dive in

Summer in Charlotte is hot (to state the obvious). Temperatures have bounced around in the low- to mid-90s for the past few days, and the five day forecast promises more of the same. So today when it was too hot to play outside with my son--at least for someone who's eight months pregnant--I dreamt of owning our own pool and found inspiration in the following images from Architectural Digest:

Pool designed by landscape architect Mia Lehrer for actress Jamie Lee Curtis and her family.

Long Island residence of Michael and Carol Newman; architecture by Shelton, Mindel & Associates.

Homeowner Tony Chatman and his wife, Cyndi, renovated a lakefront property in Gainesville, Georgia that features the above saltwater pool.

In LA a 1950s house on the hills is given a new look by architect Paul Ashley of TempleHome.

Complete with poolhouse, the home of producer Joe Roth in Los Angeles.

In Kukio Bay, Hawaii, landscape architect David Tamura incorporated natural elements into his outdoor design.