At Home with Kim Vallee

GIFT IDEAS, Gifts for HER | February 10, 2010

MarieBelle Chocolates’ Blue Box for Valentine’s Day

If you are not ready or if you already gave her the Tiffany blue box, here is another signature blue box that will please her this Valentine. I like the drawings on the artisanal chocolates. It is common these days to see design like the chocolates made by Christopher Elbow. The MarieBelle chocolates gain points for [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | April 12, 2009

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Happy Easter!

I wish you a wonderful Easter Day! We bought our Easter eggs and animals all wrapped in cute baskets this year. I will try to take pictures but I cannot promise I could resist eating it right away. In case I cannot resist the temptation, I gathered nice images from Chocolats Geneviève Grandbois. This artisan chocolate [...]

ALL occasions, GIFT IDEAS | March 6, 2008

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A delectable indulgence with Christopher Elbow

After a visit to the fantastic gallery style shop Rose and Radish in San Francisco, I spot one or two street corners later another retail delight for the senses. This time, it was the shop of the artisanal chocolate maker Christopher Elbow located on Hayes Street. It was the fashionable design of the store that first [...]

ALL occasions, COOKING tools, DINING, GIFT IDEAS, HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | November 14, 2007

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Comfort Food Christmas Gift Ideas

For my first Holidays gift ideas of the season, I got inspired by the pleasures of eating at home on cold winter nights near the fire. These gender neutral gift ideas symbolize friendly atmosphere after skiing or skating. Price ranges go from stocking stuffer to indulgence. Log Tote by Felt Studio [...]

ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining, HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, OUTDOOR space | September 17, 2007

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Charming picnic, delicious chocolate and Porto tasting at Romaneira

The brainchild of Parisian events entrepreneur Thierry Teyssier, Romaneira is out of ordinary. This is the third House of dreams establishment for Teyssier. Every detail at Romaneira have been planned to make your stay at this hotel a unique experience. You can see that the owner used to organize events for living. Look at [...]