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24.05.2024 - 17:41 / bhg.com / Lauren Phillips
KAITLIN GREEN
In a world where it feels like everything from clothing sizing to houses to drink cups is constantly growing and “bigger is better” is basically the law, something that bucks the trend by going in a smaller direction can be sweetly refreshing—and in the case of Emily Henderson’s gorgeous plunge pool, this trend-breaker is doubly invigorating.
Plunge pools are already having a moment, so Henderson’s version of it isn’t new, exactly, but as she has done with so many other projects, Henderson has put her signature spin on her plunge pool, making it a perfect example of how great these mini pools can be.
Whether you’re counting down the days until you can follow in Henderson’s footsteps (swimming strokes?) and get a plunge pool of your own or you’re not quite sold on them, Henderson’s plunge pool—and her experience installing it—offers a few insights into what bringing one of these features home really looks like. Read on for a few lessons we can all learn.
KAITLIN GREEN
Henderson lives with her husband and two children in Portland, Oregon—a lovely region, sure, but not exactly of the same clime as sun-soaked and pool-strewn Florida or Arizona. Henderson was convinced that, if she and husband Brian got the swimming pool they dreamed of, they wouldn’t get enough use out of it (and would end up either staring at a pool cover for most of the year or paying a small fortune to heat the pool through spring, fall, and winter).
Still, she tells Better Homes & Gardens, “I knew I had to get a body of water.”
Henderson says she thought about installing a swimming pond (also known as a natural swimming pool), but she ultimately wrote it off as more European and “not here just yet.”
Finally, she stumbled upon Soake Pools,
How to Propagate Bleeding Hearts from Stem Cuttings
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