You Always Remember Your First

We bought our first house in the fall of 2005.  It was a 1,652 square foot two bedroom, two bathroom bungalow built in 1926.

We fell in love with the large rooms rooms and high (10 foot) ceilings; it was the most spectacular house, and in the 31 months we owned the house we painted most rooms, remodeled one bathroom, did extensive landscape work, and since the largest room in the house was the center dining room we added a large chandelier with a black shade.   We also got married in the spring of 2006 and friends sent us two light fixtures from Restoration Hardware as a wedding gift, which we installed in the kitchen.

This week I noticed our  first house is up for rent!  Oh no.  I hope this doesn't fast track the (inevitable) tear down to rebuild a larger home future for our old house.  However, as a point of pride I did notice in the MLS rental info the agent explicitly calls out the "exquisite light fixtures."

"WONDERFUL CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW WITH FRONT PORCH, DECK, 2 CAR GARAGE, TREES & SPRINKLER SYSTEM. CLOSE TO LOWER GREENVILLE AND DOWNTOWN. HARDWOOD FLOORS, RENOVATED KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS. WASHER, DRYER, REFRIGERATOR STAYS. TANKLESS WATER HEATER. EXQUISITE LIGHT FIXTURES, BUILTIN BOOK CASES, BRFST AREA WITH BUILT IN SEATS. AND LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. AVAILABLE JANUARY 15, 2015"

So our style lives on in the new rental!  Here's photos from when we last owned the home in June 2008.