If your residential pool in Frisco is looking worn or outdated, 2024 is the perfect year to give it a makeover. Remodeling your pool not only enhances aesthetics but also adds value and functionality.
As Frisco’s premier pool remodeling experts, Executive Blue Pools has transformed backyards in Frisco, Plano, Allen, McKinney, and Prosper, TX with custom designs focused on multi-use living. Get in touch today at +1 469 340 2757 to schedule a complimentary consultation with our team.
Read on for the hottest pool renovation ideas to revitalize your backyard oasis this new year and bring a luxury resort feel to your home.
Evaluate Your Priorities
Before deciding on specific pool remodeling projects, carefully evaluate how you use your pool and what would make it better suit your lifestyle. Do you regularly entertain large groups and need more lounge space? Have young kids who would enjoy water features? Want to swim laps for exercise? Determine your top priorities and use those to guide your remodeling plans.
Create a Multi-Use Retreat
One of the most popular pool renovation ideas is transforming traditional swimming pools into multi-functional outdoor living spaces. Consider adding features like:
- Waterfalls, grottoes
- Fire bowls
- Outdoor kitchens
- Pergolas
This creates defined zones for relaxation, dining, and entertainment in addition to swimming. Structural elements like glass tile, stacked stone veneers, and wooden beams also lend an upscale, resort-like ambiance.
Incorporate Natural Design Elements
Nature-inspired design is on trend for 2024. Incorporate wood, stone, and glass materials into your pool remodel to seamlessly blend with gardens and landscaping. Add a negative edge overflow spa for beautiful water flow into a pebble trough. Or install a modern natural-edge pool lined with plants and boulders, with a zero-entry beach area ideal for wading. This brings both serenity and texture to backyard environments.
Update Your Pool Deck
Replacing your pool decking opens many design possibilities to better enjoy the outdoors. For softness underfoot, composite decking materials like Trex are splinter-free, low-maintenance, and available in modern colors and wood grain patterns. Or opt for the elegant look of travertine or limestone, which withstand wet environments beautifully. Updating pool railings, adding non-slip tile coping, and installing pool fencing also assure safety and refined style.
Integrate Smart Home Technology
Today’s luxury pools integrate technology for convenience and visual flair. With smart home systems like Pentair IntelliConnect, you can remotely control lighting, heating, and other functions from home automation devices or phones. Underwater RGB spotlights behind the waterline create dazzling light shows. While technologies like saline chlorinators simplify sanitation through salt conversion without handling harsh pool chemicals.
Remodel Energy Efficiency
An important yet often overlooked aspect of pool remodeling is improving energy efficient components to reduce costs and environmental impact. Variable-speed pumps and motors significantly lower electricity usage compared to single-speed models. Efficient pool heaters like heat pumps and solar heaters minimize energy consumption as well. And pool covers prevent heat loss when not in use.
Revive Your Pool Surface
If your pool surface is dated, cracked, or stained, one of the most dramatic face-lifts is resurfacing your pool. Today’s decorative finishes like pebble, quartz or glass bead not only lend beauty but often outlast traditional plaster.
Ideal for the Texas climate, pebble finishes come in eye-catching hues from emerald to sapphire, providing a shimmering lagoon look. And for a classic appearance, upgraded white plaster using Diamond Brite technology resists staining, etching, and fading for years.
Opt for On-Trend Pool Finishes
Pool interior finishes substantially affect aesthetics and durability. On-trend finishes gaining popularity include:
Tile Accents and Murals
Adding custom ceramic tile accents or full pool murals ramps up a pool’s wow factor. Choose from vivid colors, geometric patterns, nature themes, or vintage classics. Or opt for one of the newest trends – 3D glass tile for a dazzling see-through effect.
Partial Pebble Finishes
Rather than an all-pebble interior, partial pebble finishes balance visual interest with value. By coating the catchline ridges only, a shimmer ribbon effect frames traditional smooth plaster in an updated look. Pool service pros perfect this on-trend blended finish.
Cool Pool Colors
While bright blue remains a classic, today’s trending pool finishes showcase crisp white, cool grays, and unique hues. New plaster technologies like Diamond Brite deliver brilliant long-lasting color in options like Beachside Blue or Granite Gray. And gelcoat options extend the color palette even further.
Touch Up or Restore Your Pool Surface
If full resurfacing isn’t needed, smaller repairs can often touch up or restore your pool’s interior finish:
Stain Treatment
For isolated stains on plaster, applying a stain treatment product can effectively remove discoloration without impacting sound areas. A chemical stain treatment reacts with the underlying issue to make stains release from the plaster.
Partial Replastering
When plaster is mainly in good condition but has some isolated delamination or cracks, partial replastering is a cost-effective solution. The sound areas remain intact while damaged sections get patched and the entire surface is stained to match color uniformly.
Minor Crack Repairs
Using hydraulic cement patch products formulated for pools, cosmetic cracks can be filled in a colors-matching plaster for seamless repairs. These patch compound kits allow DIY crack repairs while more extensive issues still warrant calling the pros.
We hope these 2024 pool renovation ideas have inspired you to give your backyard pool an exciting makeover this new year! Our team at Executive Blue Pools has been transforming residential pools in Frisco and we specialize in every aspect of pool remodeling including repairs, maintenance, and weekly cleaning. Contact our pool service pros today at +1 469 340 2757 or info@executivebluepools.com to get started designing your dream backyard retreat.