The unfinished look is a purposeful part of the design of an eclectic Omaha, NE, home.

The 6,821-square-foot build on 10 acres is listed for $1,250,000.

Local architect Randy Brown bought a 1960s-era home in 2006 and expanded it. The unique additions were mostly made of metal, wood, concrete, and glass.

“It’s so architecturally striking and so different from the rest of Omaha. It’s hidden in the trees on a rolling, 10-acre property,” explains listing agent Michael Maley, of BHHS Ambassador Real Estate.

“It’s just a great use of exposed wood and even unfinished plywood ceilings,” says Maley. “They’re finished, but they’re meant to look unfinished.”

Industrial vibes

The unfinished look even extends to the electrical wiring, some of which were left exposed.

“He purposely didn’t cover it up because he loves the industrial look of it all,” Maley says. “This home is very modern and very industrial. You can see exposed Romex wiring, plywood with numbers written on the back and stamped stuff on it. That was just the vibe that he was going for when he had it built.”

There are also wooden details throughout the home, including slat walls. And the lowest level features a whimsical tire swing, along with a living area and two bedrooms.

Old and new

Brown, the architect, sold the house in 2014 to the current sellers, who added landscaping and turned some of the rooms in the older part of the home into a gym, office, and guest space.

“There is a glass walkway from the original house to the new house,” Maley explains. There is also an outbuilding on the property.

The sellers use the new space as the main living area, with a family room, a kitchen, and a massive wall of glass.

“The glass goes floor to ceiling so you’re kind of one with nature when you’re sitting” in the house, Maley says.

There’s an area 20 feet above the kitchen with “a floating bar where you can sit and overlook that whole space,” he adds.

The vertical spaces continue with a three-story bedroom wing, with one floor for the bathroom, another for the bedroom, and the top level for an office. And a quirky guest room with a bathtub directly behind the bed and a separate shower.

“It’s like a European hotel room to me. It just gives me that vibe,” Maley says. “The shower has a wall of glass so you can see outside.”

The home has won architectural awards and has been featured in several magazines and publications.

Maley says people either love it or hate it. There isn’t much middle ground.

He’s looking for that “one person who loves the style.”

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