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Simone and Phil

Hamilton based designer-contractor duo with Toronto roots. Breathing new life into old spaces.

Renovation, Architectural + Interior Design, Additions and New builds.

07/28/2026

Gatherings feel effortless here ✨

Photo Niamh Barry

07/24/2026

Our living room. Who wants a full room tour?

A lot of you originally followed us while we were renovating the main floor of our home, but I don’t think we ever gave this room a proper finished reveal.

We sourced an old fireplace, rebuilt the room pretty much, and somehow convinced ourselves to lay the herringbone and tiled entry floors ourselves. Very much an “only because it’s our own house” decision.

Gosh, it needs some art, but the transformation feels slightly insane when we look back at what was here before.

07/23/2026

I like when I get to do the fun stuff.

07/20/2026

One of the biggest mistakes people make in design is treating every decision as a standalone moment.

In our clients’ 1816 new ensuite, the curves repeat:

The shower exterior.
The vanity.
The marble backsplash.
The arches throughout the room.

Even the shower opening was inspired by the twin segmental arches in our dining room.

I truly believe that good design is often about repeating the right things and pulling from what already exists.

If you’ve ever walked into a room and thought “I can’t explain why I love this”, I’m willing to bet that repetition had something to do with it.

07/15/2026

Harmony Hall has stood in Ancaster since 1816. Built by Israel Dawdy, a Captain in the Gore Militia, it’s older than Canada itself, standing nearly fifty years before Confederation.

When we first walked through, the arches found us before we found them.

Segmental arches built into the original dining room cabinetry.
An elliptical fanlight over the front door that stops you before you even reach for the handle.
Stone archways in the foundation still standing exactly as they were laid.

We didn’t have to invent an inspiration for this project.

The house already had one, we just had to listen to it. Every arch we’re building back in started as an arch already living somewhere in these walls.

This is the beginning of that process, and we’ll be here for all of it.

Some of our favourite work yet is happening behind these walls right now.

04/21/2026

Most people try to make a home feel expensive at the end.

Better furniture. Better styling. Better finishes.

But if the bones aren’t there… you feel it immediately.

Low openings, thin walls, no transitions — everything reads flat, even if it’s “nice.”

What actually changes how a home feels is harder to see, but impossible to ignore once you notice it:
proportion, depth, and how spaces connect.

This is what we focused on in Westdale — not adding more, but building the right structure from the start.

04/17/2026

Open concept made sense for a while. It felt modern. Spacious. Connected.

But here’s what nobody talks about: when everything is visible, nothing has presence. No privacy. No quiet. No sense that one room is different from the next.

Our Westdale project changed how we think about this. We kept a wall the engineer wanted removed and it became the kitchen’s range wall. The anchor of the whole space. Structure that earned its place.

This home got the same treatment. We didn’t open it up for the sake of it. We designed for separation. For intention.

Defined rooms that still connect. Spaces that reveal themselves gradually. A home that doesn’t show you everything at once because the best homes never do.

04/14/2026

Simple doesn’t mean luxurious.

Most of the time it just means:�fast, easy, inexpensive to build.

What actually feels expensive?

Detail. Time. Craft.

If it looks like it took time, it feels expensive.

04/11/2026

This one has been close to our hearts for a while.

Our Westdale Tudor Revival is live on RUE today — a 1930s home that had lost much of its original character after years as a rental, and one we had the privilege of thoughtfully bringing back to life for Hillary and Ben and their two kids.

Instead of defaulting to open concept, we chose to respect what was already there — preserving real rooms, restoring architectural moments, and introducing a new addition that supports how the family actually lives.

The brief was rooted in real life: Canadian winters, school runs, muddy boots. So we built around that — a kitchen that feels architectural and grounded, a 20-foot mudroom that actually works, and a layout that flows without losing its sense of structure.

What we’re most proud of is how it felt the moment it was furnished — calm, layered, and lived-in. Not staged. Not forced.

So grateful to Kelli Lamb and the RUE team for the feature. 🤍

Full gallery now live on Rue. Link in bio. ✨

Design & Build: Simone and Phil
Architectural & Interior Design: Simone Smith
Construction: Park Studio Build
Photography: Niamh Barry
Styling: New Mode Home

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Hamilton, ON

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http://simoneandphil.com/

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