What a great house! I love the windows, the expanse, the split levels (yes!!!), the entry door, the stone, the paneling, and even the railing & the dangerous half wall. I like the bathroom even, though I'd switch out the oval sink for a rectangular one (integrated bowl, some kind of solid surface again; I prefer the look of rectangular sinks in contemporary homes). It would be a nice house for a child: the overlooks to "spy" on people, the hallway to nowhere -- great play spot. Looks like there's a nice balance between private nooks and public, interactive space. You could retreat to the LR with a book without being completely cut off from the family watching sports in the FR. I had a house like that once, and I loved that aspect of it. Is the entry floor vinyl? It's not awful looking, but perhaps it could be done better. The parquet floor in the DR -- a little fussy, but I'd keep it & try to work with it. The recessed cans along the walls are wonderfully atmospheric, but I wonder how dark the rest of the rooms are & how they could be lighted without cluttering the rooms with lamps. The house looks to be in excellent shape, judging from the photos. Yes, I'd buy it. This post was edited by awm03 on Wed, May 29, 13 at 11:10

I love the remark about FLW keeping the house 'affordable'. Many of his homes are infamous for being poorly constructed -- fascinating designs, but a homeowner's burden.

The low ceilings in many of the rooms really bother me, as does the wall to ceiling wood paneling, and it is in large part because I really dislike that yellow color wood, which is very pervasive. The wooden lounge chairs look like they belong in Pee Wee's Playhouse. The pool is not a practical shape. The house looks okay from the outside (except for the pool), but the interior is terrible, and that's were people live. He's done much better houses, although in generally I never like his color choices. I much prefer Michael Graves for color schemes.

Swoon. A local housewalk included a similar FLW house awhile back, it was wonderful. Same floors. Some similarities in floor plan. Someone had made modifications over the years that were outstanding in the functionality they added and still being true to the original. It was hard to tell they were addictions.