Keynoter Article On Pools Page 18
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www.KeysSunday.com Keys Sunday 18 Sunday, March 12, 2006 I N THE L AP OF L UXURY This pool reflects the look that many pool owners want. Often seen at high-end resorts, these pools are called “negative edge” or “infinity” swimming pools. They are designed to look as if the pool extends all the way out to the horizon and are particularly suitable for the Keys where the the Florida Straits or the Bay provide a stunning background. No end in sight Photo by LARRY BENVENUTI The Eco Pool’s lap pool in Marathon also features a ramp at one end that enables the owner’s small dogs to get out of the water after diving for their favorite rubber bone. A dog’s life Photo by LARRY BENVENUTI According to pool designer Rich Brown of Brown & Crebbin Design Studio in Plantation, people love what’s become known as beach entry pools. These consist of a sloping area that repli- cates the look of a beach and makes it easy to enter and leave the water. This pool on Plantation Key also has a Tiki hut and a bar built into the swimming pool. While many pools have this feature now, in this installa- tion the bar on the other side is sunken so that the “bartenders” are at the same level as the swimmers. This pool also has a small island in it where the owner can set his dog while he’s swimming. In fact, the island is named for the dog. As more wealthy people move into the Keys these pool firms and others are sure to prosper. And few, if any, of them will be rectangular. Pool bars a must Photo by RICHARD BROWN Swimmers and bartenders are at the same level in this pool on Plantation Key.
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www.KeysSunday.comKeys Sunday18 Sunday, March 12, 2006
IN THE LAP OF LUXURY
This pool reflects the look
that many pool owners want.
Often seen at high-end resorts,
these pools are called “negative
edge” or “infinity” swimming
pools. They are designed to
look as if the pool extends all
the way out to the horizon and
are particularly suitable for the
Keys where the the Florida
Straits or the Bay provide a
stunning background.
No end in sight
Photo by LARRY BENVENUTI
The Eco Pool’s lap pool in Marathon also features a
ramp at one end that enables the owner’s small dogs to
get out of the water after diving for their favorite rubber
bone.
A dog’s life
Photo by LARRY BENVENUTI
According to pool designer Rich Brown ofBrown & Crebbin Design Studio in Plantation,people love what’s become known as beach entrypools. These consist of a sloping area that repli-cates the look of a beach and makes it easy to enterand leave the water.
This pool on Plantation Key also has a Tiki hutand a bar built into the swimming pool. Whilemany pools have this feature now, in this installa-
tion the bar on the other side is sunken so that the
“bartenders” are at the same level as the swimmers.
This pool also has a small island in it where the
owner can set his dog while he’s swimming. In
fact, the island is named for the dog.
As more wealthy people move into the Keys
these pool firms and others are sure to prosper. And
few, if any, of them will be rectangular.
Pool bars a must
Photo by RICHARD BROWN
Swimmers and bartenders are at the same level in this pool on Plantation Key.
