Atop a hill on 150th Street sits a new home with unique features. Britt and Jordan Dudzinski moved into their new house in August after its completion by Echelon Homes.
“Echelon is the only company we interviewed, and we loved them,” Britt said. “They were just the easiest to work with. I can confidently say we had just the best experience.”
The location was ideal for the Dudzinskis, who live near St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and close to a main road in Omaha. “We had bought a lot on the Elkhorn River, but we got married at St. Wenceslaus, our kids go to school there, we go to church there, so it made sense to be here,” Britt explained.
The project began in 2023 when the Dudzinskis partnered with Echelon Homes after hearing of them via word-of-mouth. Matt Ramm, vice president of Echelon Homes, expressed his interest in this house because of its unique features, including a large arched window at the front of the house. “That’s actually the biggest arch window we could fit in that series without using a center mold to give it more strength, which kind of takes away from the look,” Ramm said of the eye-catching glass on the wall of Britt’s home office. “That window was a definite must, it’s just so beautiful,” Britt insisted.
“One of the cool things is how the house is on a different angle,” Ramm said in reference to how the home almost resembles two buildings that come together at an angle. “The angle changes, but we kept the wood floor running the same throughout the house…so, when you get to a certain point in the house, there’s a change of direction.”
“We were kind of going for a Texas-hill-country vibe with the stone and the stucco,” Britt said. The white exterior is contrasted by black accents on the windows and doors. Numerous large windows throughout the house allow ample natural light to flow through the spaces inside. In the great room, a cozy fireplace sits in between two tall windows. Originally, the Dudzinskis had planned to put it on a different wall in the room. “(My partner) and I like to provide insights from our experiences by making suggestions,” Ramm said. “We thought it would be such a cool feature to move the fireplace in between those windows, because you have so much natural light that I don’t think it would really take away from that…it really kind of anchors that back side of the house and gives it that front elevation feel.”
The backyard includes a modern stone patio done by Washa Landscaping that Britt uses to entertain when the weather is amiable. “I love being able to have the space to host everyone here,” she reflected. Structur Design + Interiors provided interior and exterior design elements and finishes on the home. With plenty of space for three children to play and grow, and enough room to host the occasional party, the Dudzinskis have built their perfect home.
To learn more, visit echelonhomesomaha.com.
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2024 issue of Omaha Home Magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.