Pool Design

How Mentorship Paved the Way for Million Dollar Pool Designer Brad Holley

By Elaine Raffel / May 12, 2024 /

Dallas designer Brad Holley – this year’s winner of the “Million Dollar Pool Design Challenge” – credits his success to the eight-and-a-half years he spent shadowing and mentoring under Randy Angell.

Pool Porn: 7 Hot Backyards That Will Make You Swoon

By Elaine Raffel / April 27, 2020 /

If sheltering in place has you going off the deep end, we’ve got a diversion. Seven spectacular swimming pools that feel more like vacation resorts—no travel or reservations necessary.

Sustainability Update: Why Going Green is Smarter Than Ever

By Elaine Raffel / April 22, 2020 /

For New Leaf Custom Home founder Scott Powell, inspiration comes from clients wanting to know more about sustainability.

Pick Your Pool Design For Style and Safety, Says Harold Leidner

By Joanna England / July 4, 2019 /

[Editor’s Note: At the end of the day, pools are a selling point and an asset to some homes, but the choices and safety protocol instated are the responsibility of the homeowner.]  Ensuring that a pool is stylish comes easy for Harold Leidner, founder of his eponymous Harold Leidner Landscape Architects. But how do you…

Pool Trends: Automation, Angles, and Modern Aesthetic Reign

By Joanna England / July 25, 2018 /

With this heat, are you dreaming of adding a cool oasis in your backyard like we are? If you don’t already have a pool, North Texas summers will surely have you wishing that you did, and if you’re wishing for a pool, why not wish for a top-of-the-line design? That’s what Harold Leidner offers his…