When you hear the words luxurious pool, what comes to mind? I’m guessing you might say pools that come with attached spas, vanishing edges, and rock waterfalls. If you mentioned any of the above or other luxurious pool features, you are right. But there’s a problem, while those modern pools come with all those features, not all homeowners can afford them.

However, luxury isn’t always about the price tag. It’s about the comfort, quality, and also the style. With a few tricks, you should be able to turn your boring pool into a luxurious pool and surprise family and friends who visit.

Hence, in this guide, you’ll find tricks to make your home look rich simply by styling your pool.

1. Replace stone slabs with stamped concrete

On a square meter basis, concrete is much cheaper to install than stone slabs. Stamped coloured concrete can be used to replace stone slabs because they look almost as good as stone slabs when properly installed.

This is a budget-friendly option to style your pool and make your home look rich. This option works well for both Mediterranean and tropical pool designs. 

For tropical designs, you can use stamped concrete designs to copy the look of natural stone walls while for Mediterranean designs, you can use stencilled terracotta-coloured concrete to replace terracotta tiles.

2. Use grass to complement tropical designs

Grass is the next cheapest option that can be used to establish lawn areas around the swimming pool. However, some pool designs have been able to successfully integrate grassed areas into the overall landscape design of the pool. This trick works well primarily for tropical designs.

While grassed areas can improve the aesthetic appeal of your pool and home in general, they do require more maintenance. To keep everything classy and beautiful, you’ll have to apply fertilizers, mow the grass, and aerate the lawn. 

But once you can look past that, you’ll realize that aside from making your home look rich, they also provide a safer environment for the children to play without slipping—that’s because grassed areas have a non-slip surface. But once you can look past that, you’ll realize that aside from making your home look rich, they also provide a safer environment for the children to play without slipping—that’s because grassed areas have a non-slip surface. But once you can look past that, you’ll realize that aside from making your home look rich, they also provide a safer environment for the children to play without slipping—that’s because grassed areas have a non-slip surface.

3. Try incorporating built-in Umbrellas

Umbrellas are not only aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, but they also provide comfort by providing shade. To give your pool a clean look or finish, avoid dealing with anchors. You can have one or more umbrella sleeves incorporated into your pool deck at a small cost.

If you don’t fancy that, then you can have them added to a sun shelf or a large step. Why are umbrellas important in making your home look rich? It’s important because nothing spells “luxury” like relaxing under a shade while dipping your feet into the cool water. If you don’t fancy that, then you can have them added to a sun shelf or a large step. Why are umbrellas important in making your home look rich? It’s important because nothing spells “luxury” like relaxing under a shade while dipping your feet into the cool water.

4. Artificial rocks

Waterfalls, diving rocks, or full-on tropical grottos have all become a big part of modern or luxurious pool designs. Unfortunately, natural rocks are quite expensive to purchase, transport and install.

If you can’t afford natural rocks to give your home and pool a rich look, then you should consider artificial or faux rocks. The artificial rocks are similar to the natural rocks and depending on your preference, they could be better. 

While artificial rocks have some advantages over natural rocks, its major selling point is the lower cost.