Renovations. Design. DIY Bliss.
Welcome! Home & Bliss is a blog for home lovers, renovators, and DIYer's where we share our home projects from around our blissful home. We love turning houses into homes.
Hi! Nice to meet you! We're Matt & Sylvia and we have an immense passion for home renovations, design and crafty do-it-yourself projects. We've been known as the couple who is busy transforming their house into a home.
We purchased our first "fixer" upper home in 2012 in the beautiful city of Calgary and we haven't been able to put down the hammer since then. We sold our first fixer upper in 2014 and are onto bigger and better projects. This blog chronicles our house renovation adventures. Sylvia is known as the design and do-it-yourself enthusiast while Matt is known for his incredible Handyman skills.
We believe anything worth doing, is worth doing well especially when it comes to renovations. The renovation journey we have embarked on to turn our house into a home has not been an easy one but it has been an rewarding one. When we're not renovating, we enjoy longs walks down the aisles of Home Depot, exploring Calgary and spending time with our newest addition to the family - Adam Liam. Thanks for stopping by!
Calgary & Area Holiday Market Guide 2016
It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! We are getting into the spirit by putting up our holiday lights on the house before the snow arrives next week. And its also the time of the year to shop all things handmade at the upcoming holiday markets around Calgary…
Halloween Decorating Made Easy
Halloween is one of those holidays that you can go all out for when it comes to home decor. It’s all about the creativity. You can make a space look dark and dainty looking or just add touches of Halloween-themed colours to transform the space. Typically the colours have always…
Giving Thanks Giveaway
The leaves are quickly changing colours around Calgary as they drop to the ground while many Canadian families (including ours) will be gathering around the table this upcoming weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving. We love this time of the year because we get to reflect on the year we have had…
Chalk Paints vs. Milk Paints
Chalk and milk paints have become a game changer in the decorative finishes world. You can literally take a piece of furniture and transform it completely with these products. You can make a chair look washed out, distressed or sleek and solid with a few coats of paint. The great…
End of Summer Love List
Was it not just the beginning of July yesterday? This summer flew by for us in so many good ways but we are all starting to get into our new family Fall routine while impatiently waiting for pumpkin spice everything to return on the shelves! Mama bear landed a sweet…
Summer Renovation Project: Exterior Painting of our Home
We have been blessed with an extremely fun and busy summer filled with lots of road tripping, camping adventures and splash park dates. However, while our little one rests we have been chipping away one cedar plank at a time at the exterior of our home. Our goal for this…
Toddler Approved Broccoli & Cheddar Tater Tots
With a busy schedule & renovations usually on the go, we are always looking for healthy yet satisfying recipes. If you’re a fan of broccoli than this recipe is for you my friends! These tater tots are super easy to make (in less than an hour!) and I can almost…
Modern Farmhouse Finds on a Budget
Over the past year we have been adding more modern yet rustic farmhouse style pieces to our home. We are huge fans of the show on HGTV, “Fixer Upper” and love the stunning reveals Chip & Joanne bring together for their clients time after time. We would love to live…
Floral Ice Cubes – Easy DIY
With summer officially on our doorstep – it brings along with it wedding season, showers of all sorts, dinner parties and lots of get togethers so I thought I would share a super adorable yet really easy way to impress your guests. No matter what the occasion is these floral…
Calgary Farmer’s Market Summer Guide
Red, juicy raspberries. Fresh local samples. Crisp looking herbs. Beautiful, sunny weather. The sweet smell of honey. Buckets of fresh floral arrangements. Live music in the background while enjoying some lunch. Just some of our favourite things about the farmer’s market scene in Calgary. Summer is here and we are…