Rich Kligman

Custom Home, May-June, 2004 by Bruce D. Snider

Superb Custom Homes, Plymouth, Mich.

Richard Kligman builds homes that price out between $650,000 to $2.5 million. In that range, it should come as little surprise that many of his clients are acquainted with the pleasures of resort spas. Kligman lets them take a bit of that experience home with them by building in amenities like Kohler's Sok tub, a 75-inch-long, 24-inch-deep soaking tub with a number of unusual features. "To get that spa experience you can fill the tub to the top," Kligman says. Overflow water falls into a trough at the perimeter and is reheated and circulated back into the tub. Special small air jets create a fizzier froth than standard whirlpools. An optional chromotherapy package of in-tub LEDs tints the water various colors in a sequence that may or may not be therapeutic, but definitely is cool. "We're getting very positive feedback on it," says Kligman, who likes to spec the tub with a filler that delivers water through a spout in the ceiling. "It's pretty dramatic." Kohler. 800.456.4537. www.kohler.com. Circle 182.

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