Enjoy the sound of water

You can mask the chatter of neighbors, drown out road noise, and even re-create a sound that was once there. In this case, water falling over the spillway at the end of the pool mimics the sound of Bayou Rapides that once ran fast along the back of their property until a dam constructed downstream slowed it down. The trickle of running water can also make a space seem cooler than it really is, and a simple fountain may be all you need to get the same effect.