Cool Pools

Living in Texas and inching towards June means just one thing...it's getting freakin' HOT outside, people!

I'm very fortunate to have the ability to work from home, away from the confines of an office with fluorescent overhead lighting and not having to step foot inside of a 100 degree plus car rocks pretty hard as well. I am, however; faced with the challenging task of staying focused on work instead of staring out into the backyard daydreaming about where the pool will go one day and how cute it will be. To make matters worse, I get to hear the neighbors' kids across Shoal Creek enjoy their new pool and learn the rules are associated with each of their water games.

View from the dining room table at which I work. Look at that yard, just begging for a cool pool! Even my cat Boone is longing for one...

Since we're talking pools, which style of pool speaks to you?

Grandiose a la Hearst Castle?

Hearst Castle Neptune Pool

Hearst Castle Indoor Pool

Elevated?

Hemerescopium House

Poolside lounging at a hotel?

Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin, Texas in the daytime...

...and at night. Bonus points for the neon sign!

Do you prefer a pool in an urban landscape?

Elle Decor

Round, private and wooded?

Dwell

Or a pool on lava from an active volcano?

Robert Trickey House, Big Island, Hawaii

How about chic and stylish?

Or are you like me and prefer simple and minimalist, like these babies?

Above, quite possibly my dream pool.

Elle Decor

No, wait! This one above. This is my dream pool.


Casa Kimball, Dominican Republic

Elle Decor

Austin Towers, Texas

Santa Ynez, California

Alila Ubud, Bali

So, which one will it be this summer?