18/10/2026
I’ve been diving into backyard pools for as long as I can remember. Our pool, the neighbours’ pool, pools at resorts, even the local public pool... if there was water, I was going in head first.
I can’t really put into words what it is about having a pool in my own backyard that makes me so happy, but it really does.
And it’s not even the big summer days I love most anymore. It’s the warm mornings when I wander out the back, put some music on, make a coffee and do not much of anything except potter around the yard. The pool’s just sitting there doing its thing, and it makes me feel so lucky that this is what I get to do for a living.
I always tell clients to think about those mornings when we’re designing, like where you’ll actually sit with your coffee and whether the sun hits that spot early, because the party days are great but it’s the everyday stuff you end up loving it for.
Anyway, this is me mid-dive, and my love for pools hasn’t changed a bit.