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The Nanfelts Create a New Look for their New Home

alking through the door of the Nanfelt’s new home is a bit of surprise. There are no boxes or bags, all the pictures are hung, and there is an inviting sense that they are ready for visitors to stop by and stay awhile. Peter and Jerry Nanfelt are no strangers to moving. This couple lived for almost 20 years in Indonesia where they served as missionaries; then it was on to Nyack, New York, where they lived for 10 years while Peter was working and serving at the headquarters of The Christian and Missionary Alliance; and then finally Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the past 18 years, when they followed the national office of the CMA to its new location. This summer, after Peter’s retirement as president of the organization, they made their final move to Shell Point in Fort Myers, where they have set up housekeeping in a beautiful two-bedroom, two-bath residence in Eagles Preserve. Jerry is a natural born decorator. Her real name is Carolyn, but her middle name is Jerry and that’s the name that people used when she was growing up. With an eye for space and color, she enjoys pulling things together and working with what she has to make a house a home, and in their new home in Eagles Preserve she has scored a home run. “We were really excited to be moving

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into our new home,” said Jerry, “and this time we decided to start fresh with a new look that suited our new lifestyle.” Taking their favorite things from each of their previous homes: sculptures and carvings from Africa and Indonesia; family photos and Thomas Kincaid paintings from their home in New York; and majestic mountain

scenes from their home in Colorado, the couple added new and exciting pieces to create a truly eclectic environment that speaks of their new life in Florida. The interior design is both beautiful as well as functional and starts just inside the front door with a black cabinet reminiscent of an antique apothecary cabinet. Although the area has plenty of overhead light, a burnished red lamp with gold accents and shade casts light over the red pottery accents that adorn the top. The secret to this terrific find is that it is actually a practical two-drawer filing cabinet that hides all of Jerry’s folders that she uses at her desk that sits just around the corner in the kitchen.

Near the entrance is also the breakfast nook which features dramatic cherry red walls trimmed in crisp white trim. Updated ladder back chairs provide seating at the round breakfast table and a corner hutch stores pottery and other useful items. On the wall is a small watercolor created by their daughter Tammi as a gift from all the children to their father when he was named president of the CMA in 1998. The hallway becomes an art gallery for three bold floral prints encased in modern black wood frames. These vertical prints add drama and bring the bright colors at the entrance into the main center of the home. Although the rest of the walls throughout the living room and dining room are a subtle creamy gold, the lively cherry red of the morning room is introduced into the living area with a plush upholstered sofa in the same bright color. Two upholstered accent chairs provide additional seating and a leather ottoman will be arriving any day now to take its rightful place in the center of the living room where anyone can put their feet up to watch the large screen TV, which is tucked away in a medium high cabinet that Jerry purchased on a furniture expedition to North Carolina. Many Florida kitchens feature light colors. The Nanfelts chose a sophisticated color scheme that included white cabinets accented by brown and black flecked countertops. The dining room features a traditional hardwood table stained a medium brown


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