mid-century Portland

Kitchen Counters and Backsplash

by Haley | Feb 5, 2019 | 3D tile, backsplash, ceramic tile, dimensional tile, DIY hacker, kitchen remodel, MCM home, mid-century modern home, mid-century Portland, Rummer, Rummer restoration, tile backsplash

We have lived with temporary countertops for way too long! White quartz was always our choice for the countertops, but we couldn’t decide on the backsplash tile. So… we waited… and waited!Originally we though we would want a 2×2 ceramic tile....

We’re still here!

by Steve | Nov 28, 2012 | Airstream trailer, backyard lighting, deck, kitchen, landscaping, mid-century Portland, Rummer

I know it’s been quite a while… but we are still here and still love living in our Rummer. The major projects are mostly finished and we’re sort of just spending time enjoying living in a great house. I guess that’s not entirely...

Pulling It All Together

by Haley | Mar 25, 2010 | accent lights, Danish wall unit, mid-century modern home, mid-century Portland, post and beam, restoration, Rummer

Haley loaded up all these pictures. I think they rock… it always surprises me how well our home photographs. Anywho, I’m not sure what to say about these except, enjoy the eye-candy!

Let there be light!

by Steve | Jan 5, 2010 | ball lights, kitchen, kitchen lighting, kitchen remodel, microwave drawer, mid-century modern home, mid-century Portland, Rummer

One of the major complaints about the old kitchen was the lighting… or more to the point, lack of it. There were four 80s style “modern” fluorescent lights that worked okay, but it always seemed like we were working in shadows. We designed in a few...

Tile is gone. Concrete board is on it’s way out!

by Haley | Oct 26, 2009 | kitchen, mid-century Portland, restoration, Rummer, tile removal

We spent the weekend removing all the tile from the kitchen and office nook. It was really quite the job, and learning from our past experience with the loggia floor we rented an electric chisel. Steve got to work on it and he made it look so easy. So I thought...

Gonna rip it up!

by Steve | Oct 12, 2009 | kitchen, mid-century modern home, mid-century Portland, restoration, Rummer

Hammers, crowbars, Reciprocating saws, OH MY!Y’know, when you watch one of those home shows and see a goofed up remodeler or high-heeled flipper swinging a sledgehammer on a “never-been-updated” kitchen, it always looks like they are having the time...

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THE PROJECT

The Project: Eastside Rummer

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THE FLOORPLAN

The Floorplan

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(the only thing we’ve changed is the basic layout of the kitchen)

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?!

Steve – Writes commercials, plays drums and tennis (often with vintage rackets), and digs MCM style.

Haley – Is an amazing graphic designer and lady-boss, is developing an obsession with travel, puts up with noisy band practices, and also digs MCM style.

Steve was born in SoCal, raised in NorCal and has lived in the Great Pacific Northwest for many many years. Haley was born and raised nearby in NE Portland.

Together they’re attempting the seemingly impossible; to bring this great house back to its MCM Grandeur and raise two nutty kids (who are now adults!) …and not drive each other crazy in the process!

Life is kooky, but always a fun adventure!

PLAN B… THE TRAILER

Just in case the whole home restoration thing doesn’t work out! We have a ’56 Airstream Safari that we’re restoring in our spare time. 🙂

Check out our trailer adventures HERE.