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]]>A custom copper sink may seem delicate and you may even be concerned about using it the same way that you would use a traditional stainless or porcelain sink. Most are handmade and have been crafted with a lot of dedication and attention to detail – but copper is very durable, and many copper sinks are made with zinc to provide additional strength. A copper bathroom sink is built to withstand everyday activities such as brushing your teeth or washing your hands and a copper kitchen sink can withstand the daily demands of cleaning vegetables, rinsing sticky hands, and soaking dishes.
Like any material, copper comes with pros and cons that can determine its usefulness in different settings. When choosing a copper kitchen sink or copper bathroom sink for your home or business, it’s important to understand the benefits and shortcomings that copper brings to the table.
At Diamond Spas, we specialize in the design and fabrication of custom copper sinks for both kitchens and bathrooms. If you have a specific idea in mind, we’ll work with you to create a truly unique and beautiful sink that will provide the perfect finishing touch for your project. Contact us to discuss your custom copper sink ideas and we’ll create a stunning new piece for your home.
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]]>There’s no end to the enjoyment that you can get out of an outdoor spa even when the weather is warmer. During the rainy season, wading into your covered outdoor hot tub with a warm tea or coffee and taking in the aromatic smell of petrichor offers a sense of peace that few other sensations can accomplish. There’s something about the scent of earth and rain that feels so natural and floating gently in an outdoor spa is one of the best ways to indulge.
For those who like it hot, hot, hot, sharing an outdoor hot tub experience with family and friends can be the perfect way to spend summer afternoons and weekends with lively music, cold drinks, and the smell of barbeque wafting through the air. Built-in ambient lighting and stereo controls located conveniently within arm’s reach can make it easy to soak for long periods while waterfalls and fountains can add the perfect spa-like touch to help you relax.
An outdoor spa can offer a soothing experience both in the early morning as well as at night. Morning exercise is a popular routine for many and indulging in a post-workout soak can help to ease tense muscles and improve your range of motion. Those who experience arthritis pain can benefit from outdoor spa therapy as it helps to relieve tension, tenderness, and other pain that prevents quality of life. If you have regular lower back pain, outdoor spa therapy can ease your inflammation and help you relax tense muscles that affect your spine. Add the benefit of stress and anxiety relief as well as enhanced sleep, and the advantages of an outdoor hot tub become seemingly endless.
Diamond Spas is an industry leader in outdoor spa and outdoor hot tub solutions. We place our focus on producing products that will help to enrich your life, and our custom spa options have been enjoyed by our customers since 1999. Our story began by creating a custom bathtub, and we’re excited to continue that story by creating a custom spa that will meet the needs of you and your family. Contact us to discuss your custom spa and our team will work with you on creating the perfect addition to your outdoor living space.
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]]>Taking a cold-water plunge can effectively relieve muscle soreness and that lingering ache that sometimes follows a hard workout. It can also help speed up your recovery time if you’re suffering the painful after-effects of an accident or other injury. Cold-water therapy has been used for years by everyone from elite athletes to ordinary hardworking people for its ability to help them recover faster.
As shown by a study published in the National Library of Medicine, whole-body cold water therapy can also enhance your mood and improve your sense of well-being. The worse you feel before taking the plunge, the better you’ll feel afterward!
Ice packs are great for aching wrists or swollen ankles. After all, that’s why so many doctors, physical therapists, and sports trainers recommend them! However, they can be difficult to position just right, are often uncomfortable, and sometimes messy. Why not sit in a comfortably cold plunge pool, instead?
A plunge pool lets you submerge your whole body in the cold water and soak up full-body benefits. A body part that’s screaming in pain can often overshadow other, equally overused muscles that are quietly whimpering for relief. A cold plunge pool lets you offer your whole body the relief it needs. A scientific study has shown that spending between 11 and 15 minutes in a cold water pool (approximately 52 to 59 °F) produces optimal results.
Whether you’re a professional athlete or an elite runner, cold-water immersion can help you recover faster from the inflammation and sore muscles that are often the result of an especially hard work out. They’re especially helpful if you’re an occasional runner, amateur athlete, or just an active person with a busy lifestyle.
Muscles that aren’t used to working so hard will quickly let you know that they’re feeling outraged. Offering them a cold-water plunge will quickly soothe those outraged feelings and the swelling and inflammation that often accompany them. Following up your plunge into cold water with a soothing warm shower will help you fully relax after exertion.
At Diamond Spas, we’ll work with you to design a custom cold plunge pool, cold tub, or spa that fits your needs, your design aesthetic, and the space you have available. One of our representatives will guide you throughout the design, approval, and fabrication process. Then we’ll arrange for delivery of your custom cold plunge pool or cold spa.
All of our custom products receive the same careful attention to detail, professional engineering, expert fabrication, and hand buffed finish that they deserve as unique pieces of luxuriously functional art. You can rest assured that your custom fabricated metal cold plunge pool will look fantastic in whatever space it’s in! Contact us for more information or to discuss your cold therapy needs.
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]]>The only space you can truly count on as being free to enjoy is the one that lies between your property lines. As we’ve just seen, access to public spaces is no longer a given. The public spaces we’ve always taken for granted as ours to enjoy at will can be restricted or taken away in an instant.
Have you been sitting at home wishing that your home had more amenities, a more luxurious feel, and better spaces in which to relax? If so, you’re not alone! With an eye towards the now uncertain future, many homeowners are likely diverting some of the money they used to spend on sports and performance tickets, spas, gyms memberships, and travel to improving their homes instead.
Why not take the opportunity to add key enhancements to your home to make it a more inviting place to relax? A luxury pool and spa might be just the thing to make you happy to stay home! Other amenities such as an inviting outdoor shower, soothing water feature, or comforting Japanese Soaking Tub can also definitely up the luxury factor within your home.
We work with you to create a custom pool, luxury spa, or soothing hot tub that fits your specific needs, wants, and desires. Whether you want a rooftop pool, a hot tub in a small space, or a luxurious spa in your bathroom, our team can design the perfect piece for you. Our experience and expertise allow us to craft the perfect touch of luxury and comfort for your home. Contact us for more information about our exquisite pools and spas or to experience our artistry for yourself.
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]]>The sleek, contemporary look of the spa suits the colorfully modern and artsy aesthetic of the home perfectly. While this homeowner chose a square stainless steel spa for his stylish San Francisco home, we can create spas to fit any space. We also craft gorgeous copper spas, if that is more to your taste.
At Diamond Spas, we design and fabricate each custom spa to suit you and your specific desires. Our designers will work with you to create a design that fits your space and design goals. Then, our engineering department will draw up plans for your approval. After that, our experienced manufacturing department will get to work turning those plans into a luxurious reality. One of our customer service representatives will assist you throughout the entire journey from dream to actuality.
Our stainless steel and copper spas are ideal for locations where weight is a concern, since they weigh considerably less than most other high-end spa materials. This reduces the need for expensive structural engineering. Whether your goal is to install an urban rooftop spa or add an impressive spa to your home in the countryside, our custom stainless-steel and copper spas are the perfect solution. Contact us today to start the design process.
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]]>Living in a busy urban environment can cause stress and body aches. Whether it’s biking to and from work, sitting at a desk all day, every day, or dancing long into the night, your muscles may begin to feel the strain. Fortunately, a long soak in warm water, combined with the massaging effects of your spa’s water jets, can help relieve soreness and muscle aches.
That soak can also help relieve some of the stress associated with your urban lifestyle. It might even help you sleep better. According to Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D., an associate professor at New York University School of Medicine, soaking long enough to raise your temperature a couple of degrees will help you fall into a deeper, more refreshing sleep. Just make sure you take that long soak a couple of hours before bed in order to receive the full benefit.
If you’ve decided to add a custom hot tub to your urban lifestyle, you’ll need to consider the size and shape of the space you have available. Fortunately, at Diamond Spas we have the expertise and experience to craft a luxury stainless steel spa to fit any space. We will design and expertly fabricate a high-end, luxurious spa that perfectly meets your needs and exceeds your expectations. Contact us to find out how one of our custom hot tubs can enhance your urban lifestyle.
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]]>Vail Valley Home recently featured a stunning photo on the front cover of their Real Estate & Mountain Lifestyles magazine. The reader’s attention was immediately drawn to the custom glass wall pool running the length of the extensive patio, designed by Diamond Spas. The long, sleek design of the pool perfectly reflected the sophisticated simplicity of this contemporary mountain home.
Everything about this home marks its ascendancy as a modern mountain masterpiece. Vast, spectacular walls of glass are a hallmark of this design. The four-story home features more than 7,000 square feet of floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows. In order to invite the outdoors inside, many of the huge windows slide together to make a seamless indoor/outdoor living space. The 6,500+ square feet of heated terraces and decks contribute to the comfort of the outdoor living space.
This unique pool and spa design overlooks a meandering creek and offers stunning views of the magnificent Rockies. It consists of an 86-foot long by 10-foot wide stainless steel pool and spa that varies in depth from 3.5 feet to 5 feet. The luxury design includes a glass divider, a glass wall at the end, and two glass-bottom sections in order to maximize the gorgeous views. It also incorporates an automatic cover that protects it when not in use.
This luxurious combination of pool and spa are completely custom. When using stainless steel or copper for a custom pool, spa, and/or hot tub, you can create almost any shape, size, and configuration you’d like. If you can dream it, our expert and experienced team of designers, engineers, and fabricators can almost certainly give substance to that dream!
We were delighted to bring our expertise to this fabulous mountain home. If you are looking for a custom feature for your home, contact Diamond Spas. We will happily work with you to help create a custom home that is uniquely yours.
Our dedication to exacting standards, exceptional quality, and sustainability make us a favorite of both high-end residential and commercial customers. Learn more about how we can help you achieve your dreams with the unmatched quality of our custom stainless steel or copper products.
Architect: Berglund Architects LLC
Builder: Shaeffer Hyde
Photographer: Stovall Studio
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]]>The outdoor living trend shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, luxury amenities like outdoor showers are trending now more than ever. These custom outdoor features allow homeowners to enjoy all of the luxuries of an indoor shower – outside. Whether you prefer basking in the sunshine or enjoying a hot shower beneath the stars, there is a custom outdoor shower option available to meet your desires.
Customizing Your Luxury Outdoor Shower
Because an outdoor shower doesn’t usually face the same space constraints as an indoor version, you have many more options for your custom outdoor shower. We can create an almost endless array of shapes and sizes to meet your needs. Our expert designers and fabricators can create a shower pan perfect for you and your family
We can accommodate whatever design elements your landscape architect wants to include in your luxury outdoor shower. This includes the placement and type of drain, metal wall paneling accents, or a gorgeous and seamless built-in bench.
Choose the custom copper or stainless steel drain pan that will best complement the outdoor aesthetic you desire. These sophisticated custom metal pans exude refined elegance. Copper drain pans will develop a lovely patina over time while the stainless steel versions will retain their original sleek good looks. Both materials are easy to clean and copper has the added benefit of possessing natural antimicrobial properties.
Creating with Diamond Spas
Our design, engineering, and fabrication teams will work with you and your landscape designers to create a shower pan that meets your exact specifications. We are very proud of our thorough and efficient process. When you see your beautiful new shower pan in person, we’re sure you’ll agree! Contact us to learn more and to begin the process of creating the perfect custom outdoor shower.
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]]>The Benefits of Water Therapy
Aquatic therapists use both warm and cool water immersion as an effective means of helping their patients recover from illness, injury, or surgery. Thousands of patients each year benefit from aquatic exercise and therapies. The many benefits of aquatic therapies, coupled with the quest for healthier lifestyles and the need to lose weight, provide fresh possibilities for expanding your customer base.
Offering More Options for Health
Opportunities for adding on to your existing swim accessories line abound as you enter the aquatic health market. There is a wide range of water fitness gear that you can add to the goggles, kickboards, and swim fins you may already carry. These water fitness accessories are specifically designed for modern consumers looking for variety, convenience, and quality.
These health and fitness-related aftermarket products will appeal to both new and existing customers. They’re a natural fit for customers looking to embrace the health benefits a spa or pool can offer. It’s your job to explore those benefits with your customers and help them find the right choices for their lifestyle.
Balancing the Fun with the Benefits
Pools and spas have always offered plenty of enjoyment. Now they can also justify their purchase through the many health benefits they offer. Providing new and innovative products along with real-world research touting the benefits of aquatic exercise and therapies can entice customers both new and old to take the plunge on a new pool or spa. Contact us today to learn more.
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]]>Diamond Spas design manager, Charlie Snider, works with clients to help them reach the perfect design for their specific needs. For a little over eight years, Charlie has worked with clients to develop designs that are then fabricated in their facility.
Charlie is no stranger to pools and spas.
Before he began his journey with Diamond Spas, Charlie began his career in construction management and specialized in commercial swimming pool construction. From there, he expanded on his knowledge and experience working with architectural firms and aquatic designers helping design and build health and wellness facilities.
Charlie says he was initially very intrigued by Diamond Spa’s specialty offerings, specifically copper designs. When he learned about the copper hot tubs and saw the way they were designed and created, he knew that being a design manager for Diamond Spas was the perfect fit for him.
One thing Charlie appreciates about the designs is the clean, consistent appearance of stainless steel as well as the changing colors of copper designs. He appreciates the variety in the design ideas he is able to give his customers.
An example of a spa configuration would be what begins as a free-standing, self-supporting vessel and the customer chooses how to install it, whether in-ground or covered. Vessels can also be pulled up out of the ground and the level of exposure customized based on what the customer wants.
Customizable options include:
Chris says one important aspect of the stainless steel (his personal favorite) and copper designs are their strength and light weight, and he has seen an increase in the number of people seeking rooftop (or other elevated) designs, especially on existing buildings with weight limits.
On the other hand, some customers prefer traditional spas with a quick turn-around, such as the energy-efficient Monarch portable spa which has gained in popularity. Chris says originally he thought the appeal was because of how fast the process is but now, he is realizing people enjoy the simplicity and functionality of this design.
When it comes to glass wall designs, Chris says it comes with structural challenges because of the weight of water but Diamond Spas’ use of acrylic – up to four inches or more, thick – as well as their expertise in sealing these structures, gives customers the elegance of clear-wall designs with confidence.
Since more people are becoming aware of the health benefits of cold-water therapy, Charlie says he’s seen an increase in interest in these designs. One important factor to consider when designing cold water products is the way people enter the cold water: Either by walking into it or plunging.
Equipment, climate and other components of cold plunge products are customized based on the purpose of the product and water is generally kept around 50 degrees (with the exception of athletic departments who prefer colder temperatures).
For those who exercise, custom swim spas are an innovative combination of technology and swimming pool design. Charlie refers to it as a “spool” because it is not quite a pool, not quite a hot tub. Customers can increase or reduce the amount of resistance when they use a custom swim spa to exercise and build strength.
Outdoor baths and showers have become more popular, Charlie says, especially because of the reduced maintenance compared to hot tubs and spas.
Many water features are included in pool or spa designs such as vertical waterfalls into the pool but also stand-alone water features can add elegance to an outdoor area or pool. Charlie says designing water features is something he considers fun because there are a lot of things you can do.
Charlie says communication is key when designing the perfect pool or spa product. This way they can be clear with their customers about what is involved in designing and installing their products and the customer is not surprised by unexpected expenses.
Charlie explains the process of going from concept to final product starts with a basic idea and then results in an expert vessel that is welded, finished, tested, finished, and installed.
With the increase in energy efficiency and technology, Charlie is proud to offer products that suit the tastes of any customer. He advises customers to get involved and find out as much information as possible as they design their product, and he is happy to help them perfect their dream spa or pool.
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