Another window lover. I was impressed by room with piano. Looks like it belongs there vs being an afterthought. Kitchen is dreamy. Why so many tables outdoors? Must entertain a lot. Garden in pic #24 went to sh@t, ha.

I’d live there.

I think it's a great house and even the redone areas are in keeping with the original. It's kind of a late version of its esthetic: it says the house was built in 1996 and I had been thinking about 10 years earlier at the latest.

Visually, it's stunning. But I can't help but wonder what it would like to live there as far as noise is concerned. Every sound would create an echo.

Very cool! The only thing that I really dislike are the rounded corners on the cabinets in the kitchen. I'm sure it was very expensive to do them that way.

I'd love a closer look at the row of art in the hall.

jjam, I would definitely add more rugs.

I love how ordinary the kids rooms are and the play house in the back yard.

The taxes are steep! $4600 per month!

I like it all! I had to smile seeing the stage with the drums. The yard has a fire pit.

Looks like people in this home enjoy life.

I love everything about this home. If I had 3M I would purchase it without hesitation.

It's really lovely, and you can tell from the details that there is real craftsmanship. For example, the radiused room corners in the bedrooms took time and care. Unlike d_gw, I also like the radius corners on the kitchen cabinets.

Over the master bed is a wall word saying "ooOOh!" THAT was probably my least favorite thing in the house. That and the wallpaper in the bathroom that evoked mildew to my mind.

I loved the wall-to-wall carpets they used In the master bedroom and hallway/stairs.

It seemed like a very easy house to live in.

Would buy!

I agree the kitchen reno is meh.

I could live here due to the beautiful light throughout, but the kitchen is also too glossy and cold for me. It would have to be reworked.

Thanks for sharing!

I love all the windows, too - most face north due to the orientation of the house, though. The kitchen left me cold also even though the quality is apparent. Cawaps I love that carpet, too - kept scrolling back to look again. d_gw I thought the same thing about that line of art - would love a better view. And as for the taxes.... welcome to IL and a house practically on the lake. We were approaching $1500/month 4 blocks away when we moved and that was one of the big factors. Pal I thought you'd like appreciate it - glad I was right.

Pretty sure there are stairs down the bluff to the lake on that block - another reason for the taxes.

A fine example how a great design is a great design no matter what my personal preferences might be. It's gorgeous. I'd take it as is. Thank you for sharing!

I didn't even notice the "ooOOh" over the bed! So funny! :D

Love it, thanks for sharing it here.

A truly well designed house. While I might not want to live in it (I need more wood and color), I certainly appreciate how well done and well thought out everything in it was done.

Love it. Modern done well is so much harder than traditional (and yet- very little traditional done well too overall.)

I don't mind a cold kitchen (they can get hot), and as white kitchens go, this is how I think they should be done. The white bathroom is a different story, and that looks very cold to me. I hope they heat it very well because that open bathtub in front of a huge window looks very uncomfortable to me, and it would expect the bath water to get cold rather quickly.

I would not want to live with that much white. If the house were in Palm Springs and had a pool, I would like it more. I don't care for fire pits at all - that was the first thing I removed from my current house.

Lars did you notice the placement of the toilet and bidet in front of the window? I'm generally not a fan of compartmentalized baths but with this much space there should be some element of separation IMO.

Marci we must have been sorta neighbors at one point. We were a bit south of Ravinia school

I love it also (well, except for the 'OOOOH..." over the one bed-really?). I always love the light in modern houses and this one is no exception. I agree that it looks like a lived-in and enjoyed home.

I did not notice the toilet and bidet right next to the ceiling to floor window, but that does seem a bit odd - not much privacy in that bathroom, and you would probably have to close the shades every time you go in, which would be a hassle. Maybe those are one-way windows, and no one can see inside from outside. Or maybe the owner/designer is an exhibitionist.

The text over the bed does bother me, but I am a bit more unsettled by the bathroom.

I love it. But I agree with pal that it seems like something from 10-15 years earlier. I think it's that radius detail that makes me think 1981 rather than 1996. It's expensive to do, and done very well (outside corners, inside corners - look at the girl's and boy's bedrooms, shape of kitchen island) but it's not a favorite of mine. There are some other very nice details, like the small reveal beneath the top piece of the stairway half walls and the integrated ceiling-mounted window treatments.

The kitchen is a bit 2001: A Space Odyssey for me, but it opens partially to the family room (I love that family room seating area) and may not seem so stark when taken all together. That white bath looks to have terrazzo flooring and I'll bet it's heated from beneath. There are shades (probably motorized) that drop down for privacy. And I'd finally have a place to keep my drum kit set up all the time!

I thought the bathroom solution upstairs was unusual. There are three bedrooms and two hall baths. I would have thought one of the bedrooms would have gotten an en-suite bath.

There is an opaque shade for the windows next to the toilet and bath. It would be a pain to open and close them all the time, especially the one near the toilet.

I presumed that the shade next to the toilet was normally closed but was opened for the benefit of the listing photos (the window being photogenic but entirely impractical).

DLM2000 yes, we may have been sort of neighbors. We live a few blocks west of Ravinia School.

Not at all my aesthetic so there isn't much I like about it even though I can appreciate the design. The mirrored wall in photo 14 (dressing room?) bothers me.

I very much dislike the idea that "I think houses are very private. That's where you go hide, that's where you're with your family, where you can take your shoes off and be comfortable," That part is sort of okay although our houses are also places where we welcome friends and extended family into our lives and we need to include that in our designs. "I think that's sort of the idea of the gate and the moat and drawbridge." That's not okay. We all need to be a part of our communities. I have hermit tendencies but even I accept that, as I'm not living in a hermitage, I need to acknowledge my neighbors. Wave to them while I'm sitting on my front porch (which I almost think should be a mandatory element of every house). Make the front of my house look like I am willing to help someone in need (which DH and I have done several times at various hours of the day and night) rather than forbidding.

Wow, great location. Really well done. That one den looks like it fell out of the Mad Men set. The kitchen is WHITE. All the glass might be rather chilly near the water in the winter but I'd have to deal with it, LOL.

I actually love it, kitchen and all. Way too big for me but I love the windows, the spaces, and while there are some little things that are not totally my style (like the words over bed) those are not about the design or style or livability. I would (lol, as if this would ever be mine) change some of counters in kitchen to a warm butcher block just to tie into rest of home.

Unlike @rosesstink, I also very much like (and agree - for me) with the idea that I want my house to be very private and comfortable for me (and those that I live with). That does not mean I never entertain (though it is rare, and thus designing for entertaining was not a priority for me as it does not make sense for my lifestyle 99% of the time), but it means I am selective about whom I invite in and share what to me is my very private, restful, and intimate space. But it certainly does not mean I can’t also be an active member of my community (even if I don’t have a front porch...because that is just not how most houses are around here...but we do have many community spaces, gardens, and options to see your neighbours other than hanging out in your front yard, etc).

I also I get to determine what is “okay” for how I live in my home. I may not want to bring my community into my home, but I can choose to go out into the community and volunteer, contribute, etc ;)

This one is a little more my style, with the warm woods. It's just a couple of towns south of the OP's post. The dining room seems a bit small for the house, but maybe they prefer intimate dinners and larger cocktail parties.

Warm modern

I love it and would live there in a heartbeat. Here, however, it would be double the price. In such a house I'm sure the window in the bathroom will turn opaque at the flip of a switch.

It's a tough call: close to the HP beach (if you have access) or close to the Skokie Lagoons (for walking, paddling, etc).

A drop dead gorgeous house. A few things that I didn't like (mostly "accessories") and it's way too big for me now. With my seven kids? We would use every single inch.

I find it impressive and really beautiful, but not really for me. I am totally digging how all the books are displayed laying down. Must contemplate stealing that somehow. I also love the circular firepit with the adirondaks. I want to do exactly this at our lake shack but can't figure the space.

First thought as I looked through the pictures, "I bet palimpsest is going to love this house." Really well done!