At Home with Kim Vallee

TRAVEL | October 5, 2009

More Designer Hotels

I introduced the Missoni Hotel a couple months ago for their bold use of colors in a bedroom. Missoni is one of many designer brands who joined the hospitality market. These days, the fashionista can do more than decorate her home with designer’s bedding and cushions, or entertain with tableware from the same fashion maven than [...]

TRAVEL | September 21, 2009

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Bed-in in John and Yoko’s room at Queen Elizabeth

Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth was one of the sponsors of PodCamp Montreal 2009. After the Saturday sessions, a selected group were invited for a cocktail in the John Lennon and Yoko Ono Suite. Fairmont put the bed as the place it was for the bed-in. One thing that you may not know is that the suite [...]

TRAVEL | September 5, 2009

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Modern Architecture Green Cabins in the heart of a National Park in UK

This is not the typical accommodation that you think you will get when you stay at a National Park. It is about time that we get other choices than the predictable log cabins. Sustainable Modern Architecture Design Each residence offers three en suite bedrooms for sleeping 6 guests. The open floor plan brings the indoors out so [...]

TRAVEL | August 24, 2009

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Clever Interior Design Ideas at Fairmont Battery Wharf

We stayed to the newly opened Fairmont hotel when we went to Boston at the beginning of August. We stayed there for almost a week. I now prefer the Fairmont Battery Wharf to the historic Copley Plaza hotel. The Battery Wharf won for its location and its modern design. Little Italy If you have ever been to [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, TRAVEL | August 18, 2009

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Missoni Hotel Teaches Us How to Use Bold Colors

Using bold colors and patterns requires more than an eye for design. One luxury company who is known for their bold use of colors is Missoni. The Italian brand opened their first hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland last June. Four more hotels is scheduled to open over the next few years. As you would expect, the room [...]

TRAVEL | June 9, 2009

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Fairmont Hotels’ Bee Hives for my Eco-friendly Tuesday

Did you know that an hotel chain is fighting against the shortage of bees? In June 2008, the Royal York in Toronto installed three hives as a natural extension of their decade old rooftop herb garden. The rooftop apiary was established in partnership with the Toronto Beekeepers Cooperative and FoodShare. Both initiatives deliver fresh local [...]

TRAVEL | May 7, 2009

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citizenM Amsterdam City is opened

I told you last year about citizenM hotel at Schiphol Airport, now you can stay at the hotel in the city. The rooms are small but the rest of the hotel offers plenty of attractive features for lovers of modern design. You could lounge in brand new Vitra furniture including the legendary Marshmallow sofa by [...]

TRAVEL | January 16, 2009

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My Arrival in Los Angeles

A quick note on what is happening on my trip. This is a mix-match of ideas. First, I got a warm welcome by the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica with a nice tray and a card. This is one of the advantages of staying often at the same hotel chain and be a member of [...]