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Oasis Elegance

A free-form pool, stone edges, and a fire pit shape this Mesilla backyard.

  • Mesilla, New Mexico
  • Project year: 2020
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Pool with turquoise water surrounded by rocks and a house with lights on in the background.
Boulders follow the pool’s curved edge beside the patio.

Project story

The design.

The free-form pool curves around a stone-lined patio, with boulders following the water’s edge. A low, stone-faced fire pit sits beside the pool, while lounge chairs occupy the wider deck beyond it.

Gravel extends out from the pool area toward the house and boundary walls. Small trees and a separate patch of lawn break up the open ground. At dusk, the blue pool and warm house lights draw attention back to the water.

Services

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Custom Pools & Spas

The free-form pool follows a boulder-lined edge beside the house.

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Hardscapes & Outdoor Living

The pool deck, fire pit, and lounge area sit within the wider gravel landscape.

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Planting, Lawns & Garden Accents

Small trees, planted beds, and a separate lawn add greenery around the pool area.

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Project gallery

25 photographs

  1. A house with a pool in a yard covered in gravel. Blue pool with lounge chairs, tan house, and brown roof. Open photograph
    01 / 25Lounge chairs sit beyond the free-form pool.
  2. Swimming pool surrounded by stone and gravel landscaping; blue lounge chairs in the background. Open photograph
    02 / 25The paved pool deck meets the surrounding gravel beds.
  3. Backyard with pool and house at dusk. Lights illuminate the pool and interior. Ground covered in gravel. Open photograph
    03 / 25The pool and house lights come on at dusk.
  4. Gravel driveway leading to a garage and house, small trees, and a grassy area under an overcast sky. Open photograph
    04 / 25A small lawn and young trees break up the gravel landscape.
  5. Pool with blue water and stone border, surrounded by gravel and a few trees, with houses in the background. Open photograph
    05 / 25Trees stand between the pool and boundary wall.
  6. A backyard pool surrounded by rocks, next to a beige house with a terracotta roof. Open photograph
    06 / 25The fire pit sits near the water at dusk.
  7. Pool with turquoise water surrounded by rocks and a house with lights on in the background. Open photograph
    07 / 25Boulders follow the pool’s curved edge beside the patio.
  8. Lawn and stone path lead to a backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping. Open photograph
    08 / 25Lawn and stone path lead to a backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping.
  9. Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and house with terracotta roof. Open photograph
    09 / 25Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and house with terracotta roof.
  10. Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping at dusk; house with lights on. Open photograph
    10 / 25Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping at dusk; house with lights on.
  11. Curved lawn and gravel border with small trees beside a peach-colored house. Open photograph
    11 / 25Curved lawn and gravel border with small trees beside a peach-colored house.
  12. A backyard with a pool, gravel landscaping, a winding stone path, and a building with a tile roof. Open photograph
    12 / 25A backyard with a pool, gravel landscaping, a winding stone path, and a building with a tile roof.
  13. A home's xeriscaped backyard with a lawn, gravel, trees, and a tan house under an overcast sky. Open photograph
    13 / 25A home's xeriscaped backyard with a lawn, gravel, trees, and a tan house under an overcast sky.
  14. A backyard with a natural-looking pool, gravel paths, tan ground cover, and blue chairs. Open photograph
    14 / 25A backyard with a natural-looking pool, gravel paths, tan ground cover, and blue chairs.
  15. A tan stucco garage with a red-tiled roof sits on a concrete pad surrounded by gravel, grass, and young trees. Open photograph
    15 / 25A tan stucco garage with a red-tiled roof sits on a concrete pad surrounded by gravel, grass, and young trees.
  16. Backyard with a pool and lounge chairs next to a tan stucco house and gravel landscaping. Open photograph
    16 / 25Backyard with a pool and lounge chairs next to a tan stucco house and gravel landscaping.
  17. Tan stucco garage in a gravel yard, with a green lawn in the foreground. Open photograph
    17 / 25Tan stucco garage in a gravel yard, with a green lawn in the foreground.
  18. Tan house with a tiled roof, green lawn, and gravel landscaping under a hazy sky. Open photograph
    18 / 25Tan house with a tiled roof, green lawn, and gravel landscaping under a hazy sky.
  19. Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping. Open photograph
    19 / 25Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping.
  20. Backyard with a pool, seating, a fire pit, and buildings under an overcast sky. Open photograph
    20 / 25Backyard with a pool, seating, a fire pit, and buildings under an overcast sky.
  21. Pool with turquoise water and lounge chairs, surrounded by rocks and a beige patio. Desert landscape in background. Open photograph
    21 / 25Pool with turquoise water and lounge chairs, surrounded by rocks and a beige patio. Desert landscape in background.
  22. Two blue lounge chairs by a pool in a desert landscape; house in background. Open photograph
    22 / 25Two blue lounge chairs by a pool in a desert landscape; house in background.
  23. A kidney-shaped swimming pool with blue water and two teal lounge chairs. Rocky landscaping, brown home in the background. Open photograph
    23 / 25A kidney-shaped swimming pool with blue water and two teal lounge chairs. Rocky landscaping, brown home in the background.
  24. Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping; a house is in the background. Open photograph
    24 / 25Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping; a house is in the background.
  25. A kidney-shaped swimming pool with tan concrete surround in a desert backyard. Open photograph
    25 / 25A kidney-shaped swimming pool with tan concrete surround in a desert backyard.
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Complete gallery 25 photographs
  1. 01 Boulders follow the pool’s curved edge beside the patio.
  2. 02 Lounge chairs sit beyond the free-form pool.
  3. 03 Lawn and stone path lead to a backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping.
  4. 04 Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and house with terracotta roof.
  5. 05 Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping at dusk; house with lights on.
  6. 06 Curved lawn and gravel border with small trees beside a peach-colored house.
  7. 07 The paved pool deck meets the surrounding gravel beds.
  8. 08 A backyard with a pool, gravel landscaping, a winding stone path, and a building with a tile roof.
  9. 09 A home's xeriscaped backyard with a lawn, gravel, trees, and a tan house under an overcast sky.
  10. 10 A backyard with a natural-looking pool, gravel paths, tan ground cover, and blue chairs.
  11. 11 The pool and house lights come on at dusk.
  12. 12 A tan stucco garage with a red-tiled roof sits on a concrete pad surrounded by gravel, grass, and young trees.
  13. 13 Backyard with a pool and lounge chairs next to a tan stucco house and gravel landscaping.
  14. 14 Tan stucco garage in a gravel yard, with a green lawn in the foreground.
  15. 15 Tan house with a tiled roof, green lawn, and gravel landscaping under a hazy sky.
  16. 16 A small lawn and young trees break up the gravel landscape.
  17. 17 Backyard with pool, lounge chairs, and desert landscaping.
  18. 18 Backyard with a pool, seating, a fire pit, and buildings under an overcast sky.
  19. 19 Pool with turquoise water and lounge chairs, surrounded by rocks and a beige patio. Desert landscape in background.
  20. 20 Trees stand between the pool and boundary wall.
  21. 21 Two blue lounge chairs by a pool in a desert landscape; house in background.
  22. 22 A kidney-shaped swimming pool with blue water and two teal lounge chairs. Rocky landscaping, brown home in the background.
  23. 23 Backyard with a pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping; a house is in the background.
  24. 24 A kidney-shaped swimming pool with tan concrete surround in a desert backyard.
  25. 25 The fire pit sits near the water at dusk.
Pool with turquoise water surrounded by rocks and a house with lights on in the background.
Boulders follow the pool’s curved edge beside the patio.

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