At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, LINENS | October 4, 2009

Tête-à-tête and an Online Store for Chilewich

Whenever I am thinking of creating a modern tabletop, the tablemats and table runners made by Chilewich often come to mind as a possible option. I think that their placemats are at their best over a nice surface, like a stunning wood table. I noticed that they now produce tête-à-tête, which is a type of table [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | October 2, 2009

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Tableware fitted for Halloween and Thanksgiving

When it comes to tableware, I prefer to get items that I will be able to reuse more than once a year. Halloween and Thanksgiving have a lot in common since they are both in autumn. It is even closer to the truth in Canada since we celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October [...]

ENTERTAINING, OUTDOOR entertaining | August 9, 2009

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Summer and Fall Tablescapes at Lexington

Two classic looks to celebrate the end of summer. Get inspired by these tables dressed by Lexington for the last weekends by the lake at the summer cottage. The fall living table is a mix and match of formal and casual tableware. It is OK to bend the rules to create something unexpected. For an [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | October 8, 2008

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Guest Blogging on Glamorous Thanksgiving Tables

Thanksgiving is next Monday in Canada. We celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. For this occasion, I assemble two tabletop mood boards with trendy fall colors and patterns. I presented two very different styles. I invite you to check my Glamorous Thanksgiving Tablescapes on Style Sheet, the blog of HGTV.ca. [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | September 25, 2008

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Three French-Country Style Dinnerware Sets

Textures and more ornate tableware are making a comeback. This style holds an advantage over the clean modern style as you need to add less decorative elements to make an impact. I will explore this trend further in the coming weeks. For now, have a look at three fabulous glazed stoneware dinnerware [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | November 20, 2007

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An elegant twist on a cool modern dinner table for Thanksgiving

Last month, we sadly canceled a trip to Boston where I planned a visit to Lekker. That is probably why there was the first retailer I think of for my Thanksgiving tablescape. The basic elements of my tablescape My starting point was the Dibbern Gold Leaf Dinnerware Collection. This modern bone china collection adds sophistication to a [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | November 9, 2007

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Four dinnerware ideas for a fall dinner party

With Thanksgiving at the corner, many of you may be searching for a fall dinnerware set. I got some suggestions for you. Audun Collection by Villeroy & Boch The first dinnerware set depicts pastoral scenes in black and white with a creamy yellow accent border and modern Toile accents. A design from the French maker Villeroy & [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | October 25, 2007

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How to dress up your table with bears and moose?

We are right in the middle of the hunting season. In the Canada and the North of the United States, the colorful sceneries in fall mean that going to the cottage is popular. Black forest Decor is not a store where I would normally go for shopping. But I discovered there wonderful tableware. It [...]