A spool pool, a combination of a spa and pool, is a versatile backyard water feature that offers a unique way to cool off in the summer and warm up in the winter. These smaller-than-normal pools are ...

Sometimes, Sarasota’s heat can flatten ambition, and the idea of swimming laps feels less like leisure than labor. The answer isn’t bigger but smaller: pools designed for lingering, sipping and ...

Once dismissed as the cheaper, less attractive option, they’re now being integrated into decks, enhanced with landscaping, and designed to echo the look of in-ground pools. Quarter-wrap decks, which ...