How to transform your poolside into a chic oasis

Every summer, images of the world’s most beautiful pools are splashed across Instagram.

The offerings are as varied as they are alluring, from the lava-formed basins of Madeira in Portugal to Marina Bay Sands’ 57th-floor infinity pool overlooking the Singaporean skyline.

Some are destinations in their own right, be it the tidal complex at Bondi Icebergs Club in Sydney or the saltwater infinity pool at Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, nestled among the cliffs of the French Riviera.
The latter was one of...