, creates more dimension within your landscaping and adds an element of interest to your pool or hot tub area, as well as the calming sounds of running water. 

Kids and adults alike will enjoy swimming under a waterfall that cascades down a natural stone wall. A masonry grotto behind the waterfall can add elements of fun, drama or a bit of romance to your pool. For less of a cascading effect, and more of a babbling brook result, arrange the stones in a tiered structure for the water to pour down them and into the pool. 

Water walls are a sleek, modern approach to add privacy to your pool area. Smaller cascading fountains that spill into the pool create an air of elegance. Masonry water features can be enhanced with landscape lighting, allowing you to fully enjoy them after dark.

Fire Features

Complement your poolside atmosphere by adding elements of fire. For a luxurious look, consider installing masonry pillars topped with elegant fire bowls. Add a fire table to your pool deck for snacks and cocktails with pizzazz. A gas-fueled fire pit or outdoor fireplace would give chilly swimmers a cozy place to warm up. Additionally, with fire features you’ll be able to enjoy the space year round even after the pool has been drained for the season!

Shelter Options

Beat the heat and stay safe in the sun when you are relaxing poolside with a pavilion set atop masonry pillars. With the addition of a pavilion, there are so many other options open to you to complete the space, such as a stone fireplace (or fire pit) and an outdoor kitchen setup. These features also transform your pool deck into a three-season space for you to get maximum enjoyment from. Landscape lighting will create a festive atmosphere, allowing you to entertain friends and neighbors into the evening.

Privacy

A masonry privacy wall can be an incredible work of art. whether just by the rustic nature of the stone or by embellishing it with niches for artwork, built-in seating, outdoor lighting, climbing flowering vines, fire sconces, or even fountains. Get creative with your privacy wall by allowing it to curve around the perimeter of the pool area. It will become a central feature that ties together your various landscape elements.

Planters

Add square masonry planters to the perimeter of your pool area for a sophisticated spa look. The natural beauty of annual blooms, ornamental grasses, native perennials or evergreen shrubs will enhance the atmosphere of your pool and bring pops of color to your landscape.

Masonry experts can help you choose the best solutions for your unique space, and build features around your poolscape that you will enjoy for many years to come.

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