You can have a vinyl-lined pool in any shape your heart (or your imagination) desires. That being said, there are some popular shapes that you'll hear discussed more often than others. You'll notice that a single category of pool can have several variations. You'll also notice that pool shapes can be blended (the Lazy 'L' Grecian is one example). This post includes a basic illustration of the shape, and pictures of some of the variations. Once you've got the basic lingo down, you'll be better able to identify the looks you like and talk to pool installers about them.
![kidney-shaped kidney-shaped](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kidney-shaped.png)
Kidney pool shape
![cresent-straight-back-kidney Crescent straight back kidney-shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cresent-straight-back-kidney.jpg)
Crescent straight-back kidney
![straight-back-kidney Straight-back kidney shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/straight-back-kidney.jpg)
Straight-back kidney
![rectangle-shaped rectangle-shaped](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rectangle-shaped.png)
Rectangle pool shape
![rectangle-shaped-large-2 Rectangular shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rectangle-shaped-large-2.jpg)
Rectangle with stairs
![rectangle-shaped-small-2 Rectangle shaped small pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rectangle-shaped-small-2.jpg)
Rectangle shape with stairs
![roman-shaped roman-shaped](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roman-shaped.png)
Roman pool shape
![roman-shaped Roman shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roman-shaped.jpg)
Roman shaped pool with corner cutouts
![roman-shaped Roman-shaped pool with rounded corners](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roman-shaped.jpeg)
Roman-shaped pool with rounded corners
![grecian-shape Grecian shaped icon](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/grecian-shape.png)
Grecian pool shape
![grecian-shaped-pool Grecian shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/grecian-shaped-pool.jpg)
Grecian pool shape with stairs
![grecian-shaped-pool-2 Grecian shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/grecian-shaped-pool-2.jpg)
Grecian-shaped pool with stairs
![lagoon-shaped Lagoon shaped](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lagoon-shaped.png)
Free-form pool shape
![lagoon-shaped-2 Free-form pool shape](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lagoon-shaped-2.jpg)
The name we give this pool shape is the Odysee
![lagoon-shaped-3 Free-form shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lagoon-shaped-3.jpg)
Another Odysee free-form pool
![L-shaped L-shaped](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/L-shaped.png)
L-shape pool
![l-shaped-pools L-shaped pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/l-shaped-pools.jpeg)
Traditional 'L' shaped pool
![Lazy-L Lazy L pool](https://budsspas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lazy-L.jpg)
Lazy-'L' shape
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