Home yoga studio with a full-width mirrored wall, arched built-in storage and a wood-planked ceiling in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement renovation by Ellie Mroz Design.

Interiors · Short Hills, New Jersey

Short Hills Basement Spa + Lounge: Sauna, Cold Plunge and Yoga Studio

An unused storage basement in Short Hills, NJ, turned into the part of the house the family now uses most: a mirrored yoga studio, a cedar sauna and cold plunge, a full bathroom, a built-in bar and a full organic modern bathroom. Zen, heat, cold and lounge all a few steps apart. And upstairs, bathrooms got an MRCxEMD renovation too — arched blue zellige tile gives a WOW moment.

Arched built-in storage in a home yoga studio, holding woven baskets, blocks, weights and rolled mats beside a wooden blanket ladder, in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement by Ellie Mroz Design.

Built-in bar and water station with white oak cabinetry, a glass-front beverage refrigerator, marble counter and two floating oak shelves in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement by Ellie Mroz Design.

Organic modern bathroom with an oval wood-framed mirror, a woven amber sconce and a brass wall-mounted faucet over a marble counter in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement by Ellie Mroz Design.

Cedar sauna behind a full-height glass door, with a robe on a hook and a potted fern, in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement renovation by Ellie Mroz Design.

Cedar sauna interior with a built-in bench, wooden bucket and a stone-filled heater in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement spa by Ellie Mroz Design.

Cold plunge tub with an insulated cover and a slatted step mat, set into a tiled alcove beside the sauna, in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement spa by Ellie Mroz Design.

Basement lounge with a high-top table, leather counter stools and a sectional beneath a wood-planked ceiling in Short Hills, New Jersey by Ellie Mroz Design.

Shearling lounge chair on an oak frame beside a round marble side table on a stone-ball base, in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement lounge by Ellie Mroz Design.

Built-in bar counter with tan leather stools, woven poufs and a wall-mounted television in a Short Hills, New Jersey basement lounge by Ellie Mroz Design.

Upstairs bathroom with an arched blue zellige tile shower behind glass, a rattan-framed arched mirror and a marble-topped wood vanity in a Short Hills, New Jersey MRCxEMD renovation.

Arched blue zellige tile shower with a glass door, brass fittings and a window set into the tiled wall, in an upstairs bathroom of a Short Hills, New Jersey MRCxEMD renovation.

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