Additional Features to Include in Your New Pool and Spa Build in the Sparks and Reno, NV Areas

As amazing as a new pool and spa will be in your Sparks and Reno, NV Areas backyard, adding a few key outdoor living features to the landscape design can enhance the way you use this space. Some features can be simply for more fun while others can make your guests more comfortable. These outdoor features can elevate your pool space in amazing ways. 

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A Shade Feature

Swimming on a hot day is exceptional and soaking in the spa after an intense game of pickleball but another outdoor feature that can add immeasurable comfort for all your guests. Plus, this space can do double duty as an area where friends and family can sit together and eat by the pool. 

A Pergola 

Pergolas can be perfect to add to an outdoor kitchen or a space where you don’t need complete shade but some homeowners like to add one to the shallow end of the pool to filter out the harsh sun when the little ones splash around there. You can go a step further and have a landscape professional add a waterfall to the top of the pergola that faces the pool. This can create a novel way for the younger kids to play in the shallow water for hours. 

A Cabana 

With an expansion of the pool deck, you can incorporate a cabana into the pool and spa design. the advantage of adding this shade feature can be the cooling ceiling fans and breezes that filter through. 

Cabanas have lovely gable roofs that add visual interest to your pool space and offer full shade. They have wood posts for support like pergolas but can shield your guests from rain and direct sun. 

Then, when you prepare dinner for everyone at the pool for the day, the cabana can provide additional seating for guests to sit and eat a delicious meal. 

An Outdoor Kitchen 

Food and swimming go hand in hand and that is why adding an outdoor kitchen can be a great feature. You can choose a full outdoor kitchen, a full grill station, or just the appliances you think you will use. 

Having an outdoor kitchen near the pool and cabana (the kitchen can be part of the cabana if you wish) can offer a way to keep catered foods warm and chilled until serving time if cooking isn’t your thing. 

You might love hosting an intimate dinner by the pool for your closest friends or setting up a buffet for the extended family. Outdoor kitchens can be one of the most versatile outdoor living features since you can cook breakfast, lunch, or dinner there and keep all the mess outside. 

Poolside Bar

Your friends will be properly wowed by the poolside bar where they can get their favorite drinks without leaving the pool! Just swim up and grab a drink. 

For the Kids 

A couple of features just for the kids can create an oasis for them. Of course, you should consider a slide or a spiral slide when you want to be fancy.

However, the latest addition is a trampoline that sits flush with the pool deck and lets the kids jump and flip right into the deep end of the pool. While this might be intended for kids, chances are good that adults will enjoy it as much.

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About the Author

A respected leader and influencer in the design/build industry, Ron founded FireSky in 2016. With a quarter-century of experience in landscape architecture, construction, entitlements, real estate development, Ron has led projects for high-profile customers, including Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn, Brenson Communities, Shell Oil, Trammel Crow, FORMA, General Development Inc., and the City of Albuquerque. He chairs the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Design Build PPN.