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Featured Projects
From tranquil koi ponds to dramatic waterfalls, each project is designed to fit the property and the homeowner’s lifestyle. Explore a few of our recent builds and full gallery for more inspiration.
Daniel’s Simple Process for Your Dream Water Feature
From first ideas to final touches, we make it easy to bring your custom pond or water feature to life.
Share Your Vision & Custom Design
We start with a consultation to understand your goals, style, and property. From there, we create a design that balances beauty and function.
Expert Construction & Installation
Daniel personally handles every detail, from excavation to finishing touches, ensuring your feature is built to last.
Ongoing Care
With seasonal cleaning, repairs, and maintenance plans, we keep your water feature clear and beautiful year-round. We'll be there when you need us most.
Dan’s creativity and attention to detail along with his ability to grasp our concept and then enhance it resulted in a truly spectacular waterfall feature for our garden and we are truly thrilled with it.
Chief Design Artist
Daniel with LWI Deigns a highly skilled pond builder with years of experience designing and installing custom water features. From peaceful koi ponds to dramatic waterfalls, Daniel approaches every project with a balance of technical know-how and a creative eye for natural beauty. His goal is simple — to create outdoor spaces that feel inviting, timeless, and perfectly suited to each property.
Daniel believes that a great water feature starts with truly understanding the homeowner’s vision. He takes the time to learn how you want to enjoy your space, then designs and builds a feature that fits your style, your property, and your lifestyle. The result is more than just a pond or waterfall — it’s a space that changes how you experience your backyard.
About Us
Welcome to LWI Designs
Custom Water Feature Design You Can Trust
Whether you’re dreaming of a peaceful koi pond, a dramatic pondless waterfall, or a charming fountainscape, our design-first approach ensures your water feature fits your property and lifestyle perfectly.
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Expert pond builder in Illinois with years of experience
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Eco-friendly filtration for crystal-clear water
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Full-service care from design to pond maintenance
The Best in Outdoor Living Design
Custom ponds, waterfalls, and water gardens, designed for beauty, built for life.
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305 60TH ST
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60516
TEL: (630) 277-2543
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CLEAR WATER GUARANTEE
Crystal-clear ponds backed by proven technology.
We’ve partnered with Atlantic-Oase to bring you their revolutionary Screenmatic filtration lineup — including Biotec, Screenmatic, and Proficlear systems. Designed to eliminate green water and algae, these filters keep your pond clear, reduce string algae stress, and ensure top water quality year-round.
Complete installation and maintenance setup included with every Screenmatic system.
With the Clear Water Guarantee, you can enjoy your water feature worry-free, knowing it’s supported by the best in filtration technology.
Hear from a Clear Water Guarantee Client!
After three years and ten thousand dollars I could never see the bottom of my pond as it is 30 inches deep. Three pond experts (in their minds) never saw what Daniel saw.
Within days of Daniel’s first visit I saw my koi from years back and did not realize the bottom had stone in it. Pond guys are unicorns and I finally got the right guy. I fell back in love with my pond so much as I ordered new fish.
It’s awesome to look at feed and watch the fish in my yard as it has again become my zen. Thank you Daniel for being the professional you are and for the knowledge you brought to my pond
-Joe Purpura
After a year of gathering supplies and totally screwing up my own waterfall I decided to seek professional help. I called LWI. Dan came out, estimated the job and two work days later my new waterfall, patio and pond were done. Fair price and amazing personality.
Joe Traynere
Dan upgraded our small pond to what it is today and we are loving it! He totally redesigned it with his own creativity. He helps us maintain it, clean it, and just recently, added a new feature. Dan loves his job and it shows in the design and care of his clients!
Sharon Sampson
I cannot speak highly enough about our experience working with LWI Designs. Dan really knows what he’s doing and is so great to work with. We gave him some general ideas of what we were looking for and then he took it from there.
Wesley DeHoyos
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