Set well back from the street, with a grand circular driveway, this distinctive home offers privacy and total enjoyment of the natural surroundings! With a unique, open plan this home is comfortable and inviting while being impressive and elegant at the same time. The double height, peaked windows you see as you pull up to the house are the focal point as you step into the expansive living room highlighted by a dramatic stone fireplace, vaulted, beamed ceiling and stunning herringbone wood floors. Opening to the kitchen with an oversized eating area (table seats 12!) and adjacent to the dining room, this home was built for entertaining! Highly efficient kitchen is a chef's delight with custom cabinetry, granite countertops, professional grade stainless appliances and a walk-in pantry...all overlooking the lush 2/3 acre yard. Up just a few steps to an enviable primary suite with a roomy sitting area and luxe bath...two additional bedrooms are both ensuite and a 4th bedroom is easily converted back from the space that is currently the dining room. But the heart of the home is the ultimate family room on the ground level...this room truly invites you to stay a while! With gorgeous built-ins, a wet bar with bar refrigerator, stacked stone wall and fireplace surround, coffered ceiling with inset beadboard and a wall of windows overlooking the amazing yard...it's picture perfect! In the lower level, you'll find the laundry room alongside a semi-second kitchen with ample space for anything you could want; extra storage, exercise room, play space, rec room...the possibilities are endless. The attached, heated 2-car garage is picture worthy with ceramic tile flooring, custom cherry cabinetry and a speaker system! The list of special features and updates is long, but a few highlights include a fully zoned sprinkler system, both front and rear yards, new 50-year composite roofing, whole house generator and Marvin/Pella windows thruout. Country setting but minutes to world class shopping at Oak Brook Mall, restaurants, highway access....with O'Hare and Midway an easy drive...the best of both worlds!