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A CRAZY LITTLE TALE OF OUR MISADVENTURES
IN MID-CENTURY RENOVATION

SIT BACK, GRAB A FROSTY BEVERAGE AND ENJOY! 

Photo Credit: Timothy Niou

RESTORE OREGON

MCM DESIGN SERIES

MAY 10-11, 2019

 

Rummer Fun was one of five MCM homes featured in the 2019 home tour focusing on historically sensitive renovations.

It was very fun to meet so many MCM enthusiasts and talk about our home renovation projects and options available for anybody renovating their midcentury home.

Check out the feature article in The Oregonian.

Exterior Paint Colors

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 boring. Last year we...

More Lights!

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....

Painting: Day 1

The shed and pool house:We invited our friends, Marci and Austin, over to swim and they showed up with paint clothes, brushes, rollers and a "git'r done" attitude. Austin fired up the kids to get the painting done so we could swim. It was HOT and we had to work fast...

Prepping for Paint

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 them...We're...

Still sunny. Still painting.

Who was the genius that convinced us that painting the house ourselves was a piece of cake? It's not... unless you like cake that's splattered with paint, caulk, and surprises. We have been making progress, though. The shed & pool house are done and on the house,...

Labor Day = Day of Labor.

Holiday Weekend Project #1: Finish Painting the HouseSCRATCH! This weekend was too rainy for painting. (I know! We'll never get it done.)I HATE the idea of having a partially painted house! I don't want to spend the winter in a house painted like this!As soon as it's...

Entry Light INSTALLED!

Before: Oooooo!After: Awwwww!You can kind of see a small preview of the new house paint! I'll post more on paint as soon as we get the whole house done. (The weather has been spotty... so it may be late August/September before that project is complete.)Handy Steve in...

THE PROJECT

The Project: Eastside Rummer

-before-

THE FLOORPLAN

The Floorplan

-before-

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

ARCHIVES

CATEGORIES

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.