Matching waterline tile and pool plaster

[laurenlac]

Hi all, we’re redoing our pool and have selected these teal half moon tiles below, and are now choosing a pool plaster color.

I love DB Midnight Blue because we live in a wooded area and I wanted more a dark lake vibe, as an aqua pool seemed too tropical. The problem is I’m worried the green undertones of the teal won’t sit well next to the midnight blue. For those with more experience, does that matter? Should we switch to a lighter plaster? The original owners had a basic ivory but I really do love that dark blue lagoon color.

Any thoughts welcome on if we’re overthinking it. Thanks in advance! This forum is a godsend.

 

[PoolStored]

@kimkats will have an opinion...

 

[kimkats]

Who me??? OH YEAH! Thanks for letting us help you make your pool look wonderful!

That tile is SO neat! I love it!! Make they tell you how they are going to do the corners as well as if the walls are not just the right length to be able to have all full sized tiles.

Plaster color-While I LOVE a dark plaster I do want to let you know that some (many) installers have a hard time getting it right. Darker plaster can show the hand troweling and imperfections more than a light colored plaster. Now if you know the installers are "Top Shelf" and take great pride in their work then go for that oh so pretty plaster. It will go with the tile very well. I like a contrast instead of a blending to make each one pop.

 

[laurenlac]

Thanks for the quick response, @kimkats ! Good point about the seams. We have a curved, irregularly shaped pool so can hide that last matching piece in a corner somewhere if it doesn’t match up.

Re: plaster, yes, our pool guy warned us about streaks if we went dark. It sounds like that’s your primary concern rather than “matching” the tile, yes? Certainly lightening the plaster would help with the matching too since it wouldn’t be so teal v. blue...

 

[wireform]

Although a dark plaster may be neat, my customer that moved into a large home with a dark pool last year was unhappy because as soon as the sun isn't directly over the pool it was difficult to see in the deep end and I couldn't agree more with them as that's my first dark plaster pool amongst many and when the pool needed to be vacuumed it took some extra effort to see. I'd stick to something somewhat lighter just for the safety factor.