With five pools, a swim-up bar and a DJ seven days a week, the newly revamped pool area at Flamingo Las Vegas pays homage to the hotel’s Mid-century Modern roots. ByEmma Kershaw, Contributor. Forbes ...

Great design makes life better, but never is that more true than in the midst of a carefree pool day. Anyone who’s slipped and shivered their way through the house to use the facilities or grab a ...

Floating through crystal-clear water to refresh your margarita at a swim-up bar is no longer limited to private islands and luxury resorts. The concept of the swim-up pool bar started in — where else?

The ultimate backyard flex was once a rectangular in-ground pool, its turquoise water glimmering under the sun. In today’s luxury market, that symbol seems almost quaint, as designers push the ...

A pool house is the ultimate design playground. Part utility building, part entertainment pad, the design and functionality can be as basic as a tiny cabana with a shower and a place to change, or as ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...