Indoor Swimming Pool Design Ideas

Whether you're a daily lapper or a recreational splasher, the indoor swimming pool is an undeniable luxury. This protected oasis promises an all-weather refuge from spring rains, winter snowstorms and summer clouds of mosquitoes. And, as a bonus, it requires less maintenance than its debris-embattled outdoor cousin. Lap pool or plunge pool, spa-sized or Olympic standard — you can have any style or shape that fits your home and your fancy. Basement-level backstrokes, anyone? A solarium aquarium? Grab a couple of interior necessities like a pool heater and automatic pool cover for humidity control, then it's smooth sailing — er, swimming. Let's dive into some inspiring and on-trend ways to have that swim-from-home experience.

The light stone terrace and crisp white walls in this tranquility-infused pool room provide a center stage to the offset sky-blue saltwater pool. A dramatic wood ceiling with crisscrossing beams and a series of large lanterns invite warmth into the radiant room. A stone water feature in the center of the room adds to the Zen atmosphere. The compact aquatic refuge even leaves yoga mat space for pool-adjacent fish pose. Namaste.

Leanne Ford of HGTV's Restored by the Fords took her talents to an existing pool in a Pennsylvania midcentury home, transforming it into this alluring lagoon. A visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous home, Fallingwater, gave Leanne the inspiration for a natural oasis, which entailed painting the pool black and the surrounding walls white. Leanne crowned her achievement with dozens of paper lanterns, creating an enchanting and upbeat indoor pool sanctuary.

This splashy modern pool room offers up next-level opulence with an illuminated lap pool hogging the spotlight. The nearby gym has us imagining morning laps, but a bank of bar-adjacent, in-water stools within view of a game area reassures us that this swanky space is for enjoyment as much as enterprise. The pool is expansive, the ambiance impressive and a mirrored ceiling effortlessly doubles the drama.