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< Chris Oldenhuis of Oldenhuis Contracting. The two were contacted by producers from HGTV, who found them thanks to the popular home remodeling and design site, Houzz. After completing an interview, the designer and contractor were put on call and told to be ready on a Sunday morning, if needed. Luckily for them, the phone rang. “We had a one-shot deal to get in there and measure and take pictures to get whatever information we needed,” Muhle says. From there, she had five weeks to draft her design plans with a few crazy stipulations; any last-minute items needed would have to be in stock, the use of preexisting art was not allowed because of trademark concerns, and the use of tile was forbidden because the setting materials wouldn’t set H10

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fast enough in the allotted time. If that doesn’t seem like a designer’s biggest pickle of a challenge, how about the fact that Muhle was creating a personal space for a couple that she wasn’t even allowed to talk to? “All we had to go off of was a video of what the client said they wanted and we had a budget from the producer and we had to stay within that,” Muhle says. “The client said she wanted teal, she loved barn wood, and she wanted a slider door. He was super into baseball and they love craft beer,” Muhle says. From those simple tidbits, Muhle and Oldenhuis were able to put together an inviting space complete with a DJ table, two TVs for the maximum sports-fan experience and a Kegerator.

Red Solo cups sold separately. Muhle began Artistico Interiors a little over a year ago. “Artistico is Italian for ‘artistic spaces.’ We specialize in what our clients like. I don’t like to be tied to anything or any style,” she says. After contemplating the clients’ wish list, Muhle then submitted her drawings to the producers for approval. “We had three days from the start of demo to the completion,” she says. Then it was time for Oldenhuis Contracting to get to work. But Chris Oldenhuis’ Nebraska work ethic was so efficient, he at times needed to be reined in by producers. “We were flying right along doing what we were supposed to be doing. We had several points where they told me to stop because I was getting too far

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fabulous basement,” Muhle says. “It’s so surreal. It’s almost hard to believe that it even happened,” says Muhle. “I am very proud of what we did. All in all, with the amount of time we had and the budget and everything, I feel like it turned out good.” The producers agree. After the show, Oldenhuis and his wife Lynn were taken out to dinner by Temple and the HGTV producer. “Both of them kind of pulled me aside and said, ‘You know what, out of over 100 shows, in our book, you were in the top five.’ It made me feel really good.” OmahaHome The episode is available for viewing at oldenhuiscontracting.com.

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South Omaha’s 24th Street is the most vibrant, culturally diverse main street in town.

HE STORY OF SOUTH Omaha—past or present—has always been the story of

the American immigrant experience. Boom, bust, cultural conflict. Poverty, cultural ascension, cultural assimilation. Social issues, sure. But genuine vibrancy and character, too—an energy so many communities try and fail to replicate with facades. “I think it is misunderstood, it has a different flavor but different can be beautiful,” says Marcos Mora, president of LatPro Studios as well as a promoter of Passport to South Omaha, > may/june • 2014 H13

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< a new campaign to revitalize and grow this part of the city. Even on a cold, windy day the South 24th Historic District in South Omaha is buzzing with people, traffic—something that makes for great street ambiance. During the lunch hour, street vendors can be seen selling items like tacos and treats—authentic Mexican cuisine. One thing is for certain; you can feel the sense of pride and community. The energy is high and residents are friendly and making small talk with each other. With a new generation of Hispanics making South Omaha their home, the area once dubbed the “Magic City” for its speed of growth during the American Industrial Revolution is undergoing its own revolution. Still, some thoughtful planning was needed to harness this organic burst of energy. “We looked at the Old Market, Benson, Dundee to see how they we’re doing it,” he says. “We want to change the perception.” One example of change: “You can still get the traditional Mexican cuisine but also new Latin dishes you couldn’t find before,” Mora says. With new colorful flavor on the block, coordinators of the annual Cinco de Mayo festival thought it was only natural to center the event on something we all love: Food. “Food, Fun, and Fiesta” showcases local restaurants and food vendors with the first ever Spice of South O. Free entertainment, a carnival, and a parade that is one of the biggest in the Midwest attracts people from as far as South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri. The town square, Plaza de la Raza, or “gathering place for the people,” is the heart of the area. Looking from the northwest corner of 24th and N streets, the rich history of the street comes to life. Among other feasts for the eyes: The colored tile-lined sidewalks and park benches and the towering figure of the great economic generator in the early life of this region—the Livestock Exchange Building. Events celebrate the incredible cultural diversity of the neighborhood, an amalgam of 125 years of Polish, Czech, German, and Mexican heritages. Created mostly in the boom years between 1890 and 1910, 33 buildings are recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Some cultures can only be seen now in the names of structures such as the J.V. Vacek building, which now holds retail bays. >

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< The signs of the more recent residents are seen more in paint than stone; in murals covering the sides, tops, and fronts of buildings. Legend of the Volcanoes Popocatepetl & Iztaccihuatl, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and revolutionaries Emil Zapata and Pancho Villa are depicted with vibrant colors. In its fifth year, La Veinticuatro Walking Tour hopes to educate the public on the importance of preserving and restoring older districts. Although not an Omaha native, Vince Furlong, tour coordinator for La Veinticuatro, has a passion for cities with historical significance. Furlong leads several tours a month to help promote revitalization of this part of the city. Local businesses like The World of Pottery and Bievenidos a la Plaza Latina bring to life the story of the current residents’ heritage by showcasing folk art imported from the Guadalajara area displayed in an outdoor plaza type atmosphere found in Latin America. As a destination business, World of Pottery has customers from around the Midwest. Some of the customers, though, just come to remember old times. “One women from Auburn described a time she drove out the now front doors of the World of Pottery in a new car with her dad,” Furlong says. “This was back in the 50s when it was H&H Chevrolet.” Petersen & Michelsen Hardware is another stop on the La Veinticuatro tour. There, one is swept back in time by memorabilia from the stockyards in the form of pictures, old packaging, and uniforms. Dan Boland, owner of Petersen & Michelsen Hardware, tells guests about the 120-year history of the store; the oldest business on the street. All traces of the once-bustling meatpacking hub are not completely lost. In between answering the phone and helping customers, Boland points out an item in one of the store’s aisles. It’s a hydraulic drain flusher that meatpacking plants order from his store from around the country. In his store—as in all of South Omaha— the new and old, the antiquated and modern, blend together into a rich tapestry. “South Omaha is still so vibrant,” Boland says. “My dad and grandpa both called this the Magic City, and I still have to agree.” OmahaHome

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< “Brown, beige, clay. These are the colors of earth. We have gone beneath the surface to explore what lies below by choosing minerals and gemstones as our inspiration. The soft gold in the stairwell will refract light in contrast to the rich, blue-green of the walls. Entering the bedroom you find the unexpected element of a green ceiling. Remember that ceilings are your “fifth wall.” They offer a very effective, additional field of color. The complementary color on the bedroom wall is Diamond Vogel’s interpretation of Pantone’s 2014 Color of the Year—Radiant Orchid. All of these colors come together and are grounded by the richly hued earth tones of both the carpet and the light beige trim. >

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< “When contemplating my assigned element, my mind immediately went to thoughts of enjoying the ambiance of a cozy fire surrounded by low-light candles enveloping me in a serene, flickering glow. It instantly evokes an aura of home, warmth, and safety. As a tattoo artist, I approached the room as I would a tattoo. I chose a combination of colors that compliment each other to create a beautiful and unique canvas. With the element of fire, I thought of reds, oranges, and yellows. I used them here to create a room that feels pleasant, mellow, and comforting…much like a relaxing evening in front of the fireplace.” OmahaHome

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over the city provide a staccato soundtrack as spring awakenings draw people outdoors to enjoy the weather. But simple pickup games at a certain Gold Coast address on North 38th Street are anything but simple. They have a look and feel that is distinctly their own. Where else would you find Tibetan monks in bright orange robes setting picks and draining threes? The monks who visit the city to create elaborate sand paintings at the Old Market’s OM Center have been frequent guests of Deirdre and Steven Evans over the years. “We call it the Tibet Hotel,” Deirdre says of the home built in 1921 that is on the National Register of Historic Places. “It’s just a huge amount of good vibes to have them here. And the neighbors, I think, get a kick out of seeing them playing basketball, sitting on >

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< the terrace, or walking up and down the street in their robes.” “Monks are known for their compassion,” Steven adds, “but they are in-your-face aggressive and competitive when it comes to a game of hoops.” Just as with the anomaly of monk sightings in Midtown, the home’s décor is anything but the expected. A lava lamp is juxtaposed against Victorian tchotchkes. The graceful lines of Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture compete for attention positioned beside the ornate carvings of Asian pieces. A stuffed dummy in the solarium is positioned as if it were engrossed in a tome of illuminated manuscripts. Menacing gargoyles face off against whimsical, bobblehead clowns. Buddha figurines are found at every turn. It’s one of the more crazily convoluted decorating themes ever featured in this publication, but it all seems to just somehow…work. “A little of this,” Deirdre shrugs with a winking grin, “and a little of that.” Steven bought the home almost sight unseen in 1975 after a nine-month negotiation process. It was a rental property at the time divvied up between 16 occupants. “I had only seen the place from the foyer,” he says of the home in which he and Deirdre would be married in 1992. “It wasn’t even for sale. The neighborhood was threatened with extinction for a lot of different reasons at the time and I ended up buying it for a song. People thought I was crazy.” Successive waves of “progress” had long threatened to forever change the neighborhood. A plan dating back to the 1950s envisioned an east-west freeway that would parallel Dodge through the Gold Coast and out to Dundee. Remember that odd “cloverleaf to nowhere” on I-480 at the 30th Street exit near Creighton University that was only recently reconfigured? That was to be the source spur of the project that would have decimated what are now considered to be two of the city’s most historic neighborhoods. Like many Gold Coast homeowners, the Evans’ feel a responsibility to preserve and protect the area that is an Omaha treasure. The battle last year over the idea of an ultramodern, flat-roofed home being built nearby on 38th Street sent the couple once again into activist mode. “The home would have been more than a little incongruent with the surrounding >

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Mary Green of the Dundee Community Garden HERE WAS A TIME when most

homes were built with a front porch, a space that practically screamed to passerby and neighbor alike, “Here we are! Right out in full view! C’mon over and we’ll get to know each other.” In this increasingly plugged-in, online, and tuned-out world of ours, the idea of a front porch seems to have gone the way of rotary dial phones and VHS. The rise of community gardens may seem to be primarily about digging in the dirt in anticipation of alternatives to store-bought tomatoes that taste like Styrofoam, but Mary Green knows there’s more. H32

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“A community garden is more than being just about food,” says Dundee Garden board president Mary Green. Just as with other social, philanthropic, religious, or special interest organizations, Green says, “A community garden fills a void. A community garden is as much about community. It’s about old people mixing with young people, and renters mixing with homeowners, and people of all economic means coming together to get to know people that they wouldn’t otherwise ever know.” The Dundee Community Garden is an example of one of the more established of communal efforts, and the volunteers who sow the seeds of fertile success there had a

bumper crop of accomplishments last year. The group that was established in 2009 bought the property at 49th and Underwood Avenue after a major funding drive bolstered in part by support from the Sherwood Foundation and Kiewit Foundation. Water hydrants were installed. A permanent shed with a cement floor was added. Plantings of six fruit trees followed. New tools were acquired. Solar panels on the shed are planned for this season to power their new electric mower. The group also held a series of educational workshops at the nearby AV Sorensen Community Center. The neighborhood flocked to their ice cream social and

watermelon feed. And the garden was a stop for bicyclists on the Tour de Garden. But the work of the 44 members who dig in Dundee has ramifications that go far beyond their own kitchen tables. The garden donated 680 lbs. of fresh produce to the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority’s Underwood Tower Apartments located right across the street. And 100 lbs. of sweet potatoes were given to refugee families served by the Yates Community Center. A special “Neighbor Garden” was carved out of the space with the idea that any visitor could help themself to a handful of produce. Jean Imray, a former member and owner of

the Dundee Gallery located six doors down from the site, plans to check out the Neighbor Garden. “It was great when I had my own plot,” Imray says, “but now I can still enjoy the produce through the Neighbor Garden on my walk home. A little basil. Some tomatoes. Cook up a little pasta, and that’s a great dinner.” Family gardening, Green says, is also a learning opportunity for children. “There’s a lot of satisfaction in growing your own, healthy food,” Green says. “But it’s just as exciting to see all the kids learning about gardening. A lot of parents tell me that

their kids now eat things they wouldn’t have touched before because of the experience of growing food themselves.” The urban vibe in the heart of Dundee also makes the Dundee Garden one of the city’s most visible showcases for sustainability. “One of the things about our garden,” Greens says, “is that it is a very public space on a fairly busy street that also has a lot of pedestrian traffic. People wave. They ask questions. They often stop just to chat. We get to know more and more people that way.” Just like it was in a bygone era when the front porch was the focus of so much community connecting. OmahaHome may/june • 2014 H33

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