Slowly but Surely

That's the theme of Renovating Tara right now. Things are moving at a snail's pace, but I promise they're moving! I've got a rhyme repeating in my head to keep me sane:

Tile
Gutters
Doors
Shutters

That's all our contractor has left...but it's taking ages! Yes, I want every detail perfect, but I want it now! (Frankly, I don't think that's too much to ask...)

Until there's more to take pictures of- enjoy!

At least Rhett is able to celebrate what's been done so far!

A new hue

The painting has begun, which means the countdown to the completion of this huge renovation phase has begun too. After another week of painting (trim and detail work), our friends will begin to lay tile, put up screen, and replace the garage doors. All the other doors to the house will be replaced, too (including those truly unsightly iron doors on the front) and shutters will finish our new exterior.

And no, I haven't forgotten about the before and after pictures- I hope to get to them this weekend. For now, enjoy our new hue!

Scotty begins to spray the primer over our brick. Some shades of brick are lovely, but Tara was not so fortunate. No problem to paint, though!

Won't the azaleas just pop against this greige?! I can hardly wait for next Spring! Be sure to notice our happy yellow lab in the left side of the above picture...

Hopefully with this picture you can compare the old brick on the right with the new color on the left! Oh goodness you'll just have to come visit...it looks so much better in person!

The new paint color looks great with our new roof!

It's starting to come along on the backside of the house, too. What fun to anticipate what is coming next!

Roof!

You know how all you want to do when you watch an episode of Golden Girls is eat cheesecake? (Don't pretend that's just me.) All looking at these pictures makes me want to create some comparisons- who's up for some before and after pictures? Stay tuned!

Making All Things New

Happy Easter from Tara!

Easter is my favorite holiday and traditionally a celebration of Christ making all things new. We certainly are experts here at Tara with renewing things, aren't we? So, what better thing to do today than to get a whole new roof!

The boys showed up (remember our trusty pals Freddie and Cesar? They brought friends!) about 7am. Welcome happy morning, indeed! By the time we arrived home from church, they had torn the old roof off and put down tar paper. Unfortunately, my mind was busy with Easter baskets and deviled eggs, and I neglected to take pictures of the progress until about 4pm...

As my 7 year-old said, "Those men are working hard!"

Oooh it looks good already!



But oh the trash to clean up!

While they may have gotten an early start, as I type this it is nearing 8pm and they're still hard at work. As Rhett surveyed the progress earlier this evening, he decided he'd better pitch it- and it seems they needed him!

Rhett and Freddie strike a pose...

And now it's too dark outside to get a picture of the finished product, but just wait. Tomorrow, friends!

Happy, happy Easter!