The owners of this Mediterranean-inspired home near Los Angeles went for the third option.

“At first they wanted a light remodel on the existing pool,” recalls Jeff Lokker, owner of Huntington Pools in Glendora, Calif.  “But when they realized that the cheapest way wasn’t going to give them the most desirable layout, they stepped back and said, ‘We’re going to commit to this, so let’s do it right.’”