New York, NY — Five years after building their dream waterfront home in Lloyd Harbor, NY, the basement spa this family envisioned remained unfinished. Except for the custom stainless steel hot tub that sat forlornly in front of the large picture window, their personal sanctuary lingered as an empty sea of cinder block walls and concrete floors with an original plan that no longer seemed to suit their needs.

“The area for the spa was predetermined before we came in,” says Abigail Shachat, principal, AJS Designs in New York, NY. “It had been roughly plumbed out, but the homeowners were open to our suggestions and making changes.”  Read More