'Extreme Makeover': Up for auction edition

Oh, admit it: Lots of times you go to open houses just to get a glimpse of how your neighbors live. Curiosity was a big motivating factor Sunday for about 250 people who toured a Douglass home built in 2005 by the crew at ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" that's now on the auction block.

Saying it's time to downsize, Kevin and Cathy Nutsch are selling the house the TV show built for them after their previous home exploded on Aug. 6, 2005, while they were on vacation. Swenson Real Estate and Auction Service opened the house to the public Sunday for a tour, drawing many people who admitted they just wanted to see the nearly 4,400-square-foot, five-bedroom, 4 1/2-bathroom home in person.

From extravagantly themed bedrooms to luxurious soaker tubs with rainfall showerheads, the home features the kind of touches made famous by show host Ty Pennington and his design crew.

Open the French front doors, and you find yourself in an expansive, warm-hued great room with still-shiny wood floors and a stone fireplace, above which hangs a photograph of the Nutsches' five daughters.

The dining room and kitchen open to the living area. The kitchen features custom cabinets, granite countertops and pricey appliances. On Sunday, the built-in wine cooler chilled a more everyman bottle of Boone's Farm Country Kwencher as well as a bottle of Delicato wine.

Several women oohed and aahed at the vast walk-in pantry.

The master bedroom is downstairs with his and hers closets and a bath with a soaker tub and walk-in shower.

A visitor accidentally turned on the rainfall showerhead above the soaker tub on Sunday, drawing laughs from her friends. She was confused at first about why water was coming from the ceiling.