FLW designed it after the Samara--which are the helicopter seeds in plants. He specifically used the pine cone Samara, and it's really cool to see the motion in the house. We enjoyed the tour and the stories about FLW. My two favorite stories about the architect are 1. While under oath he told the court that his profession was "The World's Best Architect." and then later when criticized by his wife he told her that he had to say it because he was under oath. 2. He had a habit of dropping by old customers and staying in homes he had designed. One place, as he stayed there he realized they had moved the furniture from where he had specified, so at 3:00 am he moved the piano back to where he decided it needed to belong. This man had a large ego.
As a family, we all agreed that it would be awesome to have an architect design your home, to have one pick out all of the details, down to the china, tables, carpet, fabric, furniture, and placement of everything is a little much for us. It's cool, but we all agreed we couldn't give some one else that type of control in our own home.
It was awesome to see it. A big shout out to the Bug Hero who took care of the Friendly Hero and let him nap while the rest of us toured the house sans child. He's amazing!
Outside the house, coming in.
The Samara Lamp. One of five in the home.
The Dining Room Corner. Designed to make the room bigger than it is.
The Living Room Windows. Samara designs near the ceiling to let in more light and make the room seem like it's in motion.
The Living Room. View from Corner.
The Samara Rug. 
The Dragon Statue out side.
A fun tour! I just wish I had a better camera to show off some of the really cool parts of the house.
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