Oregon Home | 23 Homeowners who live in Rummers (there are roughly 300 in the modern-contemporary style in Portland) often take pains to preserve the intent of the originals while making reasonable, livable updates. Perhaps none has as high a calling as Melissa Dorman, owner of Robert and Phyllis Rummer’s original (2,096 square feet) three-bedroom, two-bath 1966 home. The home features a greatest hits of mid-century features, including a courtyard entryway, mahogany paneling in the main living space, exposed ceiling beams, glass and metal sliders, a home office, and a Japanese garden out back. All four previous owners have been cautious renovators. “I am very careful about preserving the historical integrity of the home,” says Dorman, a real estate agent who works with investors. “From what I can tell, most of the house finishes are still original and in great shape today.” INTACT Vision Melding the outdoors with the indoors has become fashionable in nearly all new builds in the Pacific Northwest, but Rummer was a pioneer in the concept. This four-bedroom, 2.5-bath 1966 home (2,400 square feet) owned by Rob and Michelle Billingsley brings natural light into the home through six slidingglass doors and six skylights. The couple lovingly updated the home with Jeff Metke of Metke Remodeling, removing some mid-mod elements, like the Roman bathtub, while transforming others. They incorporated furniture designs from the era with their friends Renee and Erez Russo, owners of EWF Modern in the Pearl. “They were key in putting it all together,” says Rob. “Their organic modern style is something we have always loved.” LET THERE Be Light
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