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CUST OM DE SIGN POOLS

ILL UMIN ATION OF ILL UMIN ATION OF
POOL EN TR Y POIN T S W ATER F EATURES

• Stairs The vision of elegantly trickling water harvests
• Benches a sense of tranquillity. Capturing the movement
• Steps of water through feature lighting makes
a stunning and inspiring impact.
• Spas
Accent lighting is effective in either an
Any area of a pool that contains an entry upward or a downward position with personal
point without conventional lighting should be preference the main deciding factor.
highlighted with the use of small pool lights.
Zoning this area and visually separating it Illuminating the body of water by facing
from the rest of the pool also creates a more a conventional light directed from the bottom
intimate atmosphere. shining upwards is achievable when there is
a fixing point for light placement at the bottom
of the feature, such as a bench or ledge.
A more effective and ideal approach to
illuminating water features such as a spill-overs
or sheers is to use a Strip Light, which will
DESIGN of water falling down.
cover, capture and illuminate every inch

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