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Inviting Small Pools

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If you’re into small houses, it’s likely that you’ll appreciate the benefits of a small pool over a big one. This is true whether you want it for swimming laps or just wading.

Like small houses, small pools are less expensive to build, heat, and maintain. They also, of course, take up less space. This can be an advantage if you have a small yard and you want to use it for multiple purposes. For example, having a pool may be important to you, but since your house is small, you might also want to devote as much outdoor space to garden rooms as possible.

If you enjoy swimming laps for exercise during the summer as I do, you’ll want to select a small pool that has the appropriate dimensions for this purpose. I’ve been surprised to discover that a pool doesn’t need to be very deep to comfortably swim laps in it. The pool that I’m using now is only 4 feet at its deepest point. Most of it is only 3½ feet. I think having the entire pool at 4 feet would be ideal. Although it has a typical width, I would imagine that the span of a person’s extended arms would be sufficient. The length of the pool should be a reasonable distance so you can build up some speed and rhythm before having to turn around.

These photos of lap and wading small pools may give you some ideas.

Small Lap Pools

Small lap pool with spa surrounded by stone deck.
Lang Pools Inc.
Small lap pool with wading and sunning area.
TaC studios, architects
Small lap pool in narrow space.
House + House Architects
Modern small lap pool in narrow space.
Secret Gardens
Small lap pool in narrow space surrounded by the house.
Very small lap pool surrounded by grass.
Wettling Architects
Small lap pool with recessed wading area.
Lewis Aqüi Landscape + Architectural Design

Small Wading Pools

Small rectangular wading pool surrounded by a stone deck.
Kirk Wood Homes
Small wading pool with waterfall.
Robert Kaner Interior Design
Small wading pool with waterfall and rock features.
Small wading pool in courtyard of house.
Allison Ramsey Architects
Very small wading pool with tiny spa.
Lisa Borgnes Giramonti
Small wading pool surrounded by stone patio.
AIA Hunter architecture ltd.
Small wading pool with narrow concrete deck and tiny sunning area.
Molly Wood Garden Design
Small square wading pool and spa.
Platinum Poolcare
Elegant small wading pool with waterfall.
Alka Pool Construction Ltd
Small half moon wading pool with stone deck.
Lewis Aquatech

I hope you’ve gotten some inspiration from these small pools.

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