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Inside the 'Extreme Makeover' house, 10 years later

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Inside the 'Extreme Makeover' house, 10 years later

• Peter Salter
• May 29, 2016
• May 29, 2016 Updated Jun 5, 2017
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Former Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely bought the six-bedroom house built for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." 

• Journal Star file photo

The dramatic, stone-faced stairway gave Don Wesely the perfect place to hang a rug with his face -- a gift to the former mayor from the people of Lincoln's sister city in Tajikistan. He bought the suit of armor in the background after buying the "Extreme Makeover" home last year.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

Sightseers still drive down Platte Avenue in Havelock to take a look at the "Extreme Makeover" home -- nearly 10 years after it was built.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

Don Wesely's kitchen is filled with granite, stainless steel and natural wood. The former mayor bought the home in Havelock, built for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" TV program.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

Don Wesely's dining room table looked bigger in the showroom than inside his cavernous home on Platte Avenue. Last year, Wesely bought the house built in six days for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

The entry, living room, dining room and kitchen all open to each other in Don Wesely's home, which was built a decade ago for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television program.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

Humor and politics are themes that run through Don Wesely's home, including his so-called Lincoln Bathroom. The former mayor owns the house that starred 10 years ago in ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

Don Wesely's basement rec room includes a refrigerator, wet bar and a "Move that bus!" souvenir from the filming of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

The racing-themed room in the "Extreme Makeover" house includes a fold-down, 8-by-10-foot slot car track.

• ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star

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Peter Salter

Of course, the most famous house in Havelock was perfect for Don Wesely.

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Former Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely bought the six-bedroom house built for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." 

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The dramatic, stone-faced stairway gave Don Wesely the perfect place to hang a rug with his face -- a gift to the former mayor from the people of Lincoln's sister city in Tajikistan. He bought the suit of armor in the background after buying the "Extreme Makeover" home last year.

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Sightseers still drive down Platte Avenue in Havelock to take a look at the "Extreme Makeover" home -- nearly 10 years after it was built.

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Don Wesely's kitchen is filled with granite, stainless steel and natural wood. The former mayor bought the home in Havelock, built for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" TV program.

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Don Wesely's dining room table looked bigger in the showroom than inside his cavernous home on Platte Avenue. Last year, Wesely bought the house built in six days for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

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The entry, living room, dining room and kitchen all open to each other in Don Wesely's home, which was built a decade ago for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television program.

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Humor and politics are themes that run through Don Wesely's home, including his so-called Lincoln Bathroom. The former mayor owns the house that starred 10 years ago in ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

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Don Wesely's basement rec room includes a refrigerator, wet bar and a "Move that bus!" souvenir from the filming of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

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The racing-themed room in the "Extreme Makeover" house includes a fold-down, 8-by-10-foot slot car track.

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