Camouflaging Equipment Ideas Needed

[YippeeSkippy]

Hey y'all-
I'm looking for pics, links and ideas on how you hide, disguise, protect your pool equipment. Mine sits off to the side of the deck and our little pool house, but visible and exposed to the elements. Please let me see your landscaping tricks or anything you've built around your equipment. I'm not talking fancy shmancy here, just attractive. Something I can show to Skippy and have him build it (under my constant annoying supervision, he'd claim).
This is what we've got now-

I need ideas!! Thanks in advance.

Yippee (The pool girl) Skippy (the yard guy)

 

[pwrstrk]

This is a good idea. http://www.troublefreepool.com/showpost.php?p=618985.

 

[mrcarcrazy]

We're not being terribly creative. CMU wall to hide the equipment. I'd post a picture....but it's currently only one block high...and the equipment isn't in there yet.

 

[Richard320]

You've got all that patio right there....

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Does it come with the cute bartender? If so, well- boyhowdy where do I buy this!?

 

[JohnT]

First thing I would do is paint the PVC. It will help make it less noticeable.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

First thing I would do is paint the PVC. It will help make it less noticeable.

Color suggestions? What type of paint is best?

 

[JohnT]

Color suggestions? What type of paint is best?

I'd probably go with a latex with a primer, about the color of your filter housing. It would blend into the wooded background well.

I'd sand lightly then clean the pipe. You could also go with Krylon Fusion, but it might be messy to spray.

I'd also add about a 2ft pot with flowers in it right on the corner of the pool deck to distract your eye as you look that way.

 

[mac1775]

Maybe something like this.

They have various sizes. They are actually made for ac units but would work to camouflage your set up. Here is a link to there site.
http://www.triccover.com/store/

 

[houstonhusker]

This is what I built to hide equipment and AC's....

 

[bpricedo]

Looks nice Husker!

I was going to suggest something similar.