Imagine that on a warm summer day you step out of your air-conditioned bedroom, through a large sliding door, straight onto your terrace. There, you walk beneath a pergola that leads you to your Bali-inspired saltwater swimming pool, sparkling invitingly in the sun before you jump in. Splash!

It might sound like a luxury resort somewhere in Asia, but that is exactly how Sarah Nørskov and her husband have set up their villa in Varde. They have just had a 90,000-liter pool installed in their backyard, finished with green tiles and lighting, to bring home the exclusive vacation feeling they know from hotels in the Maldives and Dubai.