{"id":1151,"date":"2011-12-05T14:29:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T20:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcitypools.wordpress.com\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2013-08-08T19:45:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T00:45:49","slug":"dress-up-plain-pools-with-simple-elegance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/dress-up-plain-pools-with-simple-elegance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dress Up Plain Pools with Simple Elegance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Swimming Pool Design\" alt=\"Expensive Swimming Pool Design\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allhousedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Bright-Ideas-For-Design-With-Small-Inground-Swimming-Pool-01.jpg?resize=448%2C276&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"448\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With enough money and creativity, swimming pools can be constructed in any shape or design you can imagine.\u00a0 Builders can add multi-level waterfalls, fountains, decorative landscaping,\u00a0rock formations, and more to create a luxurious backyard escape.\u00a0 For those of us, though, who chose to have a traditional swimming pool installed without the fancy features, dressing up our existing pool is still a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Spruce up your poolside landscaping with luscious potted trees and other greenery, or install colorful and easy-spreading ground cover plants that require little maintenance and look great all season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Decorative Potted Plants\" alt=\"Decorative Plants for Poolside\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img4.sunset.com\/i\/2010\/01\/white-planters-0110-l.jpg?resize=224%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit your local garden center or scour your own property to find eye-catching\u00a0stones to place around the pool as decorative focal points.<\/p>\n<p>Attach an <a title=\"Swimming Pool Fountains\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/accessories\/QUA-Cubic-Scupper-Pool-Fountain-CSCP.htm\" target=\"_blank\">elegant pool fountain<\/a> to the side of your pool\u00a0to bring the gentle and soothing sound of flowing water to each swimming experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Decorative Pool Fountain\" alt=\"Swimming Pool Fountain\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Images\/QUA\/Scupper-Fountain-Large.jpg?resize=239%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"239\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using your own creative instincts and choosing a few inexpensive, yet high impact, features will allow you to add charm and character to a once plain poolside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With enough money and creativity, swimming pools can be constructed in any 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