Take a Look: My Home Office
My home office has always been a little slice of heaven, even before that faithful day in March 2020 when we were forced to work from home indefinitely. Since moving into our house four years ago, I continually worked on…
Home & Decor
One Room Challenge – Guest Room Reveal
Some may say it’s been a while since I talked about our guest bedroom on the blog, and perhaps it’s taken longer than expected to finish. Others will say that I completely forgot about it and am now scrambling to…
One-Room Challenge – Bathroom Reveal
It’s been a hot minute since I last blogged about our “fun” one-room challenges. Well, today is the day I finally have an update on our bathroom…IT’S DONE! And let me tell you, it’s been absolute hell to get to…
One Room Challenge – The One with the Bathroom
OK, we went from a no-room challenge life to doing two rooms at the same damn time! Thanks to a surprise leak, we realized the time had come for us to redo our main bathroom. We were hoping to wait…
One Room Challenge – Spare Room
Hello One Room Challenge…I’ve always wanted to do one, but I never had the time or proper inspiration. I kind of started doing one with my office, but it took so long and I forgot to actually take before photos….
What I’ve learned about owning a house…
It’s been just over a year since Peter and I moved into our first home! As fabulous as this sounds, we’ve quickly learned we know NOTHING about owning a home! We are 30-somethings with no clue about anything home maintenance….
Instagram Home Decor Inspo!
As Peter and I begin to look into our next major milestone (hello home ownership), I have found myself gravitating to more home decor focused Instagram accounts to fill my feed with #HomeGoals. While saving up for a down payment…
![I always had this preconceived notion of Kingston, Ont. But after exploring this beautiful city, I can't wait to return. To be honest, I'd even consider moving there (consider this your warning, Petey!).
From the delicious food to the gorgeous shops and, of course, the amazing record shops, this town instantly felt like home.
I want to give a special shout-out to @cravecoffeehouse, @miogelatokingston, @martelloonbrock, @martelloalley, and @somethingelserecords for being fabulous and being the highlights of my day!
If you're looking for a fun day trip, I strongly suggest playing tourist in Kingston.
[Image 1: Matisse smiles as she stands in the middle of a metal-framed white heart with gold tinsel. Image 2: An arrow-shaped chalkboard with red writing reads, "This way to awesome." Image 3: A round wooden table with an apple turnover, a red pepper and feta quiche, and a Crave Coffee House-branded cup of coffee in the middle of the two plates. Image 4: Matisse's hand holds up a colourful cup of gelato, hazelnut latte and stracciatella flavoured gelato, to be exact.]](https://simplymatisse.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)