24 Before-and-After Swimming Pool Transformations
Need inspiration for your pool remodel? See how these pools were transformed from unsightly messes to beautiful oases.
Before: Just Another Pool
After: Majestic Masterpiece
Before: Grimy Pool is Lacking
As seen on Brother vs. Brother, the backyard in this Las Vegas home is inhospitable and dismal.
After: Swimming Pool and Outdoor Entertaining Area
This outdoor area, seen on Brother vs. Brother, features a swimming pool and newly landscaped backyard. With a place to sit and enjoy the outdoors, this backyard has it all.
Before: Dreary and Dated
This before pool, as seen on The Vanilla Ice Project, is drab and dreary. Lacking any personality or appeal it is in need of a major overhaul.
After: Open With an Infinity Edge
After this pool was redesigned on The Vanilla Ice Project, it features an infinity edge and shows off the spectacular water views. Once drab and dated, now this pool is an inviting oasis.
Before: Lacks Personality
This pool area, as seen on Brother vs. Brother, is still decorated in 1960’s vintage Vegas décor before renovations.
After: Cheerful and Colorful
This pool area, seen on Brother vs. Brother, is now a relaxing oasis after the complete renovation.
Before: Dirty and Dull
The HGTV Dream Home 2017 featured an unremarkable pool that was in need of a refresh.
After: Ultimate Waterfront Escape
This view looking from the pool chaise lounge chairs toward the back of the home highlights how the property's cohesive color palette and fresh take on Southern style creates the ultimate waterfront escape.
Before: Murky Mess
This pool, pre-renovations, looks more like a pond rather than a relaxing summertime oasis.
After: Sunny and Refreshing Backyard Oasis
This swimming pool, seen on America's Most Desperate Landscape, received a major overhaul that turned this backyard space into one the whole family will enjoy. The swimming pool received some much need attention and the pergola beside the pool is the perfect spot to relax during a warm summer night.
Before: Uninspired Backyard
This pool, seen on Indoors Out, lacks any personality or charm.
After: A Total Backyard Transformation
This backyard, seen on Indoors Out, has a freeform paver patio that leads to the pool area and is interspersed with colorful low-maintenance planting beds. A custom pool cabana was added for the adults to enjoy. A splash of ambience is created with strategic lighting, seating walls, and a beautiful water feature that looks like it feeds into the pool.
Before: Ordinary Backyard Lacks Character
This backyard, seen on The Outdoor Room, features a sunny pool but lacks any personality.
After: Swimming Pool Oasis in Hollywood
Host Jamie Durie of The Outdoor Room, transforms the swimming pool area at the home of Anne Heche and James Tupper from an overly sunny and hot yard into a shaded garden fit for Hollywood entertaining. A wall of hedges provides shade and privacy, while the pool features a lounge-like gazebo on one end and a hot tub on the other.
Before: Dated Pool With Faux Rock Wall
The faux rock wall adorning the swimming pool of this contemporary Phoenix home is a major eyesore. The cheesy rock formations are not helped by the chaotic landscaping and generic decking.
After: Serene Contemporary Pool
Before: Backyard That Has Seen Better Days
This backyard lacks any charm and feels dingy and dated.
After: Contemporary Modern Pool and Courtyard
The soft glow of interior lights brighten this sleek pool, which fits neatly in the courtyard of this contemporary home. A wall-size sliding door opens the master bedroom to the pool and courtyard, eliminating the divide between indoors and out.
Before: Boring Backyard Pool Area
The homeowners were seeking a facelift for this backyard pool and patio area, which features worn concrete and tired paver stones. The tall, overgrown bushes need to be removed in order to uncover a stunning surrounding view.
After: Contemporary Pool With Covered Outdoor Dining Area
Part of the renovation of this backyard area included using soft gray mosaic tiles to line the existing pool. A covered dining and kitchen area provides the perfect spot for outdoor relaxation and entertaining.
Before: Just a Basic Pool
After: Inviting Florida Pool
Before: Dull Backyard Lacks Creativity
The pool could be beautiful in this backyard, but the space needed serious love.
After: Sunny Yellow Modern Backyard With Pool
Green grass makes a dramatic trim for this backyard's concrete pavers. Sunny yellow shade umbrellas and water accents create a desert oasis.
Before: Plain Pool Surrounded by Concrete
Before the swimming pool renovation, it was surrounded by concrete and not much else. The lack of landscaping makes this space seem uninviting.
After: Swimming Pool With Waterfall
What was once uninviting, now this outdoor swimming pool is stylish and welcoming. With a raised platform perfect for dining and watching swimmers, this backyard has it all.
Before: Lacking Lap Pool
The dated pool and spa is ready for a much-needed makeover.
After: Mediterranean Swimming Pool
The California home leads out to a welcoming Mediterranean-inspired swimming pool. Surrounded by a stone tile patio, the pool has a trio of water features and a relaxing hot tub.
Before: Neglected Dallas Pool
After: Modern Pool Transformation
Before: Bland Backyard
This backyard lacks, well, everything. Any update would be an improvement in this sparse outdoor space.
After: Total Reno Complete With a Pool and Outdoor Kitchen
As seen on Flip or Flop, this Riverside home has been completely renovated by Tarek and Christina El Mousa. Renovations to this home included a stunning backyard with extensive hardscape, three different seating areas, a BBQ and bar area, a pool, a fire pit, and landscaping.
Before: Forlorn and Uninviting
After: Two Pools is Better Than One
Before: Rocky Horror
After: Serenity Now
Before: Subterranean Mess
After: Northwest Oasis
Before: Dated and Dull
After: Pool With a View
Before: Concrete Nightmare
After: Dallas Dream
Before: Welcome to the Jungle
After: Modern Transformation
Before: Bad Case of Blues
After: Perfect Hue

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