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Pool - traditional pool idea in Dallas

A stunning modern pool with sleek features and practical, but eye-catching landscape choices creates the ideal functional space for family fun and entertaining. Adding the concrete slab-stone grotto, flush spa, oversized sun shelf and depth profile perfect for water sports means there is something for everyone to enjoy when relaxing poolside. A cozy firepit compliments the space and is situated by the spa for those chilly nights when you want the best of both worlds...staying warm fireside, making smores and rejuvenating in the spa.

The tropical foliage is the finishing touch to creating this perfect oasis.
Large tuscan backyard stone and custom-shaped natural pool photo in Phoenix

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Photo of a mid-sized rustic backyard stone landscaping in New York.

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Family room - industrial family room idea in Kansas City

This space (called the Grotto) below the upper deck provides a place to relax and entertain friends. Move the table under the cover for a waterfront dining experience. The lumber is tight knot cedar with a Penofin finish.

Water slide - large contemporary backyard stone and custom-shaped water slide idea in New York

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Example of a mid-sized mountain style backyard brick and custom-shaped water slide design in New York

Inspiration for a large contemporary backyard stone and custom-shaped water slide remodel in New York

Example of a large island style backyard stone and custom-shaped water slide design in Charlotte

Small Pond-less Water Feature flowing into a bed of rocks with Landscaping and completed patio with lighting. www.outdoorlivingsystems.net
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical water fountain landscape in Manchester.

Example of a large island style backyard stone and custom-shaped pool fountain design in Charlotte

Patio - mid-sized contemporary backyard patio idea in New York with no cover

Water slide - huge tropical backyard stamped concrete and custom-shaped water slide idea in Orange County

Large pool in the Bulverde area. This one has a large slide and grotto waterfall, which are both perfect if there are any kids around the house. The custom spa is near the beach entry, and the margarita table is great for entertaining guests in the Summer!

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Mid-sized mountain style backyard brick and custom-shaped water slide photo in New York

Aquatic Artists designed and built this award-winning formal water feature in Millstone, NJ. Crafted to resemble a Miami South Beach look, this large formal grotto is topped off with an 11’ x 6’ custom fabricated piece of blue stone that creates a perfect sheet of water cascading over the grotto into this vinyl pool. This water feature also has two formal planting beds with sheer descent waterfalls on either side of the grotto. Lastly, we capped this water feature with natural stone coping and placed veneer stone on the face of the water feature as well as the inside of the grotto.

This Dallas area family desired to have a small scale grotto similar to the caves found in Italy and France in addition to a luxury pool and fire pit patio area to all harmonize with their newly built home. A challenge One Specialty gladly took on! In addition to the grotto and slide made of 1x1 blue porcelain tiles, we added a stone beach entry to the custom swimming pool design which complements the custom stepping stones in the poolside area. Note the artificial turf used between these poolside stepping stones to lower water usage and for easy maintenance. Drip irrigation and low-water plants were utilized as well for water conservation in the swimming pool landscaping. http://www.onespecialty.com/stone-oasis/

Aquatic Artists designed and built this award-winning natural water feature into a hill in Churchville, MD. We crafted a large pool grotto that is 7’ high with multiple natural stone waterfalls that cascade into this gunite pool. One of the waterfalls splits into two streams and one of the streams cascades over the pool grotto. We built the other stream of this waterfall to cascade into the spa and designed it so the spa is a waterfall that cascades into the pool. We also installed an ultimate custom pool slide manufactured by Dolphin into this water feature and built natural stone steps that lead up to the slide. In addition, another waterfall on the other side of the pool slide has a stream that also cascades into the pool. Lastly, we placed veneer stone around the face of the spa and installed planting beds throughout this water feature to tie the natural look all together.