Pool shape help

last year

Down in Florida, and dreaming up our pool design. We have a rather large yard for the area, and that's posing to become an issue with pool shape and positioning. We won't need as much room for entertaining, as the family is small, but you would see the pool from the moment you open the front door. Would you do a freeform pool, or a modern rectangle? Everyone out here seems to do rectangles, but part of me wonders if we should get some softer shapes here? Or do we mimic all the rectangles in the house with the pool shape?

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HU-187528210
last year
Maybe incorporating both the curved and straight lines can work for you. Here are some favorites. (I’m watching rock the block on discovery plus , in Miami now, and there are some GREAT pools if you want to check ‘em out)
Susan W
last year
We are in the final stages of our pool install - we're on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

I think shape is totally a personal preference, and my husband and I both wanted free form. Neither one of us cares for rectangular, especially from a purely aesthetic point of view. We find them sort of unattractive. But again, that's our opinion.

Here is what our pool currently looks like right now. The coping is not yet installed but you can see the shape very well in this photo. The other 2 pix are not our personal pool, but the same model. We'll not be quite as fancy as they are. The pool is part of a very extensive whole-house renovation, and the money tree is getting very bare! LOL

Can't wait until we're up and running!!! Good luck with your endeavor.
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chispa
last year
Use the search bar at top/middle of page. Type "Florida pools" and then select 'Florida pools in Photos". Lots of photos to look at for ideas.

We owned a free form pool when I was a kid, but I wanted rectangular when we built 2 years ago.

I wanted the pool to be simple and blend into the lanai/patio background, so that the main thing that catches your eye, as you look out from the house, is the pond, golf course views and landscaping. I didn't want the pool to be the center of attention.