Haley | Rummer Fun

More Lights!

by Haley | Sep 19, 2008 | mid-century modern home, outdoor lights, restoration

With the body paint on the house we were able to install the rest of our outdoor lights. Steve installed 3 more lights on the west/northwest sides of the house. These are the single shade version of the double-shade light we installed on the front of the house....

Exterior Paint Colors

by Haley | Sep 19, 2008 | mid-century modern home, paint, restoration

Choosing the body color and trim was easy… taupe and brown. The accent color took a little more thought. Our other Rummer neighbors have chosen china red (reddish-orange) and I love it, but didn’t want to have the same color… that’s a bit...

Why can’t it just be simple?

by Haley | Sep 19, 2008 | downspouts, mid-century modern home, restoration

We cleared the back flower beds and removed the downspouts to have better access for painting. We took one downspout out and noticed standing water. Thought it was plugged up so Steve snaked it. Water did not drain… but we heard the snake hitting the downspout...

Prepping for Paint

by Haley | Sep 19, 2008 | mid-century modern home, restoration

Steve spent one whole day removing nails and hooks from the exterior siding, then filling all the holes with wood putty. Uhgggg! There were hundreds (possibly a thousand!) nails all over the siding, trim and beams. Can’t even imagine what was hanging from...