Several reasons not to do a beach entry: they cut significantly into the size of the pool. Unless you have a huge backyard and bank account, most of the pool will be the beach entry. Pebbletec waterlines will calcify easily if you live in an area with hard water, creating an ugly ring. We didn't do a tile waterline, just Pebbletec all the way to the coping, and are really sorry we did that. There is a grey ring around the pool that won't come off. SDKath, I totally get why they stopped warranting over the waterline, if we tried to clean ours it would chip the PT right off with the calcium ring. I am sure PT got hit with a lot of warranty claims because of this exact thing. It was our own dumb fault for not going with the tile line, so I would never blame PT, but it is a good warning for new pool owners. The biggest reason against a beach entry is that it is an open invitation to birds and other critters as a watering hole and toilet. If you don't keep cleaning it constantly, you will have a bird poop pool and many floating corpses. Icky. I love the look of a beach entry but know that more people than not regret their choice for the reasons I gave. Here are some searches on beach entries on this site, there are a lot of threads about this. Our pool designer and this website helped us SO much in many decisions including the beach entry which is what I had my heart set on too! I am so happy with what we chose, we use the swim-out shelf most, just for laying loungers on and being half in the pool, or sitting on a chair with just your feet wet. Most people choose a swim-out shelf (aka baja shelf, tanning ledge) which has all the good points of a beach entry but none of the negatives. Ours is 18" deep and we love it, some people have a 6" one. I would look into a shelf while you are planning. As for your color choices, I love both of them. We chose Caribbean Blue, your choices give the same color but a little lighter. I like the green hues in water colors, Sandy Beach was our second choice but because we got married in the Caribbean we chose it for personal memories! Best of luck with your pool, I know you really want some positive input on a beach entry, but I know you want honest answers too. I hope this helps, and I can't wait to see some pics when you decide to build! Here is a link that might be useful: Our freeform pool with swim-out shelf

Oakleyok: I also was wondering about a red color, maybe that's what I'm liking in the Company C rug. This Jaipur does come in red too and I can look at it in person on Fri. Parma: Yes, you do deserve a pic of the smaller version that I have in my LR. I promise to post one either later tonight or tomorrow when there's more natural light:)

Thank you, do you have a link where I can post it there? I tried search for it but not sure if it is the right one.

Can you stand in front of the closets and take another picture looking in the opposite direction? We can't get any sense of your style and colors with this one photo.