Marie,

My pools sits about 1ft above ground level. I wanted it to be level with my exisiting deck which I extended out to the pool on that side. On the other side I built a brick wall around the pool, filled it with sand/dirt, poured cement pads on top, then carved cobblestone shapes in to the cement. The coloring is Acrylic cement stain. I used the same stain on the waterfall. All my equipment is stashed in the waterfall.