Quick Summary
Selah Pools built a complete outdoor environment for the Quillin family in Lantana featuring a freeform pool with custom spa, six-layer tiered spillway, dual sheer descents, tanning ledge, Buff Leuders stone coping, Peerless Pebble Regatta Blue plaster, and AquaLink automation.
Key Takeaways
- The Quillin family in Lantana chose Selah to build a naturalistic outdoor sanctuary responding to their neighborhood's open, tree-lined character.
- The complete outdoor environment includes a freeform pool, custom spa, six-layer tiered spillway, dual sheer descents, tanning ledge, bubblers, and wood privacy wall.
- Buff Leuders stone coping, Peerless Pebble Regatta Blue plaster, stone veneer, and glass spa tile define a warm, cohesive material palette.
- Three raised beam walls — two at plus twelve inches and one at plus eighteen — wrapped in stone veneer give the space architectural structure.
Lantana sits at the edge of Denton County where established neighborhoods give way to open sky and mature tree lines — and the Quillin outdoor living space was designed to honor exactly that setting. The freeform pool follows an organic silhouette that feels less like construction and more like discovery, as though the water found its own contour through the landscape. Raised beam walls wrapped in stone veneer rise at measured intervals, creating architectural definition without rigidity. The custom spa commands its own elevated position, connected to the pool below by a tiered spillway that descends through six distinct layers — introducing sound as deliberately as it introduces movement.
Glass Tile & Stone
Peerless Pebble Regatta Blue plaster gives the pool interior a depth that shifts from soft aquamarine in morning light to a deeper, more saturated tone by late afternoon. Buff Leuders stone with straight edge coping runs the full perimeter, its warm honey tones grounding the naturalistic palette in something unmistakably Texan. Stone veneer climbs the raised beam walls and the spa face, adding textural weight that a painted surface could never achieve.
Spa & Plaster
Glass tile lines the spa interior, catching light at the waterline. Dual sheer descents up to twenty-four inches deliver a clean, airy curtain of water across the pool surface, while integrated bubblers animate the tanning ledge. The AquaLink RS-PS8 automation with IQ30-A smart device keeps every element precisely in hand.
Project Highlights
The Quillin family in Lantana chose Selah to build a naturalistic outdoor sanctuary responding to their neighborhood's open, tree-lined character.
The complete outdoor environment includes a freeform pool, custom spa, six-layer tiered spillway, dual sheer descents, tanning ledge, bubblers, and wood privacy wall.
Buff Leuders stone coping, Peerless Pebble Regatta Blue plaster, stone veneer, and glass spa tile define a warm, cohesive material palette.
Three raised beam walls — two at plus twelve inches and one at plus eighteen — wrapped in stone veneer give the space architectural structure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a tiered spillway different from a standard spa overflow?
A standard spa spillover releases water across a single edge in one continuous sheet. The tiered spillway Selah built for the Quillin family staggers the descent through six distinct layers, so water is in visible, audible motion across a longer vertical journey. The effect is closer to a natural stream than a mechanical water feature, which is precisely why it suits a naturalistic design. For the Quillin outdoor living space, that cascading movement becomes the acoustic center of the environment — layered sound creating a sense of enclosure and calm that a single-drop spillover simply cannot match.
How does Buff Leuders stone perform around a pool in North Texas?
Buff Leuders is a Texas limestone quarried in the Hill Country, trusted in outdoor construction across the region for generations. It handles freeze-thaw cycles without the cracking vulnerability of some imported stones and does not retain heat the way darker materials do in a Texas summer — which matters for bare feet on a sunny afternoon in Lantana. For the Quillin project, Selah specified Buff Leuders with a straight edge profile, keeping the coping crisp and architectural even as the pool's freeform shape curves beneath it. The warm honey tones also age gracefully, developing character over time that suits a naturalistic outdoor environment.
What should Lantana homeowners consider when adding a privacy wall to a pool?
Lantana sits in Denton County where lot lines in established neighborhoods can feel closer than the generous square footage suggests, and prevailing winds can be more persistent than homeowners expect. A wood privacy wall addresses both: it creates visual separation from adjacent properties and functions as a wind buffer that makes the pool deck comfortable on spring and fall evenings. For the Quillin family, the wood privacy wall was integrated as a design element — positioned to define the outdoor living space rather than simply screen it. Selah coordinates structure, materials, and placement from the beginning so the wall reads as part of the composition.
Can a freeform pool feel designed rather than accidental?
This is the central challenge of naturalistic pool design, and it is where the difference between an average build and a Selah project becomes visible. The Quillin pool avoids an undefined look through a deliberate framework of raised beam walls at measured elevations, a prominently positioned custom spa, and a tanning ledge establishing a clear shallow zone. These elements give the organic silhouette architectural structure. Buff Leuders stone coping runs the full perimeter with the precision of a straight edge profile, and three raised beam walls faced in stone veneer introduce vertical rhythm. The freeform shape becomes a deliberate design decision.
How does AquaLink automation simplify a pool with multiple features?
The Quillin outdoor living space includes dual pool lights, a dedicated spa light, dual sheer descents, bubblers, the JXI400NK heater, a variable speed pump, and a spillway. Without automation, managing those elements means manual switches and guesswork. The RS-PS8 AquaLink system with IQ30-A smart device consolidates everything into a single interface, accessible from a phone or wall panel, with scheduling built in. The sheer descents can be running and LED lighting set to a specific scene before you step outside. The custom spa can reach target temperature on schedule. For a pool environment designed around daily ritual, automation is what makes the design work as intended.
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