Today I toured the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio and it was better than I had hoped.  The tour lasted an extra hour; the guide provided a wide range of information regarding the home, the furniture, and the Dow family.  Although my preservationist side cringed, I was beyond excited to sit all over the house! I got to sit in an Eames lounge chair and most of the Herman Miller classics.  Another highlight was getting to hop from tile to tile on the pond and watching someone fall into the pond (I’m a jerk, but it was funny/ the rest of the tour he was barefoot).  Pictures really don’t do this house justice - it is 20,000 square feet of an architect being 100% uninhibited in expressing his design aesthetic/personality.  Bummed we didn’t get to take interior photos, but it’s probably for the best, because I’d still be taking pictures.  (I recommend clicking on the photos to see them full size)