Diving into the definitive luxury home accessory

An elegant, luxury swimming pool is the perfect finishing touch to set off a luxury property - but only if you get it right. As Director of Guncast Swimming Pools, Jack Harding, explains, it is vital to consider the design before diving in.

"A luxury home swimming pool must deliver much more than just functionality" Jack explains. "To truly achieve excellence, it should be created using the finest materials, and highly skilled craftsmen, and it must be designed in harmony with the property and its surroundings."

According to Jack Harding, some luxury home owners may be wary of investing in a swimming pool, in case it has the opposite desired effect and could lower the property value.

"When carried out properly by a luxury pool specialist, such as Guncast, a truly luxurious pool will enhance property value, but it must be designed to reflect and complement the architecture of the house, the gardens and the landscape" Jack says, explaining that for over 40 years, Guncast has developed relationships with numerous prestigious architects and landscape architects.

The elegance of an exquisitely designed pool lies in the detail, beginning with the stone. "Natural look stones, such as sandstone, limestone, marble and slate, or porcelain tiles, have become more popular recently, with celebrities and the affluent, to achieve a simple and beautiful finish," says Jack. "To create more of a sense of opulence, consider Italian glass mosaic that will give a resplendent finish."

The finest materials are essential, but the quality of the craftsmanship must match the quality of materials. "The luxury finish by seasoned craftsmen should be considered as important as the pool itself" says Jack. "The creation of a luxury swimming pool requires an artistic flare and impeccable attention to detail. The skilled craftsmanship that goes into each individual Guncast pool, results in the flawless finish we are famous for."

Incorporating special features into the swimming pool is the finishing touch that creates superior luxury. Well designed lighting, for example, will transform the ambience and enhance the aesthetic of a swimming pool and specialist options such as fibre optic lighting and underwater lighting become exquisite features to complement the pool and the surroundings to create the desired atmosphere.

The addition of a moving floor system offers the flexibility to transform an interior space from swimming pool to dance floor, entertaining, leisure or meeting space, play area or a party venue, and mechanical adjustable walls allow the option of indoor and outdoor swimming all year round. The wall can be implemented to close off the indoor pool in cold weather, or 'extend' the pool for additional outdoor use.

Submerged, stainless steel bubble jet seating provides ultimate relaxation, with a massaging effect, which helps to relieve stress and muscle aches by applying a soft pressure to the body. These benches or seats can be fitted to emerge from the pool wall at the touch of button, to be used when required and stored away in the wall when not in use.

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