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Historic Brandeis Mansion An Omaha Christmas Classic

The Best of the Best ASID Project Awards 2014

Gardens Under Glass

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An Omaha Christmas Classic

H20 Gardens Under Glass

Lauritzen Garden Conservatory

H34 ASID Project Awards 2014

The Best Designs From the NE/IA Chapter of ASID

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Editor’s Letter

H8 Architectural Styles Queen Anne Victorian

H10 DIY

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H18 Home Décor Makeover

Papier Mache Jewelry Bowls

H22 Neighborhood Profile Downtown Elkhorn

H26 At Home With: Randy and Kelly Wirges Shoults

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H46 Transformations Livable Luxury

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—Jim Bishop Is it just me, or does everyone else get a little excited when it’s time to decorate for the holidays? It feels like ages since I last saw those holiday decorations, those little jewels that I gently packed away in boxes deep in the dark recesses of our home. Lugging those containers can feel like hard labor, but, then again, cracking the seal on those storage containers can also feel a bit like opening a very special gift. I get excited to see those old friends and excited to place them just right. And then—surpise!—I get to see that one decoration I had forgotten I had. Hey, that little porcelain Santa might not be new, but it’s new to me on this day.

With the holidays around the corner, I decided I would attempt to embrace the spirit of the holidays and what they mean to me. I think you’ll find these special holiday bowls in my Home Décor Makeover both useful and charming. And hopefully, they’ll be something you’ll be delighted to see emerging from the holiday storage containers for years to come.

With all the festivities, though, I always have to remember that a few dangers show up, too.

I don’t mean to be a party-pooper, but I thought I should pass on a few tips: • Be extremely cautious getting up on that ladder you only use this time of year. I’m shocked by how many devastating injuries I hear about every year due to falls while putting up lights.

• Change the batteries in your smoke detector and make sure the fire extinguisher is working properly. Whether it’s the kitchen or the Christmas tree, the opportunities for fire are much greater this time of year.

• Double-check your first aid kit. At the least you should have burn cream, ice packs, and bandages to deal with kitchen-related cuts.

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OmahaHome: architectural styles story by robert nelson • photography by bill sitzmann

The Queen Anne Home of Micah and Jennifer Evans

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Queen Anne Beyond the Gingerbread

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HEN MOST PEOPLE THINK of “Victorian” archi-

tecture, they likely envision the ornate and fanciful late era of Victorian architecture known as “Queen Anne.” In fact, strictly speaking, “Victorian” covers many sub-styles, including Italianate, French Second Empire, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne, all styles common in eastern Nebraska that came and went during the 70-plus-year reign of England’s Queen Victoria.

The Queen Anne style became popular in the United States after its introduction at the 1876 Exposition in Philadelphia. By the late 1880s, ornate Queen Anne homes were becoming the choice of both Omaha’s rich and its emerging middle class. The beautifully restored home of Micah and Jennifer Evans, built in 1890 at 1109 S. 33rd St., would have been considered a fairly modest and muted example of the style.

In time, Americans found fancy to be fussy. Queen Anne’s excesses inspired the simple lines of the Arts and Crafts movement to come.

A Queen Anne Field Guide

• The main distinguishing factors of Queen Anne are ornamentation and embellishments at a level unseen in most any other style on American soil. This is not by accident: The Industrial Age allowed for the inexpensive and quick production of complicated shapes. As more and more became possible, more people added more details to their homes.

• Specifically, full-blown Queen Anne style houses typically have towers, dormers, oriel or bay windows, hanging eaves, and corbelled chimneys. Decorative, wrap-around porches are another telltale sign, as are fish-scale siding, classical columns, and clapboards.

Rooflines are most often irregular.

• The Queen Anne movement began in England two decades before its appearance in the United States. The design’s origin is most often credited to English architect Richard Normal Shaw, who considered the reign of Queen Anne, from 1702 to 1714, as a much simpler time when workmanship was prized over superficial detail.

Of course, after a few years in the hands of American homeowners with access to inexpensive embellishment, “Queen Anne” came to embody something very different than understatement.

• Queen Anne style houses were most popular in Nebraska from roughly 1890 to 1910 (about a decade past the reign of Queen Victoria). There are likely two major reasons the style caught fire in America: As automation swept through American manufacturing, woodworking mills could mass-produce turned porch posts, moldings, and other trimmings. This meant that an emerging American middle class could, for a reasonable price, build a house only the upper class could have built just 20 years before. So, as is often the case with the newly wealthy, some excess ensued. OmahaHome november/december • 2014 H9

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OHN LARSEN, A 50-YEAROLD father of 12, has a lot

of open space at his home in Papillion's Hickory Estates. With several of those kids playing soccer, Larsen knew a fullsized goal would get plenty of use.

Larsen has a lot of experience as a handyman. He flipped his last house and did most of the work and updates himself. But this soccer goal he built was an easy project, one that he says could be replicated easily by others.

"I have an engineering degree but you don't need one for this project," Larsen says.

Larsen says the whole project, once you purchase your supplies, takes about an hour.

He bought five 10-foot pieces of 3-inch PVC pipe, two of those were used as the top and bottom bars for the goal. He cut the other three pipes in half to serve as diagonal supports, uprights, and bottoms. He then used y-shaped joints to fit those bigger pieces in. In all, he used six 90-degree angles on the goal and everything was fitted together with PVC adhesive. To finish the project, Larsen says, he purchased a large soccer net and strung it to the pipes.

A month later, Larsen says the goal has gotten plenty of use. At his kid's urging, a second goal is currently being taken into consideration.

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OmahaHome: feature story by lindsey anne baker • photography by bill sitzmann

Historic Brandeis Mansion An Omaha Christmas Classic

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sound advice for any home decorator: “Buy what you like and find a way to make it work in your space.”

And when the holidays come around, he says, “everything stays.” >

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< It’s an approach that makes sense for a lot of homeowners, but especially so for a family that owns a turn-of-the-century Omaha mansion that’s also got a lot working in its space—a Jacobethan Revival exterior with brick walls, a red tile roof, and stucco and half-timber work; an interior main staircase with Colonial Revival-style columns flanking the main staircase inside; a sitting room ceiling with exposed beams recalling the Arts and Crafts period; a neo-classical music room; a Georgian Revival dining room. The design—the early-1900s work of architect Albert Kahn—blended several interior design revival styles to make it feel like an English manor house updated through the years, Maser said.

Department-store mogul Arthur Brandeis commissioned the house, situated at 500 S. 38th St., in 1904; Maser’s parents purchased the house in 2008 after it had served as commercial and private residential spaces for years and, by the end of the early aughts, had been through nearly a decade of restoration. Maser and his partner, who’d lived around the corner in another Gold Coast home, moved in.

“We were attracted to the house because of its traditional nature,” Maser says. “I’ve always liked old stuff. We thought if we could park our collections inside an older home, it’d be a perfect fit.”

The question, then? How to make the house feel comfortable, Maser says, how to make it feel like a place people could sit around without feeling constricted in a small antique chair—how to make it feel like the things inside had always been there.

Maser mixed modern upholstered items amid antiques. In a nod to Britain’s Victorian and Edwardian periods—when, Maser says, families were proud to display collectibles purchased in far-off lands by relatives with foreign business concerns—he placed chinoiserie and other items from across the globe throughout rooms.

“The rule I have is ‘be true to the space,’” Maser explains. “[The house] has a sense of collection.”

And that is the sense that, at the holidays, stays.

“We don’t want to lose the flavor of the stuff,” he says. “That way it looks like Christmas is more organic.”

Maser says he works with the help of a decorator (this year, Voila! Flowers’ >

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< Ann Etienne is helping with the mansion’s holiday transformation) to find what he and his partner like and make it work with the house.

“We buy Christmas things that are not 100 years old but are inspired by them,” he says.

“We put something together that feels right for a period house.”

It’s a blend of Christopher Radko ornaments, clip-on glass birds, peacocks in blue and green and teal and white, some rooms that are more red than green. With the home’s limited floor space, a shorter 4- or 5-foot tree goes in a large Chinese fishbowl on a table in one room, atop a piano in another.

“It gives the sense of the tree being important and tall,” Maser said, “but without eating up floor space or having to move out furniture.”

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private parties by reservation—Maser says the primary concern is to make sure they have a good time.

He doesn’t set a particular theme to events and leaves a lot of creative decision-making to the people he says have the specialized skills for it—florists and photographers and caterers (he consistently works with Attitude on Food).

His does prepare one holiday dish, however, frequently requested by his guests: egg mousse.

He makes the mousse and arranges it in the shape of a tree on a platter. He tops it with parsley flakes and tomato ornaments and olive tapenade garland.

“Every time I have a party, people ask for egg mousse,” he boasts. “I’ve served it millions of times. People think it’s just dandy.”

It’s what people like. It works in the space.

It’s comfy. Merry.

“When Christmas goes up and the music goes on and the lights are twinkling,” Maser says, “it’s a happy feeling.” OmahaHome

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OmahaHome: home decor makeover by sandy besch-matson • photography by bill sitzmann

HomeSpun Gold Jewelry bowls in time for the Holidays

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VERY WOMAN I KNOW needs a place to throw her little trinkets. Whether they are sitting pretty on your bedside stand, or by the bathroom or kitchen sink to place your pretties in, these gold bowls can be both useful and attractive accents.

You will need a full weekend to finish these because of the drying process and the several steps needed. Once you have finished, though, you’ll be tickled with the results.

Supplies:

• Balloons of different sizes. I used sizes 5, 9, and 12.

• Foam brushes • Newspaper, which you cut or tear into smaller strips. I spent an hour tearing up an old phone book.

• Mod Podge. I used the matte with the yellow label.

• Gold Leaf or Composition Gold Metal Leafing Flakes • Gold Leaf Sealer • Your choice of paint. I used both a flat and gloss for the outside coat.

• Use any pencil with a new eraser for the dots.

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Directions:

1. Start by applying the Mod Podge onto the strips right over a balloon.

2. Be generous and continue until you have a thick base. Apply 15 to 20 layers. If you don’t get enough layers, it will be too thin, so apply more than you think necessary. Place balloons onto paper cups and let dry for approximately 24 hours.

3. Pop the balloon and remove the latex.

4. Trim the edges with a scissors down to the depth that suits your tastes. I like a shallow bowl. You don’t want them perfect; each one will be a little unique.

5. Paint the entire bowl one color. I chose white. It may take a few coats.

6. Once dry, take the gilding adhesive or gold leaf adhesive and apply a generous coat to the inside of the bowl and top rim. I let them stand for 15 minutes.

7. Now for the best part: Start applying the gold leaf sheets or gilding strip to the bowl using a small soft brush, tapping it into place until its completing covered.

This doesn’t take a long time, but it can be a bit messy.

8. Apply another coat to give it a nice finished look. I chose a high gloss white and went right up to the gold rim. I then sealed it with a specific gold leaf sealer found at Hobby Lobby.

9. You can choose to add the polka dots or leave it the way it is, looks great either way.

10. To make the dots, use a regular pencil with an eraser on the end. Dip the eraser end into the paint, tap once on a paper towel to get most of the paint off, and then sketch onto the gold part in whatever pattern and amount you like.

11. I then sealed them again with the spray sealer.

It’s a beautiful and homemade gift that will last for years to come! OmahaHome

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Gardens Under Glass Lauritzen Gardens Opens the Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory

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already internationally respected for its lush grounds, exhibits, educational programs, and events. Now it has become a truly year-round destination with the October opening of the Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory.

The 17,000 square foot garden under glass is divided into two distinct zones: temperate and tropical. The temperate zone is planted in a way to evoke a stroll through the Gone With the Wind gardens of Savannah, Georgia, or Charleston, South Carolina. More exotic species, including palm trees and orchids, can be found in the tropical areas of the building that also boasts dramatic water features and panoramic views of the grounds from its perch on a bluff above the Missouri River.

Hard-edged materials of glass and steel evoke a decidedly organic quality in the structure nestled into a hillside that is designed to mirror the forms of budding heliconia flowers.

The $20 million project was backed by Heritages Services, whose fundraising efforts have contributed to the building of such Omaha landmarks as TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, the Holland Performing Arts Center, and CenturyLink Center Omaha, among countless others. OmahaHome november/december • 2014 H21

OmahaHome: neighborhood profile story by jennifer litton • photography by bill sitzmann

Olde Towne Elkhorn this quaint and Friendly street Gears Up for More Change

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S WITH ANY SMALL town in America, seasons

change and visitors come and go. But one thing that remains the same is the locomotive’s plaintive whistle heard all up and down Main Street in Elkhorn. Just a stone’s throw from the tracks, Olde Towne, as some locals refer to it, has experienced a renewed vitality in the past eight years after a number of new businesses opened.

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< “The only thing they did was change the numbers on our street and changed the names of some of the streets,” says Leona Anderson, owner of Little Scandinavia specialty shop.

Across the tracks is a tidy, 3.6-mile stretch of bricks laid in 1920 as part of the Lincoln Highway connecting New York to San Francisco. The secluded and serene stretch was recognized as part of the National Register of Historic places in 2003. “You’ll see the markings on the poles. A lot of bike riders like to take that route,” Anderson says.

A regular at monthly merchant meetings, Anderson has played a revitalizing role in Olde Towne by writing TIF (Tax Increment Financing) grants for Mayor Jean Stothert’s Neighborhood Grants.

“We are the ones carrying the ball,” she says. Soon, they will be receiving more TIF money for streetscaping, planting, and parking. “We’re up for big changes here. It will be fun,” Anderson says. Other projects include funding for such public amenities as trash receptacles and park benches. The benches are certainly comfy, but some of the most prized perches are the bar stools at Boyd & Charlies BBQ, where locals flock for ribs and ribbing. At least a few of the tales told among the slabs and slaw are rumored to have at least an element of the truth to them.

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Although much is changing, it’s clear the long-time residents prefer the quaintness of yesteryear. “People in Elkhorn don’t like to be considered part of Omaha, so we respect that. You learn that very early, especially with the oldtimers, ” says Andrea Ramsey, owner of Andrea’s Designs.

There is no shortage of special events to attend in Elkhorn. The Christmas Tree Lighting is a popular event, as well as the crowd-pleasing Elkhorn Days Parade held in June. The area merchants also hold a Ladies’ Day event every month to showcase various seasonal specials. There’s also a Farmer’s Market on Thursday nights throughout the summer.

Ramsey is a merchant who takes part in the ladies’ events and has also had a hand in grant-writing. The opening of her store happened rather organically about five years ago. “I knew I wanted to end up starting a shop somewhere.” She spotted a building on Main Street that used to be welding business.

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Shelley Van Hoozer, a nurse and mother of three, has lived in Elkhorn since the early ’90s. “When we moved here,” she says, “it still had that country, small-town feel and everybody was really friendly.” She and her husband, Ross, chose the small-town vibe of Elkhorn after first checking out Gretna and then Millard.

Her favorite thing about living in Elkhorn is the schools, Elkhorn High School and Westridge Elementary School where her children attend. “The kids are getting a good education. The teachers are really good about staying in contact with the parents."

Van Hoozer enjoys spending time with her family at Ta-Ha-Zouka Park (roughly translated as meaning an elk’s horn) along the river. “It’s pretty cool. There are soccer fields, baseball fields, and playground equipment.” She also frequents Common Ground Recreation Center for swimming and working out. She says that a visit to Elkhorn would not be complete with a trip to the Dairy Chef.

“Everybody goes there. It’s a landmark, I guess you’d say. The Dairy Chef is a big deal.”

She says that Elkhorn feels safe and is a good area to raise her kids. “I think any of our neighbors would agree.” OmahaHome

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< “We have a love for this building,” says Wirges Shoults. “It just feels good inside these walls.”

The original concrete school sign was salvaged and is prominently displayed. It serves as a reminder of simpler times when the teacher, legend has it, would arrive on horseback. Happy times, when students would take part in festive activities like dancing around the maypole, building a snowman, or planting trees together on Arbor Day. It is that foundation of warm memories of learning that serve as the bloodline for the base of operations for Wirges Shoults’ business, ProMax Training and Consulting.

As CEO of ProMax, Wirges Shoults travels nationwide providing inspirational training to media companies. Key words found in her curriculum include “passion,” “plan,” “process,” and “perseverance.”

It is evident that those same guiding principles were followed during the process of creating their property. She is inspired by her parents. “My father is one of the most positive people on the planet. My mother is always focused on accomplishing tasks, large and small, by giving 200 percent effort to each,” she says.

Sun shines through a gauzy, leopard-print curtain in the bathroom. Leopard is a design staple of the office. “There’s just something sassy and elegant about it, if you do it right,” says Wirges Shoults.

“We do things ourselves,” she says. Many remodeling tasks like painting gate doors and staining cupboards are jobs that others in their situation might typically hire out.

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< Wirges Shoults, the woman who embedded 380 plants on her property, says.

In keeping with the building’s scholarly tradition, the office walls are lined with books.

“I’m an avid reader of all types of books,” she says. An impressive catalog of design magazines are meticulously arranged on shelves near the kitchenette. The room is lit by no less than five decadent chandeliers.

The basement of the office serves as a guest bedroom. A creative daybed designed

by Wirges Shoults features two single-bed mattresses on a frame along with a number of hand-sewn pillows. “I wanted to do a built-in so it could sleep more,” she quips.

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The couple built a complimentary house of brick and stucco next to the old schoolhouse and moved in about a year ago. The two buildings are joined by a majestic courtyard guarded by stone lion statues.

Every element of the aptly named Chateau de la Mirabelle was carefully hand-picked.

“What I love is that every room has interesting touches of design flair,” Wirges Shoults says. From the highly embossed Lincrusta wallpaper, a type once seen on the walls of the Titanic, to the gold crown molding lining the heavenly tall ceilings, the end result is pure, high-end glamour.

The couple’s attention to detail is evident at

every turn. “One of the things we did when we were designing it is that we wanted it to be wherever you looked, there would be a ‘wow,’” says Wirges Shoults, who holds a degree in graphic design from Platt College.

“We really enjoyed putting our own personal touches on it.”

The process was a labor of love, with both sharing their ideas and time. The duo met online later in life after years of missed connections. They attended the same high school, Millard South. They lived in the same apartment complex, but never met. When Wirges Shoults lived in California, she later discovered that her daily drive to work passed

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by his mother’s house. Even upon recalling a memorable blizzard in Des Moines, the duo discovered they were both holed up in the same hotel, yet still didn’t meet.

Kelly and Randy have downsized from their previous home, mainly because they didn’t need the space. Also, the size of the home was determined by the space of the existing lot. “We moved from a house that had over 4,000 square feet and all we did was clean rooms that we never went into,” Shoults says. “We use every inch of this space.”

“We like each other,” Wirges Shoults says, “so we don’t have to escape each other like some couples do.” OmahaHome

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This magnificent example of a “good bookroom” is found in a Lincoln home where the magic of reading is much appreciated.

Forming a turret on one corner of the home is this towering, double-decker circle of learning connected by a spiral staircase. Old World aesthetics merge with machine age materials as stainless steel is juxtaposed against the warm, lush grains of English Burl, forming a vibe that dwells at the intersection of the contemporary and the classic.

The famed architecture firm of Porphyrios and Associates in London designed the ink-strewn space.

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gold Anita Wiechman, ASID Interior Design Group 13748 F St. #500, Omaha 402-398-9100 The finished project has a timeless appearance; the neutral gray and warm tan palette used in the finishes and furniture combine for a relaxing background for the numerous guests while allowing the exterior view to take center stage.

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Gold Beth Settles, Allied ASID Interiors Joan & Associates 13130 W. Dodge Rd. Omaha 402-330-0685 This dramatic master suite was designed for a client who wished to take a traditional room with poor use of space and transform it into a high-end hotel look with sleek lines and contemporary styling.

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gold Kris Patton, ASID Interiors Joan & Associates 13130 W. Dodge Rd. Omaha 402-330-0685 As part of a new construction project, this powder bath was designed to give the client’s guests a space to enjoy and find interesting. A marriage of patterns, textures, and sheens creates visual impact in this compact room.

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Silver Brianne Wilhelm, Allied ASID D3 Interiors 3918 N. 138th St. Omaha 402-502-7309 The goal given to the designer was to create an entertaining space and wine storage room where her clients could relax together as a couple and enjoy hosting friends, family, and colleagues while sharing their love of delicious food and wine.

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Silver Kayla McClure, Allied ASID Julie Odermatt, ASID D3 Interiors 3918 N. 138th St. Omaha 402-502-7309 McClure and Odermatt were tasked with the challenge of designing this fireplace wall to create a focal point in the great room of a new model home.

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Silver Lisza Coffey, Allied ASID Coffey & Company 3530 Village Dr. #200, Lincoln 402-420-2277 Coffey was challenged to create a dynamic fireplace feature, to create a showcase area for the client’s existing sculpture collection, to add more storage in the kitchen, and to add a television to the dinette area.

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Silver Deb Ahlstedt, Allied ASID Diane Gernstein, Allied ASID Interiors Joan & Associates 13130 W. Dodge Rd. Omaha 402-330-0685 This custom-made desk and credenza set was conceptualized by Gernstein and Deb Ahlstedt to fit the office needs of their client while remaining cohesive with the contemporary styling in the client’s new home.

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Silver Carmen Shively, ASID Paul Daniels Interiors 4333 S. 70th St. Lincoln 402-474-5015 Through attention to detail and the use of special materials and lighting, Shively achieved a dynamic atmosphere that enables intimate family spaces to double as the perfect place to entertain.

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Dimensional tiles (left) used for the backsplash add a dramatic touch to the kitchen.

S THE SEASONS CHANGE,

the weather necessitates a wardrobe overhaul. We go from shorts and sandals to sweaters and scarves, adapting to the new normal. The seasons of our lives also change, taking us from life as a twosome to life with small children, then we live with grown children and finally come full circle to life as a twosome again.

This West Omaha family recognized a change in the seasons of their lives, and instead of requiring their home to continue to work for them like an impractical wardrobe... they made a move.

McNeil Company Builders was entrusted with the task of building this couple’s dream home, a place where they could be comfortably cocooned in understated luxury, where they could easily entertain, and where their grown children could still call home. When the project grew in scale, McNeil Company Builders called upon Kris Patton, ASID, professional interior designer with Interiors Joan and Associates to guide these clients through the building process, assisting with selections, specifications, and furnishings. > november/december • 2014 H47

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< “The team of draftsmen and architectural specialists at McNeil and Company is amazingly talented,” says Patton. “Their attention to detail and the way they take their time to ensure that every last element is executed perfectly is impeccable. It makes the process so seamless for those of us in the industry… and so enjoyable for our clients.”

Together, they produced a home with a much more open floor plan than what the client had in their current home. Space was made for a black, lacquered baby grand piano, a wine room fit for the likes of the most sophisticated sommelier, and an indoor sports court…complete with a scoreboard, naturally. Outside, the home boasts a full volleyball court, pool, and incredible outdoor kitchen.

The home has a neutral shell; Patton assembled a mix of stains, finishes, textures and architectural details to comprise a pleasing slate from which to build the textural design elements. A warm color palette of putty, stingray, and tobacco is splashed with unexpected accents of charcoal, turquoise, ruby, cerulean, and citron.

Patton selected natural materials for many of the hard surfaces. Autumn leaf, brushed cosmos, and Alaskan white granites; greenstone countertops, wood circular accent tiles in the wine room floor, a mitered quartz firebox and hearth in the lower level, grasscloth wallcovering, and glass—lots of glass—used to accent everything from backsplashes to light fixtures with a bit of glimmer.

A clever combination of metals and finishes used in the plumbing fixtures and hardware creates an eclectic, acquired look throughout the home. Brushed nickel, stainless steel, accents of fresh gold, some chrome, and polished nickel were all used in this instance, separated only by space. The lighting fixtures in the home represent an exquisite collection of unique art pieces, and like the plumbing and hardware selections, a mix of metals creates a sensational look for the lighting. Glass discs suspended from the dinette fixture, pendants with colored glass and a textured glass center above the lower level bar area, and an alabaster fixture in the wine room are just a few of the notable lighting features. > H48

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