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Amberg House

This is the house that led me to change my career. When we bought the Amberg House in 2013, I was a strategist at an international consulting firm helping clients with their digital solutions. The Amberg House proved to be an irresistible distraction from my day job. After all, how many people get the opportunity to restore a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his longest tenured associate Marion Mahony Griffin?

Over the course of six years we've redone every room in the house - restoring what could be restored, replacing the elements that had become obsolete.The end result marries the brilliance of the original design with thoughtful decision making and careful execution.

Kitchen Range & Hood A 48" Miele stainless steel range with a complementary hood is the nerve center of the kitchen. Note the tile backsplash.	Home Office The home office (which doubles as the world headquarters of Vintage Home) was reconfigured in 2018 to take full advantage of the unique arched fireplace and the inspiring urban viewscape.	Necklace Cabinet The face of this cabinet was reclaimed from another location in the house.
Original Wall Sconce These fixtures were restored during the living room renovation. The sconces and several custom furniture pieces were designed by George Niedecken.	Captain's Quarters The house was built with two "master suites." The smaller suite shown here was identified by a brass plate on the door as the Captain's Quarters.	Arched Fireplace One of two fireplaces in the house, this one is located in the home office.
Contemplation Zone Located at the south end of the dining room, the Contemplation Zone offers stunning interior and exterior views.	Dining Room The "lay light" above the dining table is one of the highlights of the house.	Shoe Cabinet Inspired by a custom armoire designed for the house by George Niedecken, this shoe cabinet replaced an unneeded radiator in the dressing room of the master suite.
Master Suite The last room in the house to be renovated, the master suite has a thoroughly new bath, dressing room, walk-in closet and is furnished with period furniture from Stickley.	In the Beginning... This photo was taken a few days after the house was purchased in 2013 - the start of six years of immensely satisfying renovation work.	Stickley Hutch A massive custom built-in cabinet was removed from the house in the 1960's. This Stickley Furniture hutch is stylistically similar to the original built in. It is a new piece based on an early 1900's design.
Side Yard Accessed from the kitchen above and the service door below, the side porch is cantilevered over a recently constructed waterfall. Falling Water indeed.

Amberg House

Kitchen Range & Hood

A 48" Miele stainless steel range with a complementary hood is the nerve center of the kitchen. Note the tile backsplash.

Home Office

The home office (which doubles as the world headquarters of Vintage Home) was reconfigured in 2018 to take full advantage of the unique arched fireplace and the inspiring urban viewscape.

Necklace Cabinet

The face of this cabinet was reclaimed from another location in the house.

Original Wall Sconce

These fixtures were restored during the living room renovation. The sconces and several custom furniture pieces were designed by George Niedecken.

Captain's Quarters

The house was built with two "master suites." The smaller suite shown here was identified by a brass plate on the door as the Captain's Quarters.

Arched Fireplace

One of two fireplaces in the house, this one is located in the home office.

Contemplation Zone

Located at the south end of the dining room, the Contemplation Zone offers stunning interior and exterior views.

Dining Room

The "lay light" above the dining table is one of the highlights of the house.

Shoe Cabinet

Inspired by a custom armoire designed for the house by George Niedecken, this shoe cabinet replaced an unneeded radiator in the dressing room of the master suite.

Master Suite

The last room in the house to be renovated, the master suite has a thoroughly new bath, dressing room, walk-in closet and is furnished with period furniture from Stickley.

In the Beginning...

This photo was taken a few days after the house was purchased in 2013 - the start of six years of immensely satisfying renovation work.

Stickley Hutch

A massive custom built-in cabinet was removed from the house in the 1960's. This Stickley Furniture hutch is stylistically similar to the original built in. It is a new piece based on an early 1900's design.

Side Yard

Accessed from the kitchen above and the service door below, the side porch is cantilevered over a recently constructed waterfall. Falling Water indeed.