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MarchApril 2015
Always Local Always Beautiful
At Home WithAnne Ginn
Mid-Century ModernOur Favorite Chairs
Getting Readyfor GreenThings to Do in Your Garden Now
Hidden TreasuresBehind-the-Scenes Magic at Echo Systems
Demolishingthe Cost of Custom
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR
DAVID WILLIAMS
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ROBERT NELSON
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BECKI WIECHMAN
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR
JOHN GAWLEY
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OmahaHome contents marchapril 2015
departments H7 Editorrsquos Letter
H8 Architectural Styles The Mary Kimball House
H10 DIY Demolishing the Cost of Custom
H12 gardening Getting Ready for Green
H16 Sandyrsquos Makeover For the Birds Magazine Rack
H24 Neighborhood Profile Gifford Park
H38 trending Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 40 Room Architectural Archeology
H 42 things we like Our Favorite Clocks
H 44 Transformations Cooking Up a Classic
features H18 Hidden Treasures
In the new Echo Systems home store much of the magic is behind the scenes
H30 The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of Weight
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TODD LEMKE
PUBLISHERrsquoS ASSISTANT amp OMAHA HOME CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
SANDY BESCH-MATSON
VICE PRESIDENT GREG BRUNS
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GIL COHEN
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GWEN LEMKE
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All versions of OmahaHome are published bimonthly by Omaha Magazine LTD PO Box 461208 Omaha NE 68046-1208 Telephone (402) 884-2000 fax (402) 884-2001 Subscription rates $1295 for 6 issues (one year) $1995 for 12 issues (two years) No whole or part of the contents herein may be reproduced without prior written permission of Omaha Magazine excepting individually copyrighted articles and photographs Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted however no responsibility will be assumed for such solicita-tions Best of Omaharegtrade is a registered tradename of Omaha Magazine
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OmahaHome from the editor
I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
SandySandy Besch-MatsonContributing EditorOmahaHomeSandybeschomahapublicationscom
ldquoI love spring anywhere but if I could choose I would
always greet it in a garden-Ruth Stout
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
OmahaHome dbullibullystory by john gawley bull photography by bill sitzmann
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
OmahaHome
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
marchapril bull 2015 H17
Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
OmahaHome feature
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Omaha Home feature
Doug Dushan
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2011-20155 Years in a Row
Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
marchapril bull 2015 H25
lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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OmahaHome neighborhood profile
marchapril bull 2015 H27
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
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1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome contents marchapril 2015
departments H7 Editorrsquos Letter
H8 Architectural Styles The Mary Kimball House
H10 DIY Demolishing the Cost of Custom
H12 gardening Getting Ready for Green
H16 Sandyrsquos Makeover For the Birds Magazine Rack
H24 Neighborhood Profile Gifford Park
H38 trending Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 40 Room Architectural Archeology
H 42 things we like Our Favorite Clocks
H 44 Transformations Cooking Up a Classic
features H18 Hidden Treasures
In the new Echo Systems home store much of the magic is behind the scenes
H30 The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of Weight
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OmahaHome from the editor
I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
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Over 41 years of sell ing Nebraska and Iowa
The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome contents marchapril 2015
departments H7 Editorrsquos Letter
H8 Architectural Styles The Mary Kimball House
H10 DIY Demolishing the Cost of Custom
H12 gardening Getting Ready for Green
H16 Sandyrsquos Makeover For the Birds Magazine Rack
H24 Neighborhood Profile Gifford Park
H38 trending Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 40 Room Architectural Archeology
H 42 things we like Our Favorite Clocks
H 44 Transformations Cooking Up a Classic
features H18 Hidden Treasures
In the new Echo Systems home store much of the magic is behind the scenes
H30 The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of Weight
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I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
OmahaHome feature
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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2011-20155 Years in a Row
Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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OmahaHome neighborhood profile
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
OmahaHome at home with
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome contents marchapril 2015
departments H7 Editorrsquos Letter
H8 Architectural Styles The Mary Kimball House
H10 DIY Demolishing the Cost of Custom
H12 gardening Getting Ready for Green
H16 Sandyrsquos Makeover For the Birds Magazine Rack
H24 Neighborhood Profile Gifford Park
H38 trending Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 40 Room Architectural Archeology
H 42 things we like Our Favorite Clocks
H 44 Transformations Cooking Up a Classic
features H18 Hidden Treasures
In the new Echo Systems home store much of the magic is behind the scenes
H30 The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of Weight
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I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
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freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome contents marchapril 2015
departments H7 Editorrsquos Letter
H8 Architectural Styles The Mary Kimball House
H10 DIY Demolishing the Cost of Custom
H12 gardening Getting Ready for Green
H16 Sandyrsquos Makeover For the Birds Magazine Rack
H24 Neighborhood Profile Gifford Park
H38 trending Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 40 Room Architectural Archeology
H 42 things we like Our Favorite Clocks
H 44 Transformations Cooking Up a Classic
features H18 Hidden Treasures
In the new Echo Systems home store much of the magic is behind the scenes
H30 The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of Weight
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OmahaHome from the editor
I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
OmahaHome dbullibullystory by john gawley bull photography by bill sitzmann
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
OmahaHome
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
marchapril bull 2015 H17
Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
OmahaHome feature
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
marchapril bull 2015 H25
lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome from the editor
I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
SandySandy Besch-MatsonContributing EditorOmahaHomeSandybeschomahapublicationscom
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Over 41 years of sell ing Nebraska and Iowa
The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome from the editor
I CANrsquoT BELIEVE IT IS that time of year again It seems like only yesterday that I was putting the Christmas deco-
rations away Now itrsquos time for that vibrant splashy array of indoor color to be replaced by its outdoor (and much more organic) counter-part as I head out into the garden
Herersquos a jump-start idea for those of you who are ready to daremdashprematurely or oth-
erwisemdashto take matters into your own hands Introduce some color on your porch or into your yardhellipand do it soon Plant such cold-hardy annuals as pansies violas nemesia dusty miller snapdragons or diascia
All are pretty hardy when it comes to withstanding colder weather and even a frost or two Sure therersquos an element of risk here but the brilliantly hued spirit-lifting rewards are worth taking a chance OmahaHome
SandySandy Besch-MatsonContributing EditorOmahaHomeSandybeschomahapublicationscom
ldquoI love spring anywhere but if I could choose I would
always greet it in a garden-Ruth Stout
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
OmahaHome dbullibullystory by john gawley bull photography by bill sitzmann
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
OmahaHome
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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8
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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The Mary Kimball House A Style All Its Own
OmahaHome architectural stylesstory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
Y OU MAY NOT KNOW of Mary Kimball but if yoursquore an aficio-nado of historic Omaha you
know her son Thomas Kimball very well The architect behind St Cecelia Cathedral the Burlington Station and the famed structures of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition among so many others in Omaha was a major figure in Americarsquos architectural community for several decades before and after the turn of the last century
While Kimball is most known for com-mercial and civic structures he also designed homes for well-to-do Omaha residents Many of those have fallen victim to Omaharsquos oft-blind march of progress A few remain One clearly built with loving attention to detail still towers over St Maryrsquos Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets and is widely
considered Kimballrsquos residential masterpieceIn the successful 1996 application to place
the home on the National Registry of Historic Places the home Kimball built for his mother and sister is broadly categorized as Dutch Colonial Among myriad other details the exterior boasts five parapets on the masonry box structure that help create a dramatic verticalitymdasha hallmark of Kimballrsquos work
Inside the 108-year-old house becomes more of a stylistic mash-up Greek Revival details and clean practical Arts and Crafts features (chosen mainly to foster ease-of-living for Kimballrsquos beloved mother and sister) are accented throughout with mahogany quarter-sawn oak and tiger maple woodwork
Even though the house has long been in disrepair as a multi-unit
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
OmahaHome
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
OmahaHome feature
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Omaha Home feature
Doug Dushan
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
marchapril bull 2015 H25
lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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OmahaHome neighborhood profile
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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arsquos Business-to-Business Magazine
B2B OMAHArsquoS
A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
OmahaHome at home with
Scan the page with the
LayAR app to view a
gallery slider from our
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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apartment the vast majority of original fea-tures remain The bad news The house is unoccupied and in need of a major renovation
Thankfully respected Omaha sculptor John Labja who purchased the house six years ago has been working to restore the home with great attention to Kimballrsquos origi-nal plan A recent tour of the home suggests that Labjarsquos plan to move into the house in ldquoone or two yearsrdquo may be optimistic but whenever the completion date the results should be stunning
ldquoThis house is a masterpiece built by an amazing man out of love for his
motherrdquo Labja says ldquoIt deserves respect Everything Irsquom doing here is intended to be very sensitive to the house and the visionrdquo
The house is a shamble of small projects in motionmdashrestoration of exterior doors return-ing long-carpeted floors to their original oak stripping out everything in the kitchen or bathrooms that arenrsquot true to the period Labja says he was thrilled to find many miss-ing partsmdashtile hinges original fixturesmdashhidden away forgotten in basement recesses In a year or perhaps a few more the Mary Kimball House should return to being one of Omaharsquos most prized residential structures
ldquoAs I do this work Irsquom trying to let the house tell me what it wantsrdquo Labja says ldquoThe work has to be timeless like the house itself When this is finished I hope wersquove shown it the respect and attention to detail a structure like this deservesrdquo OmahaHome
Demolishing the Cost of Custom
D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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OmahaHome neighborhood profile
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
OmahaHome at home with
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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D EMOLITION THREE LAYERS OF wall paper the kind where salmon isnrsquot only the color but
the pattern Dust Hang new mold-resistant drywall Mud Sand Three more layers of mudding and sanding More dust
We wanted to simplify expand and upgrade every inch of our dated single bath-room on the main floor of our MidCentury ranch home And how could I get what I wanted on an artistrsquos budget The answer do it myself
The thing about being the creative director here at Omaha Magazine is that Irsquom always focused on the big picture and all the little
things that make the bigger picture better The simplistic design of my custom vanity was all in the details After the dust settled the real work began
In the initial sketchesmdashnext to dreamy drawings of furniture designsmdashI started the perspective drawings of a less- imposing vanity
The first design priority was to give the impression that the cabinets float in the space Noted raise the bottom Second we needed more walking space between the bathtub and the cabinet Noted make it thinner Now we have the feeling of a wider bathroom But what about the storage Where are Trisha
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Omaha Home feature
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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and I going to put all the towels and rubber duckys for baby Michael Take the mass we trimmed off the bottom and front and transfer it to the top Problem solved
What appears to be simple on the out-sidemdashclean lines continuous wood-grain from drawer-to-drawer and less-than-ornate draw pullsmdashis less than simple on the inside No wall is straight When the renderings for the floating vanity attach everything directly to the walls as a foundationmdashthere are several 4-inch long screws throughoutmdashIrsquoll simply quote my uncle Vaughn ldquoA good carpenter isnrsquot one who makes no mistakesmdashits one who knows how to cover them uprdquo
Modern drawers in nearly all new-con-struction homes have beautiful sophisticated quiet no slam automatic closing drawer slides That doesnrsquot work to well when your walls arenrsquot square So neither do the hidden supports between drawers that hold the weight of a granite countertop So we reverted back to the lsquo50s The drawers simply sit on custom pine rails instead of those fancy slides And every drawer is usable with the ones under the sink built in a lsquoUrsquo shape around the plumbing
And about those drawer pulls We ordered them online through a big blue-box-Swedish home store You know the one We measured twice drilled once And drilled again And again The template for the width of the holes in the face of the solid-oak single-piece wood-faced drawers didnrsquot match that of the pull itself Here we are with four holes where only two should bemdashin a piece of wood that was a quarter of the total budget of the vanity So what did we do We got creative We covered up our mistake with a common 5-cent washer the kind yoursquod use with nuts and bolts
You might call us crazy for setting out on this project without any idea how to build cabinets and we probably were But with a little (make that a lot) of thought pencil and papermdashand even more elbow greasemdashTrisha and I more than love our custom vanity the one we built without the cost of custom OmahaHome
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
OmahaHome gardeningstory by jennifer litton
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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Your Garden Glory Getting Ready for Green
M OTHER NATURE IS WARMING things up outside which means itrsquos time to dig out those boots and gloves and get to work preparing
your garden and outdoor living spaces for those heady bounti-ful days to come Donrsquot forget the sunscreen OmahaHome
Clean up the Clutter Around the third week of March clean your lawn of any debris like rocks and sticks (or annoying blow-away garbage from your neighbors as is all-too-often the case here in the big O) Prep the beds by removing winter mulch Prune fruit trees shrubs and ornamental trees before buds begin to break Later prune spring flowering shrubs as soon as they finish flowering
Indoor Prep WorkTo kick-start your spring color cut branches of forsythia crabapple and spirea to place in a bucket of cool water inside Leave in a cool area of no more than 60 degrees until buds show color Snip and display in your favorite vase for an instant preseason pick-me-up
Grab some paper cups and your kids or nearest tiny relative and show them the wonder of starting seeds Their eyes will delight in the wonder of the bursting of that first tiny sprout Ideal veggies for home germination include basil broccoli brussel sprouts chives leeks peppers and tomatoes Make your own seed-starting mix with a blend of equal parts perlite vermiculite and peat To neutralize the acidity of the peat add frac14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of the mix
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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OmahaHome gardening
Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
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1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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Early Spring PlantingCool season veggies like peas onions potatoes artichokes and some lettuces can be planted now Just make sure not to work the soil when wet Raspberries should also be planted in early spring as soon as the soil is dry and workable
Keep a RecordPick out an adorable journal that expresses your inner gardening diva and keep a record of all of your gardening information Make a list of each item you have planted in the garden and create a schematic to remember where everything is Make sure to include seed companies plant name variety planting date and harvest date Maintain a record of how well each plant does during the growing season If any variety is prone to disease record what was used to treat the problem You will thank yourself next gardening season for keeping these handy records at your fingertips
Survey the SceneCheck conifers and broadleaf evergreens for signs of winter injury To control aphids apply a soil drench treatment of imidacloprid on deciduous and evergreen trees A March application will be effective against insects and will last all year
Spread the Love Garden-Style Share with your friends by dividing perennials before spring growth has begun Who doesnrsquot love the gift of greenery
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Revive BulbsSoak any bulb-like plants that are starting to shrivel Put them in water for a short time to allow for plumping Weed out dead blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs Discard any rotted bulbs among your dahlias gladiolas elephant ear caladium tuberous begonias and cannas
Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
OmahaHome feature
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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Thank you Berry Much Give established strawberry plants a dose of fertilizer before new spring growth starts
Make Your BedsMama told you that if you make your bed yoursquo ll have a great day Transfer that wisdom to your garden by picking out flats of your favorite bedding plants such as begonias geraniums lobelia busy lizzie petunias rudbeckia California poppy antirrhinum and cosmos
Fixer-Upper Check your deck and lawn furniture for needed repairs or re-painting to make sure that your outdoor living space is ready for all of that entertaining you resolve to do this year Search for the perfect outdoor party treats on Pinterest Bring on the guests
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Mid-Spring MulchingApplying mulch now will cut down on your summer weeding time The best mulches are compost and rotted wood chips Buy only what you need A yard of mulch will cover 300 square feet when spread an inch thick
For the BirdsBirds will now start looking for places to nest so set those birdhouses out and keep an eye out for your newest fine-feathered friends to come calling
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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For the Birds Let your imagination take
flight for this fun project
OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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OmahaHome sandys makeoverstory by sandy besch-matson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
Systems home store
much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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A T FIRST GLANCE WHEN encountered on one of my frequent thrifting adventures
this magazine rack was anything but eye-catching As is the case with most of the rehab works shown in the past on this page I had to use a little creativity to imagine this as anything but a worthless piece of trash
WHAT YOUrsquoLL NEEDbull Assortment of acrylic paints
of your choosingbull Sand paperbull Foam paintbrushesbull Stencils (unless you prefer to
freehand the designs)bull Spray gloss sealer
INSTRUCTIONSbull Sanding the nooks and crannies of the
spindled legs to a desired smoothness was probably the hardest and most time-consuming segment of this project
bull I then went with a 50s-era aqua hue to achieve the retro vibe I sought Stencils being the beautiful things that there are allowed me to go further in the design motif than I would have in any freehand effort
bull Fuschia besides being a strong complementary hue is here punctuated by hints of a darker green in rendering the stenciled bird and floral designs
bull As a finishing touch I then accented the finials and other top-most edges of the rack to give it one more element of ldquopoprdquo Donrsquot forget such little additions as they can go a long way in giving any piece a more refined thoughtful theme Top it off with a spray or three of gloss sealer
At the risk of being guilty of a little brag-ging this fun quick and easy project exceeded all of my expectations OmahaHome
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Hidden Treasures In the new Echo
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much of the magic is
behind the scenes
T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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T HE QUARTER-MILLION-DOL-LAR 8800-WATT STEINWAY amp Sons speaker system is very vis-
ible in the ldquoMan Caverdquo section of the Echo Systems store because well guys still think 7-foot-tall speakers are cool to look at Even the bank of 11 Steinway 800-watt amplifiers (with enough power for an outdoor heavy-metal concert) is visible off to the side of the bar which has two televisions in case as Echorsquos marketing coordinator Doug Dushan says ldquoyou donrsquot want to crane your neckrdquo to look over the $43000 pool table to see the Man Caversquos big screen TV which is maybe 20 feet from the even-bigger-screened TV over by the custom-built shuffle board gt
OmahaHome featurestory by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
marchapril bull 2015 H25
lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt But the one-percenter excesses of the Cave arenrsquot really what the new Echo Systems store is about says Dushan a longtime home tech expert who also serves as the companyrsquos senior sales consultant Most of this complete luxury-home layout is filled with technology you donrsquot see Think of the new Echo Systems space just north of 120th and L streets (pre-viously occupied by the companyrsquos lighting design store) as a permanent Street of Dreams home mashed up with a 21st-century House of Tomorrow ldquoYoursquore walking through a million-dollar home and thatrsquos obvious You have the beautiful light fixtures you have the high-end art and sculpturerdquo Dushan says ldquoBut wersquore really focused on giving people the best technology in their home with mini-mal visual impact Wersquore about technology but in a house the technology needs to be concealed technologyrdquo
Beyond the Man Cave subtlety begins to rule The spacious kitchen is tasteful luxury but not really awe-inspiring (Full disclosure though the writer is a dude) But then Dushan starts pressing buttons on the barely-visible wall switch One button pours
bright LED light onto the counter areas for food preparation Another button lowers the overhead lighting and raises floor and recess lighting for a dinner ambiance Another push of a button and the lighting shifts to night-time modemdashjust enough light on the floor to get you safely to a midnight snack
Mixed inconspicuously with the recessed lights above are two banks of speakers Hidden behind another wall is a subwoofer big enough for car audio competitions You can preset the myriad lights and speakers to any level and configuration you choose
In the dining roommdashso that therersquos abso-lutely no sign of speakersmdashthe sound equip-ment is installed behind the walls Above the table the ceiling is specially designed to transmit even higher-frequency sounds without visible tweeters
Push one button and the mirror above the fireplace turns into a 65-inch TV If thatrsquos too small a screen you can push another button to lower a 110-inch motorized movie screen Again the projector itself is barely visible on the back wall of the room gt
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt In the bedroom even an acrylic-on-canvas painting rolls up to expose a television
And then therersquos the real movie room a tri-leveled 17-seat theater that with walls of surround-sound speakers on both sides and a screen nearly the size of secondary theaters in a multiplex makes for an experi-ence ldquowe believe is better than the experi-ence you would get in a commercial theaterrdquo Dushan says
Dushan queued up a scene from Need for Speed (Again the writer is a dude) Remember the scene in which the Koenigsegg Agera R flips across the bridge at 200 mph In this theater it sounds like the supercar is hurtling right past your head
More tasteful films are probably pretty good in here too
Finally you exit the faux-home through a room built to look like a patio Here therersquos a large opaque window that sure is actu-ally a rear-projection screen for watching movies outside
The features both hidden and obvious are too numerous to mention And honestly a bit of envy-fatigue can start to set in after a while
Dushan says hersquos aware that most of us wonrsquot be able to take the store home (He says hersquos hoping he can build just a couple of the amenities into his own place) But he argues even if a customer thinks most of the ameni-ties are crazy or out-of-reach ldquothey might see that one thing that really excites themrdquo
ldquoThis place is a showcase of whatrsquos pos-sible in a homerdquo he says ldquoItrsquos a Street of Dreams home that isnrsquot going anywhererdquo OmahaHome
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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OmahaHome neighborhood profile
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
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FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
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Gifford Park One Neighbor at a Time
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OmahaHome neighborhood profilestory by david williams bull photography by keith binder
U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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U NTIL THE RELATIVELY RECENT past a rapid-fire word association game played on the subject of ldquoGifford Parkrdquo would for many elicit the
most meager of responses Sure blurting out ldquoCalifornia Tacosrdquo and ldquoShelterbelt Theatrerdquo would tally points in this exercise but other responses even among the more intrepid of urban adventurers would likely have included variations on the theme of ldquocrack housesrdquo ldquoprostitutionrdquo and ldquobuckets of 9-1-1 callsrdquo gt
marchapril bull 2015 H25
lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
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This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt Like so many Midtown neighbor-hoods now being reclaimed by a pioneer-ing and diverse group of new settlers the once-neglected area is experiencing a dra-matic rebirth The renaissance of Gifford Park longtime homeowner and community leader Chris Foster explains had the most fundamental of beginnings
ldquoThe Gifford Park Neighborhood Association [organized in 1988] was founded on fearrdquo Foster says ldquoIt was really about noth-ing more than survival Our streets werenrsquot safe Some very dedicated people built on and decided to try other things They added simple things like an Easter egg hunt in the park They started a newsletter Today the fabric of the neighborhood is its community spirit We care about this place and a tremendous number of volunteers pull together here in Gifford Parkrdquo
The children of the neighborhood Foster says best represent the focus of the associations efforts
ldquoYoung kids donrsquot see colorrdquo Foster says ldquoThey donrsquot see incomes They just see people as peoplerdquo
Volunteers of the neighborhood association offer a robust tennis program in the park including free lessons with donated equip-ment In the same once-quiet park whose silence was interrupted only by the very occa-sional thump-thump-clang of a pick-up game of hoops kids swarm to the soccer events made possible by the donation of used nets And at the community gardens special sec-tions are reserved for children so that a new generation can plant the seeds of change in the butterfly-strewn space that itself is a big part of the neighborhoodrsquos metamorphosis
The garden was established in 2001 and has become a center of both social and agrar-ian activities for many in Gifford Park The neighborhood is also home to the the Big Muddy a collectively run urban farm whose goods often travel only a couple blocks to be sold at the Gifford Park Farmers Market during growing season Raising chickens is also prevalent in the neighborhood located just north of the Mutual of Omaha campus
ldquoSometimes I think that our chicken popu-lation is approaching that of the people here Foster quips gt
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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Omaha Home neighborhood profile
lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
marchapril bull 2015 H29
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
H30 marchapril bull 2015
by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
OmahaHome at home with
Scan the page with the
LayAR app to view a
gallery slider from our
shoot of the CO2 Building
marchapril bull 2015 H31
lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
H32 marchapril bull 2015
me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
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by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
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8
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
marchapril bull 2015 H33
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
H34 marchapril bull 2015
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From Design to Installation
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Rainbow ARTISTIC GLASS
amp DESIGN
that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
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W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
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8
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5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
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MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
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story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
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W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
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lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt Neighborhood kids also learn and work at the Community Bike Project a nonprofit thats many initiatives aim to provide trans-portation in a fun setting One of its most popular offerings is the Youth Earn-a-Bike program Through the course of six free classes students receive instruction on bike maintenance safety and riding skills At the end of their schooling they take home a bike they fixed up in the process including a lock and helmet all at no charge
ldquoGifford Park is a great neighborhood with an amazing amount of community involve-mentrdquo says Charles Mitchell the shoprsquos man-ager who happens to live right next doorrdquo The people who have lived here a long time are really invested in this place but now younger people and even the kids that we get to work with here in the shop all come together and connect in really authentic waysrdquo
Decoding the impetus behind a neighbor-hoodrsquos rise is often an exercise in assessing the ldquobonesrdquo of a community
Benson for example is hot-hot-hot in large part because of its collection of pre-viously underused structures along Maple Street Itrsquos a place that practically screamed for the new and novel The formula was deceivingly simple Just add an eclectic mix of innovative risk-taking entrepreneurs stir in an uncanny sense for what it is that people seek andhellipvoilainstant and seemingly overnight revival
Gifford Park has few such assets in the way of infrastructure A mere handful of storefront options are available for any aspiring business-launchers at the neighborhoodrsquos small com-mercial epicenter the intersection of 33rd and California streets
So what accounts for the symphony of nail guns and table saws throughout the neighbor-hood that will reach a crescendo once tem-peratures continue to rise Here it is not about dollars invested In Gifford Park neighbors are building stronger communities one household at a time OmahaHome
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Showroom Sale March 14-28 Quality Home Furnishings
Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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A NNE GINNrsquoS EPIPHANY CAME when she was ankle-deep in a pile of leaves
ldquoIt came to me while I was rakingrdquo says Ginn ldquoI was filling the last bag of leaves of the season and decided that it would also be the last bag of leaves of my liferdquo
So Anne whose husband Bob had passed away in 2012 sold her Loveland-area home and packed her belongings Well some of them anyway ldquoOne of the things that wasnrsquot negotiable were my art booksrdquo she says ldquoWe had hundreds of bookshellipvoracious readershellipbut I kept only my art booksrdquo gt
The Zen of Downsizing Dropping a Different Kind of ldquoWeightrdquo
Scan the page with the LayAR app to view more phots of Anne Ginns home
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by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
marchapril bull 2015 H33
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
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KAREN JENNINGS
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
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Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
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Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
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OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
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4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
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Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
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amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
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Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
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NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
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CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
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NER
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NERrsquoS
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Best Home Cleaning Service
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
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Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
Scan the page with the
LayAR app to view a
gallery slider from our
shoot of the CO2 Building
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lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
H32 marchapril bull 2015
me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
marchapril bull 2015 H33
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Molly Maid of
Central Omaha amp Council Bluffs
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
H34 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome at home withCut Home Heating costs Forever
Zone heat with Regency The way to combat rising fuel costs is to zone heat
with a Regency fireplace Product Turning your drafty fireplace into a high efficiency heater will help keep your heating bill way down
Call Now for a FREEIn-home Consultation491-0800 bull 709 N 132nd St
(next to Hy-Vee)
wwwclaxtonfireplacecomM-f 10-6Sat 9-2
From Design to Installation
3709 S 138 Street middot 402-330-7676wwwrainbowartisticglasscom
Rainbow ARTISTIC GLASS
amp DESIGN
that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
Top Individual Producer for CBSHOME 2009-20124022906296 | karenjenningscbshomecom
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
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Thank You Omahafor 25 Years
Voted Best of Omaha 7 Years in a Row
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
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4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
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MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
lt Itrsquos no surprise that Ginn who now lives at Riverfront Place could not part with the source of such creative inspiration Ginn was a co-owner of the now-closed String of Purls knitting shop She is of course an accom-plished knitter but she is also an artist in her own right and is perhaps best known for her wildly imaginative pattern designs for sweat-ers scarves and accessories
Another grouping that would make the move with Ginn was her marble collection The much-travelled Ginn who also scours the globe in search of the most spectacular of scuba spots amassed the collection one country at a time
ldquoThey are just little works of art in glassrdquo Ginn says ldquoBesides being things of great beauty they are storytellers Each one reminds
OmahaHome at home with
H32 marchapril bull 2015
me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
marchapril bull 2015 H33
Thank Youfor voting us Best of OmahaTM
Molly Maid of
Central Omaha amp Council Bluffs
402932MAID (6243)cathytichymollymaidcom
each franchise independently owned and operated
REASONABLE LAWN CAREldquoQuality is ALWAYS Importantrdquo
402-331-2846wwwreasonablelawncarecom
ITrsquoS TIME FOR OUR
BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR
LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLECALL FOR DETAILS
geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
H34 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome at home withCut Home Heating costs Forever
Zone heat with Regency The way to combat rising fuel costs is to zone heat
with a Regency fireplace Product Turning your drafty fireplace into a high efficiency heater will help keep your heating bill way down
Call Now for a FREEIn-home Consultation491-0800 bull 709 N 132nd St
(next to Hy-Vee)
wwwclaxtonfireplacecomM-f 10-6Sat 9-2
From Design to Installation
3709 S 138 Street middot 402-330-7676wwwrainbowartisticglasscom
Rainbow ARTISTIC GLASS
amp DESIGN
that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
Top Individual Producer for CBSHOME 2009-20124022906296 | karenjenningscbshomecom
Omaha Home at home with
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
402-492-8800 bull wwwHeartlandLawnsOmahacom
Omaharsquos Lawn Care Experts
Thank You Omahafor 25 Years
Voted Best of Omaha 7 Years in a Row
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HoursMonday-Friday 9am-6pm
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Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
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OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
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me of where Irsquove been They are almost like little sacred objects all with a meaning and story of their ownrdquo
Joining the construction of Galluprsquos head-quarters and the National Parks Regional Headquarters Riverfront Place was the resi-dential keystone of the cityrsquos first major NoDo riverfront development The Phase 1 tower where Anne rents her space from the unitrsquos owners was completed in 2007 along with an adjoining block of 57 townhomes Phase 2 completed in 2011 added a second tower and an additional 50 townhomes
Ginnrsquos end-cap condo offers floor-to-ceiling exposure to the East South and West The three-fold orientation she says offers almost perfect symmetry Ginn begins her day in the glow of a cobalt-blue sunrise on one side of gt
marchapril bull 2015 H33
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
H34 marchapril bull 2015
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From Design to Installation
3709 S 138 Street middot 402-330-7676wwwrainbowartisticglasscom
Rainbow ARTISTIC GLASS
amp DESIGN
that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
Top Individual Producer for CBSHOME 2009-20124022906296 | karenjenningscbshomecom
Omaha Home at home with
H36 marchapril bull 2015
To Find Out More
CALL4023423491
or go online fashioncleanerscom
Let Fashion Cleaners help keep you WARM with
FREE dry cleaning
service right to
YOUR DOOR
lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
402-492-8800 bull wwwHeartlandLawnsOmahacom
Omaharsquos Lawn Care Experts
Thank You Omahafor 25 Years
Voted Best of Omaha 7 Years in a Row
GOT CHAIRS
HoursMonday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
402498877712123 Emmet Street thedesignersomahacom infodesignersomahacom
Showroom Sale March 14-28 Quality Home Furnishings
Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
9737 ldquoIrdquo Street Omaha NE 68127 | 4025922820 | omahawinnelsoncom
Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
Live OutdoorsLive Outdoors
Pa t i o F u r n i t u r e bull G r i l l s amp G r i l l Pa r t s bull F i r e P i t s bull B a r s bull o u t d o o r K i t c h e n s
OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
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amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
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Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
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NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
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NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
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Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
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geese Itrsquos also the perfect vantage point for taking in the breathtaking fireworks that light up the night sky during the holidays the NCAA College World Series and other special events On the day of the interview perfectly round orbs of ice swirled as they elbowed their way downstream in the river below It was an ethereal otherworldly sight one not unlike a work of abstract art that had come to life The mesmerizing ice dance mir-rored images of the undulating slow motion ballet performed by the jellyfish at Omaharsquos Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
ldquoI worried that this [Riverfront Place] would be too remoterdquo says Ginn of the site
lt her condo and after the shortest of com-mutes ends the day basking in the flame-red sunsets on the opposite side
Riverfront Place boasts some of the most dramatic sightlines of any downtown living space Looming below is the towering Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge whose base is grounded by a plaza featuring a popular get-your-feet-wet water feature
By June the plaza will also have a remov-able stage and will increasingly become the home of evening concerts in the shadow of ldquoThe Bobrdquo Omaharsquos signature structure
Her 9th floor perch happens to place her at eye-level with flocks of soaring Canada
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that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
Top Individual Producer for CBSHOME 2009-20124022906296 | karenjenningscbshomecom
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
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Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
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1
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3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
that isnrsquot exactly downtown and isnrsquot exactly at the core NoDo ldquoBut it turned out to be just the opposite Irsquom not in the middle of anything but Irsquom sort of in the middle of everything Just lookrdquo she says with a sweep of a hand in gesturing to the river bridge TD Ameritrade Park Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha and the cityrsquos skyline
Ginnrsquos move to condo living was something of an experiment for her Now she says shersquos considering buying a condo at Riverfront once her lease expires
ldquoThis has become the perfect place merdquo she says ldquoAdd to that all the amenities [indoor parking concierge service health clubs gt
marchapril bull 2015 H35
KAREN JENNINGS
Standing Tall For YouJennings Team ndash Top Producing CBSHOME Team ndash 2013
Top Individual Producer for CBSHOME 2009-20124022906296 | karenjenningscbshomecom
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
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Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
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I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
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lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
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lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
402-492-8800 bull wwwHeartlandLawnsOmahacom
Omaharsquos Lawn Care Experts
Thank You Omahafor 25 Years
Voted Best of Omaha 7 Years in a Row
GOT CHAIRS
HoursMonday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
402498877712123 Emmet Street thedesignersomahacom infodesignersomahacom
Showroom Sale March 14-28 Quality Home Furnishings
Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
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Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
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OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
lt access to miles of hiking trails on both sides of the river and more] and I am just really enjoying life hererdquo
Ginn is an avid disciple of Bikram yoga who teaches at Creighton University during the summer She is also a spiritual direc-tor one who has taken a decidedly Zen-like approach to downsizing
ldquoThingsmdashphysical things belongings stuffmdashrequire care and maintenancerdquo she explains ldquoThere is a weight to them both physical and mental that occupies and dis-tracts the mind The kind of weightiness I now seek is in other more meaningful aspects of my liferdquo OmahaHome
To view a gallery of additional images from this feature scan page H30 with the LayAR app For instructions on downloading the LayAR app see page H3
marchapril bull 2015 H37
402-492-8800 bull wwwHeartlandLawnsOmahacom
Omaharsquos Lawn Care Experts
Thank You Omahafor 25 Years
Voted Best of Omaha 7 Years in a Row
GOT CHAIRS
HoursMonday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
402498877712123 Emmet Street thedesignersomahacom infodesignersomahacom
Showroom Sale March 14-28 Quality Home Furnishings
Design Services | Renovations Furniture Showroom | New Builds Area Rugs | Window Treatments
Specialty Wallcoverings
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
9737 ldquoIrdquo Street Omaha NE 68127 | 4025922820 | omahawinnelsoncom
Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
Live OutdoorsLive Outdoors
Pa t i o F u r n i t u r e bull G r i l l s amp G r i l l Pa r t s bull F i r e P i t s bull B a r s bull o u t d o o r K i t c h e n s
OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
Sitting in Style Mid-Century Modern chairs
couch beauty in simplicity
T HE FORM CAN GET a bad rap nowadays thanks to its ubiquitous abuse by the schlockiest of manufacturers That $19 chair with the plastic frame and cheap metal legs at the big-box store is probably a rip-off of a design marvel from the mid-20th
century Just go with the old adage Imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryAll the imitations actually support the basic design principals of the movement which were
to create minimalist comfortable forms that the common man could afford But only the best reproductions of today meet the final two criteria The furniture should be elegant in its simplicity and also it should be built to last
Following are some of those finer takes on Mid-Century masterpieces we found at Allens Home OmahaHome
Probably the most widely known of the Mid-Modern designers is Charles Eames He designed the Organic Chair with Eero Saarinen for the Museum of Modern Art organic design competition The Organic Chair won first prize in the 1941 event
The Papa Bear Chair is arguably the most enduring form from the famed designer Hans Wegner Like most of these chairs prices can range from a few hundred dollars for pieces inspired by the masters to several thousand for originals
The molded plywood chair with cowhide upholstery designed by Charles Eames in 1949 is a Mid-Century design classic Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing how three-dimensionally molded plywood could fit the contours of the body
OmahaHomeOmahaHome trending
H38 marchapril bull 2015
by robert nelson bull photography by bill sitzmann bull chairs provided by allens home
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
9737 ldquoIrdquo Street Omaha NE 68127 | 4025922820 | omahawinnelsoncom
Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
Live OutdoorsLive Outdoors
Pa t i o F u r n i t u r e bull G r i l l s amp G r i l l Pa r t s bull F i r e P i t s bull B a r s bull o u t d o o r K i t c h e n s
OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
This armless Major Chair in leather and chrome from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams has a sleek metal base and grid-tufted cushions With generous proportions and a comfortably angled back this piece is an updated version of the Barcelona chair
The Danes love teakwood and here is one of the most popular Danish-styled Mid-Century chair designs The thin but supportive back is a hallmark of many Danish chairs
This Buttercup Rocker is a version of the molded wood designs popular in that era This chair with its flowing lines in sturdy wood shows why the designers of the time had such an appreciation for plywood
This design was inspired by the armchairs of Eero Saarinen who brought his experience as a sculptor and architect into furniture design
The Orange Slice Chair (yes this is a gray one) was designed in 1960 by Pierre Paulin who summed up the design this way A chair should be more than simply functional It should be friendly fun and colorful
This recliner is inspired by the works of Milo Baughman recognized as one of the originators of the California Modern movement Baughman summed up the form-follows-function mission of Mid-Century Modern design this way ldquoFurniture that is too obviously designed is very interestingrdquo he said ldquobut too often belongs only in museumsrdquo
marchapril bull 2015 H39
marchapril bull 2015 H39
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
9737 ldquoIrdquo Street Omaha NE 68127 | 4025922820 | omahawinnelsoncom
Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
Live OutdoorsLive Outdoors
Pa t i o F u r n i t u r e bull G r i l l s amp G r i l l Pa r t s bull F i r e P i t s bull B a r s bull o u t d o o r K i t c h e n s
OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
W HEN IT COMES TO gaining knowledge about a homersquos heritage the pro-
cess of addition may sometimes come by way of subtraction
Some years ago we decided that the wallpa-per in our homersquos tiny upstairs powder room had to go When we bought the 1946 house in the same year that The Big Chill was released the colorful wall covering in this space was a still oh-so-smart Marimekko-style pattern After looking at it for more than a couple decades we (that would more accurately be as in my wife Julie) decided that any hint of ldquosmartrdquo had long since evaporated
Removing the wallpaper became an exer-cise in revealing the history of our home and the people who once lived there
The first occupants of our home were Jewish just like so many of the original inhabitants up and down the block situated only a short walk from the then Beth Israel Synagogue The name on the deed was a tell-tale sign but the mezuzah guarding the front door (Hebrew verses from the Torah printed on a parchment housed in a decorative case) left no room for doubt as to the faith previ-ously practiced in our home
Architectural Archeology
Layers of Wallpaper
Layers of History
OmahaHome roomstory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H40 marchapril bull 2015
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
Visit our Showroom for Quality Professional Grade Plumbing Products that stand the test of time from the brands you trust that fit your budget and style
Proudly Introducing DXV Products to Omaha
9737 ldquoIrdquo Street Omaha NE 68127 | 4025922820 | omahawinnelsoncom
Hours Monday-Friday 800am-430pm with Tuesday evening appointments available
June 20 2015 bull 1ndash6pm bull Free Admission Tom Hanafan Riverrsquos Edge Park bull Council Bluffs Iowa
friedfoodfestcom
Thanks for Voting Us Best of Omahatrade
84th and 1st St Downtown Papillion
402-331-9136
Live OutdoorsLive Outdoors
Pa t i o F u r n i t u r e bull G r i l l s amp G r i l l Pa r t s bull F i r e P i t s bull B a r s bull o u t d o o r K i t c h e n s
OutdOOrKitchen amp PatiO
121st amp W Center Rd bull Bel Air Plaza 707Omaha bull 402-333-2282
outdoorkitchencomFREE DELIVERY
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
The excavation effort exposed a collection of old-time decals the kind that had to be moistened for application The sticky little relics on a field of classic 50s paint (I call the hue Pink Cadillac) told us quite a lot about the familyrsquos children and the arc of their formative years
I now know for example that they attended Central High School before at least one went on to Bradley University whose culturally insensitive Indian caricature mascot shown here was not surprisingly ditched years ago And did the Bradley-bound member of the household later pledge as another decal sug-gests to Sigma Delta Tau sorority
Vestiges of the familyrsquos faith live on in three of the images Both the MoVFTY (which I have since learned stands for Missouri Valley Federation of Temple Youth) and the Conestoga wagon decals refer to Brsquonai Brsquorith-sponsored youth groups And the ldquoMother Chapterrdquo Star of David insignia points to Aleph Zadik Aleph a boysrsquo fraternity founded in Omaha in 1923 This one was the toughest to research I was very close it turned out in guessing that the letters made up the moniker of a frat or sorority but my online searching turned up zilch It took a chat with Alan Potash of the Jewish Federation of Omaha to get me thinking Hebrew instead of Greek to unlock this puzzle
And as for the sole nogginrsquo-scratcher the Blackhawk decal No clue
Funny thing is the accompanying photo-graph is not an archival view This is how the powder room looks to this very day several years after our discovery Against Juliersquos gentle objections I just canrsquot bring myself to destroy these hieroglyphic echoes of the past
That after all would be like erasing history OmahaHome
Does your home have an interesting story or an oddball room Maybe a bomb shelter or a once-hidden space Please tell me about it at davidomahamagazinecom using the subject line of Room
marchapril bull 2015 H41
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1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
1
2
3
4
I T HAS BEEN SAID that time waits for no man and we being of precious little patience couldnrsquot wait to introduce you to some of our favorite time-
pieces Check out this decidedly eclectic mix available from area merchants OmahaHome
1 Mid-Century Classic George Nelsonrsquos industrial designs put him at the vanguard of American Modernism His famous Ball Clock a timeless starburst pattern available in multiple colors is just one of the reasons wersquo ll forgive Nelson for also being behind another groundbreaking designmdashthe Dilbert-esque office cubicle Gadgeteer bull $335
2 Prairie Power Gustave Stickley was the preeminent proponent of the American Craftsman movement Barbara Streisand once paid $363000 for a Stickley sideboard (and that was in 1988 dollars) but you can appreciate the clean lines of this solid oak Prairie Style gem without breaking the bank Allens Home bull $280
3 Kitsch Klassic The Kit-Cat Clock was introduced at the height of the Great Depression in 1932 a time when people had little to smile about With its trademark wagging tail oscillating eyes and Cheshire grin this kitsch klassic offered some much-needed levityhellipand still delivers an infectious smile over 80 years later hayneedlecom bull $4999
4 The Art of Time Salvador Dalirsquos trippy The Persistence of Memory presented a mind-bending landscape dotted with a trio of melting clocks Inspired by the surrealistrsquos take on the illusory nature of time this artsy clock is formed in a way that allows it to wilt away on itrsquos perch along any shelf edge The Afternoon bull $1995
OmahaHome things we likestory by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmann
H42 marchapril bull 2015
TickhellipTickhellipTickhellip Our Favorite Clocks
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
5
6
8
7
5 Gee Wally Thatrsquos Swell Isnrsquot this the same clock that hung in June Cleaverrsquos kitchen back when TV offered a robust selection of three (Three) channels in glorious black-and-white during the ldquoI Like Ikerdquo era of Leave It to Beaver This fun piece from Kikkerland will add oomph to any playful kitchen retro or otherwise City Limits bull $1399
6 Minimal Magic Created by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art Collection this minimalist design features a gravity-defying mechanism A red ball effortlessly orbits the clockrsquos circumference seemingly under its own power in this mesmerizing example of magnetic magic The Afternoon bull $65
7 Pretty in Pink She may be known mostly for her vibrant oh-so-chic handbags and other accessories but take a look at this smart little bauble from Kate Spade Perfect for a night table or dresser an enamel surround in Spadersquos signature pink accents the nickel-plated housing of this Lenox clock Borsheims bull $50
8 Bavarian Beauty A cottage industry army of pieceworkers scattered across Bohemia contribute the intricately hand-carved individual elements that come together in this amazing example of German craftsmanship A kinetically bombastic performance awaits each and every hour on the hour Chimes amp Times bull $595
marchapril bull 2015 H43
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
MEET THE DESIGNERBecki Wiechman ASID LEEDAP Partner Interior Design Group
Transformations is a regular feature of Omaha Home that spotlights a recent project by a local ASID interior designer The copy and photos are provided by the designer Homeownersrsquo names may be withheld for privacy
H44 marchapril bull 2015
story by becki wiechman bull photography by amoura productions
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
marchapril bull 2015 H45
W HILE WORKING WITH THE Sattar family on the design of their new-con-
struction home in Linden Estates built by Tom Meginnis of Quest Construction it was evident that this home would be designed around the kitchen It was essential to com-bine their gourmet-cooking lifestyle with a generous entertaining space all while main-taining aesthetic decisions in the kitchen that cohesively complemented the surrounding living and entertaining areas of the homersquos main living space gt
Cooking Up a Classic tasteful textures
marchapril bull 2015 H45
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
lt A double island allows for abundant food preparation staging and serving space The Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances provide gourmet kitchen elements that are as hand-some as they are utilitarian The simple slab-front cabinets have no visible hardware and are instead manipulated by motorized hinges for ease of opening Waterfall gran-ite edges set the front island apart from the prep island The kitchen opens to both the informal dining area and the hearth room where the graining patterns of the fireplace wall provide a unique aesthetic backdrop not to mention functional hidden cabinets gt
Opulent is the only way to describe the dining room silverleafparsons table two oversized crystal chandeliers mother-of-pearl wallcoveringand large damask side panels with crystal drapery hardware
H46 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
offer you a professional affordable service from people you can trust
ldquoOmaharsquos Complete House Cleaning Resourcerdquo
THANK YOUfor your Best of Omahatrade votes for
Best Home Cleaning Service 7 Years in a Row
WIN
NER
rsquoS C
IRCLE bull 2010 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
WIN
NER
rsquoS CIRCLE bull 2011 bull WIN
NERrsquoS
CIR
CLE
Best Home Cleaning Service
Maids amp More
2009
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
H48 marchapril bull 2015
OmahaHome transformations
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
marchapril bull 2015 H47
402-575-0102bigbirgeplumbingcom
Locally Owned amp Operated
4028893986a2ocontractingcom
RoofingGuttersDecks
M14114 U S DOT 732686
Omaha bull 402-291-2490wwwjimsmovinginccom
ldquoWE PAD THE FURNITURE NOT THE PRICErdquo
Quality MovingProfessionals
Serving theMetro Area For Over 45 Years
Free EstimatesCompetitive Rates
InsuredLicensed
bull Household amp Office Movingbull Assisted Livingbull Pianosbull Gun Safesbull Packing Servicebull Moving In Iowa amp Nebraska
Thanks for voting us Best of Omaha 10 years in a row
BEST OF OMAHAtrade
BEST OF B2Btrade
BEST DOCTORSreg IN AMERICABEST LAWYERS IN AMERICAreg
PREMIER WEALTH ADVISORSTOPDENTISTtrade
GET THE BEST OF THE BEST
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
MAIDSbull Weekly Biweekly Monthlybull Special One Time Cleanings
amp MOREbull Steam Cleaning Carpetsbull Upholstery bull Tile amp Groutbull Wood Floor Rejuvenatorbull ldquoHouse For Salerdquo Cleaning Specialist
Same day and weekend availability See additional discounts and pricing info at
maidsandmorecom 572-6243
Stephanie amp Jim LovelyWe started Maids amp More here locally to
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lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
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Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
lt The bar area between the kitchen and dining room allows for a separate serving space allowing guests to feel right at home throughout this dramatic space while the homeowners prepare and serve The formal dining room includes a silver-leaf Parsons table highlighted by two oversized crystal chandeliers The accent wall is finished in a mother-of-pearl wall covering and large damask side panels with crystal drapery hard-ware finish the striking space gt
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Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
marchapril bull 2015 H49
4027336440 bull omahadoorcom
Connect with us fthx
ITrsquoS YOUR HOME PROTECT IT
8 YEARS IN A ROW
siding
doors
windows
garage doors
EXPERT TREE CAREldquoThere Is A Differencerdquo
bull Systemic Spraying amp Fertilizingbull Removalsbull Land Cleaningbull Pruningbull Systemic Injectionbull Bracingbull Arborist Supplies amp Toolsbull Certified Arborists on StaffServing 10 states with Mauget tree injection products
COMMERCIAL amp RESIDENTIAL
EnfieldrsquosTREE SERVICE
4022893248wwwenfieldstreecom
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
lt The living room features a wenge veneer and leather-paneled fireplace as its focal point Four crystal chandeliers set within the cof-fered ceiling draw attention to the airy height of the space The curved walls of the study are punctuated by faux-finished trim and grass-cloth wall covering Providing additional layers of texture and color are the studyrsquos fireplace which is surrounded by crema marfil marble tiles
The master bath includes a luxurious steam shower with multiple showerheads and a free-standing copper tub Glass tile mosaics emphasize the floor and shower walls the crystal chandelier and crystal cabinet knobs add ornamental elements to the room The two-story master closet not only offers more than clothes storage but accessories are highlighted in a boutique-style setting using mirrored and glass fronts with backlighting A secondary washerdryer unit along with a steam valet are tucked behind cabinet doors
This Quest Construction build was one of the eight featured homes in Build Omaharsquos Home Inspiration Tour 2014 OmahaHome
The wengeveneered and leather panels make this fireplace the focal point of the living room Four crystal chandeliers set within the coffered ceiling accent the great height of the space
Omaha Home transformations
H50 marchapril bull 2015
Posh PeacockConsignment Gallery
Furniture amp Home Decor
4029339666 - poshpeacocknet
Bel Air Plaza 704 12100 W Center Rd
A Treasure Troveof Delightful amp Valuable Things
Thank you Omaha for voting us Best Garage Doors
Since 1963
4023318920 middot wwwnormsdoorcom
Better Doors at Better Prices
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
Itrsquos everything you want in your home ndash from its fresh architectural style and detailing to the simplicity of its lifestyle-driven functionality and a classic timelessness that feels as perfect for your life today as it will in the years to come Itrsquos also why Curt Hofer amp Associates is the arearsquos most inspired
executed ndash let Curt Hofer amp Associates create and build your new custom home
FRESH SIMPLISTIC CLASSICIt begins with an idea Please contact Curt Hofer amp Associates at 4027580440 For an appointment visit curthofercom or see our Ideabook at houzzcomcurthofer
2332 Bob Boozer Drive | Omaha NE 68130 | Phone 4027580440 | wwwcurthofercom
For additional information 4022555750 4 wwwjasperstonedevelopmentcom
mdashmdash A Curt Hofer Company mdashmdash
180th amp Military RoadBennington
220th amp Schram RoadGretna 4 Miles North of I-680
on US 75
As Expansive As All OutdoorsAs intimate as a private retreat As close to ideal as your imagination can take you As close to civilization as you want to be yet as far away from ordinary as you can get Welcome to Jasper Stone Development Premier Acreage Lots
Your Dream Begins Call Today
Just off Blair High Road (Hwy 133) on County Rd 37
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row
402-493-1350PellaOmahacom
Visit your local Pella ShowroomOMAHA 9845 S 142ND ST
A Better Window and Door Replacement Experience We Promise
3 Years in a Row