Inspiration :: Above Ground Pool
Our family enjoyed a fantastic week at the Lake Cabin last week. We try to make it there once or twice a year, ah, but it is always hard to say goodbye. {and hard to recover. hence my lack of a ditto post this week}
In the middle of the summer, in the middle of Indiana, in the middle of the country, days are quiet and country and pure. If you don’t like the weather there, they say to wait 10 minutes, and it will change.One of my favorite days was when an all-out downpour brought the entire family into the screened porch, where we watched the lake disappear into a fog of gray, from sheets of falling water. It was beautiful. And the sounds and smells were purely summer.
The boys are always in heaven when we head to the Lake. And, at Nana and Pop Pop’s home, there is also a pool. Our toughest decision of the week is usually, “Is it a pool day, or a lake day?” Usually, for weeks before our visits and weeks after, I get to hear the classic childhood cry, “Can we get a pool??????”
With the maintenance of a 180 year old farmhouse like Fieldstone Hill, I am rarely tempted to take on any more “maintenance burdens,” like, oh, say, a pool. But after a leisurely rest, with Midwest Living Magazine in hand…. and the echo of my boys’ pleas in my ears…, I was nearly brought to the dark side by one single magazine image…
And I never would have thought that it would be an above ground pool that has me dreaming! {Truly! Check out my usual in-ground pool obsession in this post}
But, magazine in hand, I soaked in the simplicity of this beauty.
Is this not the most wonderful above ground pool you have ever seen?
{image via Midwest Living}
What I love about it/ What I would ditto:
1. It is fully integrated into the exterior look of the house, with siding that matches the home’s exterior shingles. Whether or not you have a nantucket look to your home, you could easily use this same technique with lots of different siding choices.
2. It is a part of the decking that attaches to the house.
3. It is simple. A basic rectangular shape that remains classy.
4. It boasts an accompanying patio with a wood-burning fireplace and an outdoor-shower {can you see it to the left of the fireplace? Fabulous!!}
5. Because it is woven into the exterior in so many ways, it feels like just another part of the deck.
No. The truth is, I don’t think I am ready to jump into pool land. But, don’t you think?
Isn’t this the coolest above ground pool ever?
Would you ever add a pool to your home, despite the maintenance burden?
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