Retro influences are all the rage in design for 2026, and why shouldn't this extend to our pools? As we seek to build outdoor spaces that bring back the joy of childhood summers spent in the backyard, Homes & Gardens decided to look back in time at the most inspiring pools of the last 50 years. Jennifer Aniston's childhood pool makes the cut.
Archival images from 1975 show a 6-year-old Aniston playing in her family's Los Angeles pool with her father, John Aniston, and her mother, Nancy Dow. Though the pool idea is simple, it's full of ultra-cool retro details. From the gritty concrete edging to the lagoon-like shape to the rectangular diving board, it feels like stepping back to a simpler time.
