At Home with Kim Vallee

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | January 26, 2010

Communicative Coffee Table by Di Wu

This table feels so right for an early morning post. The concept is fun for brainstorming – something we often do my husband and I – or to occupy the kids that come for a visit. Di Wu designed the table with eight slide boards. A duster to clean the chalkboard hides under one board. [...]

HOME + GARDEN, ORGANIZING | January 16, 2010

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AOK Apple a Day Calendar

The idea is based on “Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. It is part of an advertising campaign developed by the German communication agency Serviceplan for OAK, a life insurance company. The calendar is composed 12 plexiglas cylinders. At the start of the month, you fill the right cylinder with apples. Then, you remove an [...]

GIFT IDEAS, Gifts for HER | January 2, 2010

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Griffin + Chilewich Elan Form iPhone Case

Last November I received an email announcing the new Elan Form Chilewich Case for iPhone 3G and 3GS. I like the placemats from Chilewich. Therefore, I was intrigued by their design. But not long before, I bought a Paul Frank Julius silicone case that got too big after a couple weeks of usage. For that reason, I [...]

HOME + GARDEN, TRENDS | December 30, 2009

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Imperfection is Hot Again

Jesper Larsson said on Moco Loco that 2009 was the year people started to appreciate imperfection again. I think that it started somewhere in 2007-2008 but that the momentum happened in 2009. I based that on the modern rustic style that we see since 2007 or the rebirth of vintage accessories like you get at [...]

HOME + GARDEN, KITCHEN design | November 3, 2009

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Kappa Hood by Barriviera Cappe

My eyes caught a kitchen hood that seems to be made for me. I like it in its yellow orange color. Find more unusual range hoods designed by Barriviera Cappe on Appliancist. + photos: Barriviera Cappe

HOME + GARDEN, OUTDOOR space | August 20, 2009

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The Art of One-Pot Gardening Taught by Sunset Magazine

Sunset magazine is a West Coast lifestyle magazine that I enjoyed reading every time I went to California. I love it so much that I became a subscriber a few months ago. The Sunset gardens are open to the public. The gardens are located at their headquarters in Northern California. I marked it down for [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | August 7, 2009

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Lesson in Styling your Front Door from Beacon Hill

This afternoon I visited Beacon Hill, an old British style, upscale neighborhood in Boston. This is one of the are where the houses are the most expensive in Boston. One think I noticed as we walked around is how, even though the houses have no landing, many front doors felt inviting and elegant. I paid attention [...]

OFF topics | May 31, 2009

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Blog Out Loud event and My Integrated Brand | Quick Links

You may have noticed a change to the main navigation bar of At Home with Kim Vallee. There is now a Live section where you will find my tweets and live blogging posts. What will be these live blogging posts? It will be made of several things. But mainly, there will be quick links. For a while [...]