A new pool may not be the first thing on your mind in the winter, but it’s actually one of the best times to plan a new pool or upgrade your old pool, so you can get more value from your outdoor living area before swim season begins.
You can use the winter months to consider how your pool should work with your Nashville backyard design. Maybe you’d also like to include:
- An outdoor kitchen or dining zone
- Custom water features and firepits
- Pool lighting for nighttime entertaining
- Updated landscaping for privacy
Whether you’re looking to upgrade your current pool or invest in a new one, Milosi can help you design a custom pool that feels like it’s an extension of your home and outdoor space. Your pool should also reflect your unique vision, needs, and personality. This is why we design pool features and layouts around different ways of living outdoors, from recreation-focused builds to more intimate, resort-style spaces.
Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
In Winter, There’s More Time to Plan Your Pool Around Your Lifestyle
A custom pool involves more than choosing a shape and filling it with water, so winter provides more time to think through your pool vision. This is why Milosi’s pool design process begins with an extensive survey to assess your property’s unique site conditions.
This process also requires asking some important questions: How will you use your backyard? What role will your pool play to create your backyard oasis?
The Family Pool
If your pool vision is a welcoming place for your children and grandchildren, consider a custom pool with generous entry steps, a tanning ledge, shallow play areas, clear sightlines from nearby seating, and plenty of pool-deck space for supervising adults.
A slide is a great way to add a whole new level of family fun to your pool. Slides can be hidden in natural-looking rock formations, designed low to the ground so they don’t interfere with your landscape design or your view.
And just because you want the kids to enjoy the pool, that doesn’t mean it can’t be a luxurious experience for everyone. Milosi can incorporate features such as ledges, underwater seating, loungers, and other custom options for both relaxation and playtime for the entire family.
The Resort-Style Pool for Hosting
If you and your friends gravitate toward a resort-style vibe, Milosi can design a pool for hosting fun-filled parties that your friends will absolutely love. Here are just a few luxury pool features that can transform your backyard into the place no one wants to leave.
Built-in Seating and Conversation Benches
Continuous bench seating along a wall or inside corner invites guests to linger comfortably in the water while keeping a clear swim lane open. Paired with a corner spa or tanning ledge, you get multiple “stay-a-while” zones in the same footprint: one for lounging, one for chatting, and one for actual swimming.
Tanning Ledges and Spillover Edges
Sun shelves and tanning ledges are perfect for anyone who wants to stay cool without fully swimming. Milosi can combine these shelves with umbrella sleeves, bubblers, or spillover edges to create resort-style lounging right off your main deck.
Swim-Up Bars and Poolside Seating
Elevate the pool experience for guests with in-pool stools at a raised bar edge or align the pool closely with an outdoor kitchen or serving counter. This blurs the line between the pool and the rest of your entertaining space.
The Private Water Oasis
If your perfect day ends with a soothing soak and the sound of water instead of traffic, a lagoon-style or freeform pool might be your best match. Or you can opt for a more contemporary geometric shape for a modern water oasis, tucked into your home’s lush landscaping.
Our Milosi team can integrate a hot tub or raised spa into the footprint of your pool, often with a spillway into the main water. This creates a natural focal point and gives you a warm, sheltered place to soak on cooler evenings — without expanding the pool’s footprint.
We can also add soothing water features and soundscapes to your custom pool, such as slim sheer descents, spillover spas, and bubbler fountains that help mask neighborhood noise. And we can weave in low-glare LED lighting, custom privacy fencing, and layered tropical plantings for the ultimate secluded retreat.
Winter Means More Time to Plan the Pool Layout
YouTube and Instagram are great resources for new pool ideas, but every Middle Tennessee property has its own combination of sunlight, slope, drainage, views, and privacy considerations. Your pool should be an extension of your unique home design, rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Milosi’s design process evaluates your property’s unique site conditions before construction, so the finished pool works with your home and your entire custom landscape.
Consider Sun and Shade
What time of day will you and your family use the pool the most?
A tanning ledge in your pool can capture sunshine while reserving a shaded portion based on the orientation of your home, nearby trees, and other property structures. Your Milosi team can also factor in sunlight and site conditions to support additional outdoor features such as pergolas, patios, and outdoor dining areas.
Picture Your Pool View
Think about the areas you’ll see the most when you look outside from inside your home, and when you step outside. For example, in this Franklin outdoor project, the custom pool can be viewed from the rear of the home, as well as the custom spa surrounded by water features and fire pits. The pool serves as the focal point from the back entrance and patio.
Plan for Privacy
No matter how you use your pool and spa, privacy is paramount for enjoying your water oasis. Instead of treating screening as something to add later, Milosi can integrate custom fencing, layered shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees, and strategically placed beds to make the pool feel secluded without surrounding it with a giant wall.
Use Winter to Reenvision Your Entire Backyard
Starting your pool project early gives you the opportunity to think through everything surrounding it. Your pool should connect naturally to the rest of the outdoor space, including the spa and water features, landscaping, hardscaping, custom lighting, and outdoor kitchens and dining areas.
Winter is the perfect time to work through these details so your new pool completes your entire outdoor living environment.
Bring Your Pool Vision to Life Before Warm Weather Begins
Need a little pool inspiration?
Browse our Milosi Portfolio to see custom pools and luxury outdoor environments designed for properties across Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Our projects offer a wide range of ideas, including pools and whirlpools, outdoor kitchens, firepits, water features, privacy landscaping, lighting, and resort-style entertaining spaces.
Starting in winter gives you and your Milosi team time to evaluate an existing pool, think through your family’s needs, explore new features, assess the property, and design a custom pool to complete your backyard oasis.
Ready to start planning? Let’s Get Started or call 615-239-6056 to talk with our Milosi team about creating a luxury outdoor space you’ll be ready to enjoy when swimming weather returns to Middle Tennessee.