Putting their touch on a new home, with help from friends

Jim and Nancy Unruh closed on a new house just before Christmas vacation.

Both teachers at Carthage Middle School, they spent much of their Christmas holidays removing carpet, tearing into walls and starting remodeling projects.

Last week, during spring break, they finished moving and had Easter dinner Saturday with their family in the new house.

The Unruhs raised their family in a large, two-story house on west Main Street in Carthage. They moved across town to a one story brick home on Madison. The home was solid, but had not been lived in for several years and needed to be updated.

Major changes were made with the kitchen and surrounding area, and with bathrooms.

I knew I wanted the open concept kitchen and family area, Nancy said. Walls that formed the kitchen, dining room and a sitting room were knocked down and the area is left open for TV, dining and cooking.

We always congregate in the kitchen. I like having a window in the kitchen, she said. Im really excited about the kitchen. I love to cook and entertain.

The open area allows for windows on both sides of the space, a large picture window by the dining area, and sliding doors to the patio on the opposite side.

Nancy kept the same cabinets in the kitchen, but repainted them white.

They were good cabinets, I just didnt like the color, Nancy said. She added a new base cabinet and a large floor to ceiling pantry cupboard that matched her updated cabinets. She chose stainless steel appliances and a gas stove.

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