With trips to the ocean and lakes canceled because of the coronavirus and a long hot summer looming ahead, the idea of installing a backyard swimming pool couldn’t be more tempting. That is until the ...

In a secluded corner of Joshua Tree, California, a livestock tank painted white, surrounded with cactuses and crowned with black string lights serves as an outdoor tub for an ultrahip Airbnb. The tub ...

Stock tanks, those oversized galvanized tubs you see on farms used to keep livestock well hydrated, have now moved to suburban backyards. The tanks have become a popular do-it-yourself swimming pool ...

As the warmer weather rolls around, you’re going to be spending a lot more time outdoors — and also wishing you had a way to cool down. Of course, the “simple” solution would be to install a pool in ...

I can usually count on Connie (or, "Khann-ie" as she pronounces with her WisKhansin (Wisconsin) accent) to make me laugh when my comedy account is overdrawn, and I’m on deadline for a column. “Pam ...