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Backyard Pool Paradise: 7 Ideas to Steal From Resort Design

The tricks resorts use to make a poolside feel special, and how to copy them at home. Seven moves, from where you put the loungers to how you light the water at night, with shoppable picks.

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Long infinity lap pool with torch-lit deck fronting a modern glass pavilion beneath desert cliffs

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