Haley | Rummer Fun

We’ve found a cabinet guy!

by Haley | Oct 20, 2009 | cabinets, kitchen, mid-century modern home, restoration

Yep! It’s true. Met with Norm Dickinson yesterday to go over the cabinet design. He stayed for 2 hours discussing all the details, finishes, and options. He was very reassuring. He believes this job to be fairly easy and has no doubts that he can translate our...

Color Renderings of the Kitchen Design

by Haley | Oct 19, 2009 | kitchen, kitchen appliances, mid-century modern home, mosaic tile, restoration

I seriously don’t have the time to be playing around in Photoshop, but I can’t help obsessing over the kitchen design. A new cabinet guy is coming out today to take measurements and we are very excited that he understands the style we are wanting. I...

Quick Project Detour

by Haley | Oct 17, 2009 | Uncategorized

So, when our electrician was in the crawlspace stringing Romex, he noticed that there wasn’t any support under one of the posts. There was support within a few feet on either side, but yeah, there should have been a post in the crawlspace under the post. Haley...

Electrical Plan

by Haley | Oct 15, 2009 | Uncategorized

I must admit we have a huge fear of electricity… probably a healthy fear. (In a previous house I had a bad experience with electricity. And that’s all I have to say about that.) Much of the wires and outlets are staying in place, but there are a few new...

Kitchen Appliances!

by Haley | Sep 27, 2009 | Bosch, Electrolux Icon, kitchen, kitchen appliances, restoration, Sharp microwave drawer, TCC Food Center, vintage stoves

One of the more interesting (and difficult) things we’ve tackled in our kitchen design is selecting new appliances that integrate with the vintage Thermador ovens and cooktop we found on Craigslist.The cooktop is huge and has a built in griddle (for all those...