This local artisans one-of-a-kind home was transformed in 2000 and expanded to 4,200 SF to feature a dramatic open floor plan with high ceilings, tall windows, and contemporary design cleverly combined with historical accoutrements and repurposed materials. Nestled in a rural setting, this private house is surrounded by trees, not visible from the street, and just a 5 minute walk into the historic Smithville Parks network of nature-trails. No ordinary 4 bedroom 3.5 bath house, the artists eye wont miss the deliberate tribute to retro design coupled with modern style with its interior material highlights of wood, brick, stone, and metal. Strategically placed windows bring plenty of sunlight and views of scenic outdoor greenery to the inside living experience. An interior atrium with sweeping masonry floor of colorful Tennessee fieldstone provides a stunning welcome, and wheelchair accessibility, to the tall central great room that constitutes the core of the open floor plan, featuring a 20ft. high Indian slate wall, a 4-season glass solarium with an Endless Pool aqua-fitness machine for year-round indoor swimming, a four-sided glass fireplace with floating brick chimney, skylights w/motorized shades, large window groupings and a metal spiral staircase up to a dramatic 2nd floor interior balcony. The great room boasts a living room with built-in AVcenter, a breakfast room w/bay window, a large professional-style kitchen with stainless-steel counters and two integral sinks, a 6-burner Dacor range, and a curving bar-stool counter of blue-pearl granite. All the rooms are interconnected for large-scale hospitality or intimate family living. A feast for the eyes, a 19th century built-in safe, hand-painted bathroom tiles, illuminated glass block accents, exotic wide plank wood floors, marble surfaces, antique pedestal sinks, and a 20ft. high glass ceiling dome with Mission-style chandelier crowns the spiral staircase. Venture back in time through an archtop Gothic door into the grand powder room with hand-painted ceiling, and reproduction pull-chain toilet hidden behind a broken arch wall of reclaimed historic bricks reminiscent of nearby Historic Smithville Park. The ground-floor private master bedroom suite has shoji doors, separate walk-in closets, and Asian screens used as cabinet doors, twin sinks with bamboo backsplash, and a sequestered marbled wet room with bidet and curving glass-block shower for two. A cheerful fitness room with mirror and ballet bar forms connect the kitchen to solarium, the world of the indoor year-round swimming pool. The pool room can be locked-off separately from the home for maintenance access, a glass door leads outside to the split-level deck which is surrounded by woods and privacy. The 2nd floor has dramatic 10ft. ceilings, two large bedrooms with huge closets, a 12ft. long walk-in cedar closet with rows of hang bars and shelves, built-in cubbies for linens or toys. The 2nd floor bathroom features a whirlpool tub under a 14ft. high skylight. The 2nd floor office/library has window views on three sides, an exterior view of a lush wisteria canopy outside, and two dramatic interior window views of the kitchen and great room below. The bonus room has many possibilities with its separate outside staircase entrance, a 4th apartment style bedrm/additional office/playroom for the kids. Retreat to the finished basement down the open stairwell tucked behind custom bookcases and be warmed by the wood stove in the den. Another full bath in the basement invites sleepovers for friends. Imagine all the uses of the basement kitchenette-pantry-photographic dark room and adjacent sewing counter. The laundry room is huge, equipped with sink and storage closets. The attached 2-car garage provides access into a spacious carpenters workshop, equipped with benches, cabinets, sink, heat & A/C. Just 7 mls from Jt.Base McGuire/Dix, close to major highways for shopping. Come take a look!