Property of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Reed, Lake Forest, Ill. | Architect: Architect: I. W. Colburn & Assoc.

One of the freedoms that comes with the independent years is the freedom to risk adventure—to live in an entirely new and different way. For the Robert C. Reeds of Lake Forest, Ill., their new house is such an adventure. "Compact but convertible," they call it, and they revel in its varied and flexible living space which opens wide for parties, yet also affords a sense of snug containment when the Reeds are alone. Although 2,640 square feet in area, the house is just half as large as their former home. Yet the plan is compact and makes ample provision for privacy. The master bedroom, furnished like a sitting room, is a pleasant setting for reading or quiet work. Adjoining the bedroom but completely separate, is a storage-lined double dressing room—one of today's luxuries that mean so much in terms of comfort. For the Reeds, the outdoor living area around the pool and outside the lanai is another new delight. Nevertheless the grounds are so planned that there is no maintenance to worry about. Beyond the low fence which surrounds the house are flowering meadows that provide the pleasure of natural gardens.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | March 1963