EDIT: We accepted an offer! While it will always be bittersweet to leave this place, we do so in full confidence that the new buyers love it as much as we do. (They sent us a letter. I cried.)
Our firehouse is officially for sale and I am officially a mess.
Even though we made this decision knowing we would have to leave this place behind, something about seeing it done and for sale has me in a glass case of emotion.
Let’s tackle the fact that it’s done first. OMG YOU GUYS THE FIREHOUSE IS DONE! I asked Aaron the other day, “If this wasn’t happening, when do you think we would say ‘The firehouse is done.'” We agreed that it would probably be never. At the very least, it wouldn’t be any time soon. He as been working SOOO hard and those of you who follow the blog closely or know our space in person will instantly recognize the dramatic transformations below. I absolutely owe you (and us) some blog posts detailing the updates along with some before and after pics.
(The photos below are just a few from the listing and cover the space as it sits right now. So if some of them seem familiar, there’s a reason for it. We didn’t materially change the spaces that were basically done: studio, upstairs living room, captain’s bedroom, etc.)
You made it to the end, and I feel like I’m amongst friends. So can I tell you that this is way harder than I expected? When Aaron texted me the link to the listing I cried. This place is so near and dear to our hearts that it feels like a betrayal to shove it out into the world and say “any takers?” I’m doing my best to embrace the good parts of this change (there are many) and accept that sometimes I just need to feel all the feels about letting the firehouse go. I’m taking solace in the fact that everything about this change has fallen in line, and I believe there is a new family waiting in the wings who will be as excited about the firehouse as we are and will step in take ownership of it.
Like I said above, I’d like to round this journey out by sharing the updates we’ve made. And, after much thought and some input from you, I’m leaning towards keeping this blog going in case you want to come along for the ride of finding our next house and making it our own. I already have a few house hunting stories to share. Per usual, you’ll find me over on Instagram with short, real-time updates. Follow me there and tell everyone you know about the firehouse for sale. Thanks, friends.
