At Home with Kim Vallee

HOME + GARDEN, MODERN architecture | October 22, 2009

40 Fabulous Things in Canada seen in Wallpaper

In case you missed it, the November 2009 issue of Wallpaper showcased forty of the best things from ten of their favorite global destinations. You will find the best from USA, Canada, UK, Scandinavia, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Brazil and Japan. From Canada, I discover a few names that I did not know. On the architecture [...]

DINING, FOOD + drinks | October 10, 2009

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Origami Tea Concept by Natalia Ponomareva

Russian designer Natalia Ponomareva invented the cutest tea bag on Earth. I like the refinement of the triangular cloth tea bags but her origami tea bags are second to none. Sadly, this is only a prototype. Her tea bags received good press from many bloggers around the World. I wish I will be able to serve [...]

HOME + GARDEN, KITCHEN design | March 6, 2009

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Social Kitchen Design for my Friday’s Quick Links 2009.03.06

The best trend that happen in kitchen design has to be the social kitchen. By social kitchen, we mean a kitchen space that acts as the hub of a house. You aim for bring the outside in and vice versa. + The excellent kitchen designer Susan Serra of The Kitchen Designer shares her top social kitchen [...]

ALL occasions, DINING, EATING out | January 11, 2009

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Unique eating experience at studio-restaurant Proef

I watched with delight Chef Abroad hosted by the Canadian Chef Michael Smith has he finds a culture that has lost touch with its traditional food ways in Amsterdam. I adore Amsterdam. It has been over a decade since my last visit which was a couple years after I graduated from interior design. Shopping in Amsterdam [...]

TRAVEL | September 1, 2008

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A Peek at the Remodeled Mondrian Hotel

Gone is the design that Philippe Starck did at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The hotel needed to update its Alice in Wonderland concept for some time now. The mastermind behind the new design at the Mondrian Hotel is Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. The party to launch the $40-million redesigned Mondrian is scheduled for September [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | April 4, 2008

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I love the Kenzo tableware

A late Friday afternoon post calls for a relaxed and entertaining topic. It is a night to go out with friends and have friends over for a cocktail before going out. Talking about a dinnerware set for chic casual entertaining fits well with that spirit. So let’s introduce one of my favorites this [...]