Swimming Pool landscaping

You are going to install a swimming pool in your backyard. Have you thought how it will really look, is it just a hole in the ground filled with water, or have you thought about swimming pool landscaping?

A swimming pool only looks good if it has the right setting. A swimming pool is part of your home and without the correct pool landcsaping can get tiring to look at after a while.

There are many ways to make your swimming pool look attractive. A wooden deck although these are better used for above ground pools. I have an affinity for swimming pool landscaping to use natural stone tiles as they are close to nature. After all your pool is in your backyard in which I assume you have a garden, so stone goes naturally there.

For swimming pool landscaping, stone tiles used in a formal way or as crazy paving is a natural choice as there are so many varieties to choose from. Sandstone tiles, bluestone tiles, granite tiles or even travertine or marble tiles (if you can afford the expense) look so well as a pool surround.

Some people prefer concrete (Ugh!) others prefer pebblecrete (Ugh! again) or even just grass. If grass is used you would still need to have some sort of pool edging (normally called coping tiles) These can either be square edged or bullnose. Bullnose coping tiles are preferable because they give a soft edge to your swimming pool.

Your swimming pool landscaping should compliment your house, leading from your patio or outdoor room and then surrounding your swimming pool.

Your pool uses a pump to pump water from your pool through a filter and then back into your pool. Why waste this, as pool landscaping feature why not build a wall at one end of the pool and use the water to create a waterfall or similar effect. Falling water can have such a relaxing effect as you lay by the side of your pool.

In all, treat your swimming pool landscaping as if you were setting the décor on the inside of your house after all the house and the outside of your house are all your home.

Marble Tiles

Do you know how marble is formed, which produces probably the best tiles you can find unsurpassed in their beauty when used as marble tiles? Believe it or not but marble started life as limestone.

Limestone, given enough heat and pressure will crystallise resulting in marble for which the technical term is metamorphic limestone. (Just thought you would like to know). Unlike limestone, the crystal structure of marble allows it to take a polish that accentuates the beautiful colours and veining for which is it so famous for. Because of the character of stone, each marble tile will vary slightly in colour, shade and texture which adds to its charm.

Marble tiles are one of the most popular tiles around the world. Marble tiles have become popular because of its various rewarding benefits. Marble has been used from the time of the Romans. Emperors built their palaces and historical monuments using this beautiful stone. These exotic marble tiles come in various shapes and sizes fulfilling needs and desires of people from all sections of society. They come polished in different colours such as beige, black, brown, cream, ivory and red all streaked with the beautiful marble vein.

Many commercial and residential projects prefer marble tiles for the flooring as they add that touch of grandeur to the interiors. Black marble tiles have become quite popular a favourite of many people as it adds a touch of class and elegance in a cost-effective manner. When used with a combination of colors such as black and white marble tiles or combination of any other coloured marble tiles. Mixing the colours has become a favourite combination in many modern day homes. Marble tiles are commonly used in bathroom, kitchens and floors but are also used for walls anywhere in the home.

Marble tiles have contrasting texture, shape, colour, style and pattern. Usually single coloured marble tiles are used for drawing rooms, bathroom and kitchen, but one can decide from a variety of designs how one would like them. If a house or a room is installed with a beautiful pattern of marble tiles then it will surely provide a charm that is spellbinding.

In all, in using marble tiles you cannot go wrong as their elegance and beauty outshines any other type of tile.