There are several examples of "good design" reuse at SAMARA. At least one of Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas for his own 1889 house was carried forward to SAMARA, a classic Usonian home designed in 1954 - the built-in benches in the living room.

The classic Prairie structure, Robie House (1908), gives us a small, short, square stool located in the living room. While not designed specifically for SAMARA, Dr. and Mrs. Christian decided to purchase a reproduction of the stool as a reminder of Mr. Wright's versatility in the design of his furniture.

Wright often complained about his own furniture designs being uncomfortable, but in 1949, he designed a chair for his homes, Taliesin and Taliesin West, that was unusual, comfortable and attractive - the Origami (Butterfly) chair. A visit to the guest bedroom will find one of these beautiful chairs designed specifically for SAMARA.

During the 1950's Mr. Wright set about to design a furniture grouping for the Heritage-Hendredon Furniture Company. When the Christians first moved into SAMARA, in 1956, the dining room furniture was from this collection.

This was done in lieu of finding a furniture maker who was capable of building the SAMARA designed dining table and chairs. Two of the Heritage-Hendredon dining chairs from the original grouping are still found in the living room today.