There is a reason people can spend so much time looking at pools before they ever decide to build one.
You are not really looking at water, tile, and decking.
You are imagining mornings.
You are picturing the doors open, coffee in hand, while the rest of the house is still quiet. You are imagining where everyone will gather when friends come over, where the grandchildren will jump in, where you might sit at the end of a long day when you would rather be nowhere else.
A photograph has a way of making those possibilities feel a little more real.
That is how we hope you use the Suncoast Custom Pools® gallery.
Not as a catalog of pools to copy, but as a place to discover what you respond to. Notice the lines you keep coming back to. The materials that feel right. How a spa connects to a pool, and the difference between a backyard designed for a crowd and one designed to feel quiet and private.
Every project here began with someone else’s version of home.
Yours should begin with yours.
Start With What Makes You Stop Scrolling
You may not know the name of a finish.
You may not know the difference between one construction detail and another.
You may not have decided whether you want a raised spa, a sun shelf, a water feature, or something you have not seen yet.
That is completely fine.
Most homeowners know what they like before they can describe it.
That is one reason a gallery can be so useful early in the process. You begin to notice patterns. Maybe you are consistently drawn to clean geometric pools. Maybe you keep saving projects with softer materials and more natural surroundings. Maybe what you thought you wanted starts to change as you see how different designs relate to different homes.
The goal is not to arrive at Suncoast Custom Pools® with every detail decided.
The goal is to arrive with a sense of what feels like you.
From there, experience, design and conversation can do the rest.
Explore the Gallery
Use the gallery to browse by project type, then open individual projects to see more photographs, details, and—where available—the story behind the design.
Custom New Pools
These projects began with possibility.
An empty backyard. A new home. A property that had never quite become the outdoor space the homeowner imagined.
As you browse our custom new pools, notice how differently each one responds to its surroundings. Some are designed to become the center of family life. Others are intentionally restrained, allowing the view or architecture of the home to lead.
The common thread is not a single Suncoast style.
It is the belief that the pool should feel like it belongs to the home and to the people living there.
Pool Renovations
There is something especially satisfying about seeing an existing backyard become relevant again.
A renovation often begins with a pool that is technically still there but emotionally no longer feels like part of the home.
The finishes may be tired. The layout may feel dated. The spa may no longer work for the way the family lives. Or perhaps the homeowners simply know that, if they were designing the space today, they would make very different choices.
Our renovation gallery shows what can happen when we stop asking, “How do we make this old pool look newer?” and begin asking, “What should this backyard become now?”
Some transformations are subtle.
Others are difficult to recognize as the same property.
The best ones make homeowners wonder why they waited so long.
Before & After Transformations
Before-and-after images tell the story in a way polished final photography cannot.
The “before” gives you context.
You can see the proportions, the outdated materials, the awkward connection between spaces, or the features that no longer make sense.
Then you see what changed.
Sometimes the transformation is immediately dramatic. Sometimes it is a collection of smaller decisions—the new finish, revised decking, different tile, a better relationship between the pool and spa—that changes the entire feeling of the backyard.
When browsing these projects, look beyond what was replaced.
Look at what was reconsidered.
That is where thoughtful renovation becomes more than an update.
It becomes a new way to experience the home you already love.
Spas
A spa can change the rhythm of a backyard.
It is often where the day slows down.
It becomes the place people drift toward after dinner, the part of the pool area that gets used when nobody actually wants to swim, or the small corner of the backyard that feels completely different once the sun goes down.
Some homeowners want a spa to make an architectural statement.
Others want it to disappear naturally into the larger design.
What matters is not simply adding one.
It is understanding how it should connect visually, physically, and emotionally to the rest of the space.
Water Features
Moving water changes a space before you consciously notice why. It changes the sound, the way light moves across the surface and creates motion in a backyard that might otherwise feel still.
Water features can be dramatic, but they do not have to be. Often, the most successful ones are the details that feel as though they were always supposed to be there.
As you browse, notice how different water features relate to the surrounding architecture rather than standing alone as decoration.
Outdoor Living
The pool may be the reason a project begins, but it is rarely where life around it ends.
The most successful backyards create a relationship between water, seating, shade, decking, gathering areas, and the home itself.
People move through them naturally.
Someone can swim while someone else reads nearby. Dinner can happen outside without feeling separated from the pool. Friends can gather without everyone competing for the same small area.
Outdoor living design is about the full experience, not treating the pool as an isolated object in the yard.
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Look Closely. The Details Tell You a Lot.
When you browse a pool gallery, the dramatic features tend to get attention first.
That makes sense.
But after four decades of building pools in Southwest Florida, we have learned that homeowners often end up loving the quieter decisions just as much.
The way one material transitions into another.
The relationship between the pool and the home’s elevation.
The proportions of a step or bench.
Where a feature sits in the homeowner’s line of sight.
How the space feels after sunset.
Whether the pool seems connected to the architecture or simply placed behind it.
These details rarely happen by accident.
They come from taking the time to understand the property, listening to the people who will live with the finished space, and caring about decisions that may never be obvious in a photograph.
That attention is part of what Suncoast Custom Pools® customers consistently describe about their experience with our team.
A Beautiful Pool Is Only Half the Story
The gallery shows you what we build.
It cannot completely show you how we build it.
A photograph cannot capture the relief of knowing what is happening on your project that week.
It cannot show a phone call being returned when you have a question.
It cannot show someone noticing a detail before it becomes a problem.
It cannot show the countless conversations between design, construction, homeowners, and trades that have to happen before a finished backyard can ever look effortless.
Those things matter because building a pool is not just a design experience.
Our homeowners have repeatedly talked about clear communication, reliable schedules, responsiveness, craftsmanship, and a team that stands behind its work.
We take that seriously.
A beautiful finished project is something we can photograph.
The trust required to get there has to be earned.
Find the Ideas You Love. Then Let’s Make Them Yours.
One of the easiest mistakes to make while looking through a gallery is assuming your favorite project should become your project.
We would rather understand why you love it.
Maybe it is the color palette.
Maybe it is the simplicity of the pool shape.
Maybe you love how the spa is incorporated.
Maybe it is not actually the pool at all—it is the feeling created by the entire backyard.
Those distinctions matter.
Your home has its own architecture.
Your property has its own dimensions, views, and constraints.
Your family has its own habits.
Copying another pool exactly can ignore all of the things that make custom design worthwhile.
So save what speaks to you.
Bring us screenshots.
Show us the projects you keep coming back to.
Tell us what you love about them.
Those images start a conversation, not the end of the design process.
Built for the Way Southwest Florida Lives
In many parts of the country, outdoor living has a season.
Here, it becomes part of daily life.
Doors stay open.
Meals move outside.
The pool becomes the place where children gather, friends stay longer, and visiting family somehow spends most of the trip.
There are quiet moments too.
Morning coffee before the heat arrives.
The water catching the last light of the evening.
A spa after a long day.
A backyard that gives you the feeling of getting away without requiring you to leave home.
That way of living influences every project in this gallery.
A custom pool in Southwest Florida has to do more than look good in photos.
It has to earn its place in the home’s life.
Forty Years Gives You Perspective
Styles change.
Finishes change.
Technology changes.
The photographs homeowners bring into design meetings today look very different from the ones they brought us decades ago.
But the fundamentals of building something well have not changed nearly as much.
Listen before you design.
Be clear with people.
Pay attention to details.
Do what you said you were going to do.
Own problems when they arise.
And never forget that the homeowner is trusting you with an important part of their home.
Owner Josh McKenna and the Suncoast Custom Pools® team carry those expectations into every project.
Alongside Felicia Cimaglia, V.P. of Suncoast Custom Pools®, Josh leads a company that has spent forty years learning that craftsmanship is not simply about what the finished pool looks like.
It is also about how much care went into getting it there.
Every Project Has a Story
As this gallery grows, selected projects will include deeper project stories so you can see more than the final photographs.
These case studies will take you behind the design and answer questions such as:
What Did the Homeowner Want to Change?
The best project stories begin with the homeowner’s real motivation, whether that was creating more room for family, modernizing an existing pool, or finally making the backyard feel connected to the home.
What Made the Property Unique?
Lot size, architecture, views, existing construction, and other property conditions often influence the design in ways that are not immediately obvious from the finished photograph.
How Did the Design Respond?
Instead of simply listing features, we want to explain why we made specific decisions and how they met the homeowner’s goals.
What Details Made the Difference?
Finishes, lighting, water features, spas, and other details matter most when you understand what they added to the overall experience.
How Does the Family Use the Space Now?
Ultimately, this is the question that matters most.
A pool is finished when construction ends.
A backyard becomes meaningful after people begin living in it.
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Ready to Stop Browsing and Start Imagining Your Own?
At some point, looking at other people’s backyards starts making you think more seriously about yours.
You begin noticing the space differently.
Or you look at the pool you already have and realize how much potential you stopped seeing.
That is usually when the conversation becomes interesting.
Bring us the ideas you have saved.
Bring us what you know you want and what you are still unsure about.
Tell us how you live now and how you hope the backyard could change that.
We can talk about the practical pieces—design, construction, materials, timing, and budget—but the best place to begin is much more human.
What do you want this space to make possible?
For 40 years, Suncoast Custom Pools® has helped Southwest Florida homeowners answer that question.
And then we build around the answer.
Gallery FAQs
Are the Pools in the Suncoast Custom Pools® Gallery Custom Designs?
Yes. Suncoast Custom Pools® designs pools around the specific home, property, and homeowner rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. View gallery projects as inspiration for your own design, not a catalog of standard models.
Can I Save a Gallery Photo to Show the Design Team?
Yes. In fact, showing the team images you respond to can be useful during the design conversation. The most helpful part is explaining what you like about the image so the team can apply those ideas to your home rather than copying them directly.
Does the Gallery Include Pool Renovations?
Yes. The gallery includes both custom new pool construction and pool renovation projects, including before-and-after transformations where photography is available.
Can I Browse Spas and Water Features Separately?
Yes. The gallery should allow visitors to filter projects by categories including custom pools, renovations, spas, water features,s and outdoor living features.
Are All Gallery Projects Located in Southwest Florida?
The gallery showcases work by Suncoast Custom Pools®. Identify specific project locations only after verifying the city or community. Never add location information to a project solely for SEO.
How Do I Learn More About a Specific Project?
Selected projects should link to individual project stories or case studies where more information is available about the homeowner’s goals, property, design decisions, features, and final result.
How Do I Start My Own Pool Project?
Begin with a design consultation with Suncoast Custom Pools®. You do not need to have every detail decided. Bring your ideas, inspiration, and questions, and the team can help you shape a design around your home and how you want to live outdoors.