Of course Mariah Carey’s rental has a violin-shaped swimming pool.

4 September 2020, 15:21

A 90-foot-long violin pool? This is exactly the kind of extra we approve of.

A swimming pool isn’t an unusual addition to a lavish mansion, but a violin-shaped swimming pool? You’ve got our attention.

Back in March, Mariah Carey and her family escaped quarantine in New York City to rent a mansion in the suburbs – which also happens to have a giant pool shaped like a string instrument. Think that’s extra enough?

Look closely and you’ll spot the pool has 5,600 fiber-optic strands and 450,000 glass tiles which were added to give it a colourful glow.

And, according to home and decor website Apartment Therapy, the violin’s bow is actually twin koi ponds, placed to appear as if they’re just below the water.

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The extravagant 90-foot-long feature took 15 months to complete and costed a whopping $1 million. Wowza.

But it does look like any music lover’s ideal pool for a quick paddle.

We just hope Mariah is playing Handel’s Water Music as she does her morning laps...