The renovation may be finished, but the work of creating a beautiful home never really ends.
In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit, Matty J is back with Home Beautiful Editor Elle Lovelock to talk about what life looks like now that Chante Mer is open to guests – the letting go, the worrying, and the welcome basket decisions he probably overthought.
From leaving a loaf of local sourdough on the benchtop and asking what kind of milk guests prefer, to avoiding party groups and popping in a supply of Omo capsules to tackle life’s little accidents, Matty and Laura hope it’s the little things they do that will count towards their cherished beach home being looked after. “We want to make sure that as soon as people arrive, they can kind of hit the ground running,” says Matty. “We wanted to make sure that, you know, the basics are there. So there is milk in the fridge, if you have to do your laundry, there’s Omo in the basket.”
He also gets into parenting, sharing the mental load, raising three daughters, and the lessons he hopes the next generation will inherit. And he shares the item discovered during the renovation that deepened his connection to the home’s original owner, Val.
Plus the one thing that keeps him up at night as a holiday-home owner. Hint: It involves lemon juice and marble.
“If you are listening right now and you are a man, just go into the laundry right now… strip a bed, do a load, and trust me, it’s going to be appreciated.”
Matty Johnson
“This is a life that was so much better than I ever thought possible.”
Matty J
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