Tracie Wickenhauser describes her family home in Indian Creek Estates as an “entertainer’s dream”—offering unique and expansive yet personal and welcoming interior and exterior experiences. With a recently redesigned backyard that boasts a beautiful heated saltwater pool, professional landscaping, and a view of Indian Creek Golf Course and the surrounding city, this home offers something for everyone.
“During the summer, our backyard is truly amazing; we can see fireworks on and around July 4 from all points, and it is spectacular,” said Wickenhauser, who, along with husband Doug, are relocating to Michigan for her career. “We love spending time outside, and because of this, we spent more than $200,000 on the backyard. It is truly an oasis.”
This brick two-story home—built in 1998—features five bedrooms and seven bathrooms and boasts a car collector’s dream garage with room for seven-plus vehicles on a private near-acre lot. “We love the garage because we love cars, and when our children visit from Arizona (two finishing college, one graduated and living there), they have room for their vehicles as well,” said Wickenhauser, who has only been in the home for a year and a half. “We’ve moved around for both my husband’s and my careers, and this is by far our favorite house. I wish we could take it with us.”
Fully remodeled several years before the Wickenhausers bought the home, it features designer finishes, solid wood floors, a custom front door, deluxe appliances, and an oversized pantry. A unique spot in the house is a brick three-season room with a large fireplace that invites the outside in while providing protection from the elements. It walks out to the professionally landscaped backyard that Wickenhauser said is a great place to host parties and gatherings of all sizes.
“When I say this is an entertainer’s dream, that’s not an exaggeration; this house is really made and designed to host events and have people over—inside and outside,” Wickenhauser said. “We have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming friends and family over for different things. Whoever buys this house will quickly enjoy the same.”
The upper level of the two-story home has an oversized primary suite with an ample sitting area including a fireplace, “dream” walk-in closet, and dressing room. In addition, there are three bedrooms with their own private, personal bathrooms.
“I’ve never seen or enjoyed a primary closet like this house has,” Wickenhauser said. “It’s a dream come true. So much room, spaces for everything, great finishes. I would take this house north with us just for the closet. It’s that fantastic.”
On the lower walk-out level of the home, there is newer luxury vinyl plank flooring, which mimics the look and feel of hardwood, a fully-equipped bar, spacious entertaining areas, guest suite, and a bonus room perfect as a home theater/exercise/project room. The revamped pool and surrounding deck and grounds include changing rooms and a ¾ bathroom with pool access for ease and accessibility.
The home’s exterior features a DaVinci roof designed to mimic the look of natural slate or cedar shake but is constructed from durable, lightweight composite materials. “Both inside and outside, this is a showstopper of a residence,” Wickenhauser added. “We’ve made upgrades and improvements to truly make this a home.”
She added that the 7,135-square-foot residence blends luxury, craftsmanship, and outdoor grandeur. The main floor has been remodeled with designer finishes and solid wood flooring, and there are three fireplaces as well as a mix of engineered hardwood, and luxury ceramic tile. The renovated backyard not only features the saltwater pool but also multiple patios and decks—some enclosed, some open air—for year-round entertaining.
The home is tucked into a cul-de-sac in the Indian Creek Estates subdivision, right on Indian Creek Golf Course, offering both privacy and prestige as well as high impact, golf-ball-proof windows. “We love that this home is on a golf course,” Wickenhauser said. “The expansive greens of the course just add to the overall beauty of this property. We are truly going to miss it.” For more information or to schedule a showing, contact Teresa Elliott with NextHome Signature Real Estate at 402-690-1573, teresa@elliottomaha.com.
