At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, TABLEWARE | October 6, 2009

New Whimsical Products at Fred & Friends

Almost 30 new whimsical products were added. Out of these 29 additions, five caught my attention. I deemed these 5 to be the more practical. + First, Stone Cold, the icy icons from Easter Island is fun. This is another fun silicone ice cube tray that would look great in any tropical drinks or a mystery [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | September 17, 2009

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Housewares for Fall at Habitat UK

Every season, I check what is new at Habitat. I still hope for the first North American store. Fun everyday items caught my eye. They are coming later this fall. This post is about laundry, a good cup of coffee and cute serving trays. It is not everyday that a laundry bin made it to At [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME office | August 19, 2009

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Found Travel Memories and School Themes at Poppytalk Handmade

Poppytalk handmade is a great online market place where you can to fall upon unique finds. You can find original pieces like these illustrations by Matte Stevens. It happens to depict two places I have been to. + Gramercy Park NYC illustrates a stunning area. It is unbelievable that a fenced-in private park still exists in [...]

GIFT IDEAS, Gifts for HIM | June 12, 2009

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Cool Dutch Design Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

The Netherlands are a country where talented and creative designers flourish in a good number. Sadly, most of their design products do not cross the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, most of the Dutch products are exported when a dedicated retailer wishes to carry them and import the goods directly from The Netherlands. This is the [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | June 3, 2009

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Postfossil at the DMY International Design Festivals Berlin 2009

Today starts the 7th edition of DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. It runs until June 7th, 2009. The event showcases works by internationally acclaimed designers as well as revealing prototypes by young talent. The current edition focuses on design that makes a difference. Postfossil is one of the designer group that will exhibit their work. [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | April 8, 2009

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Swedish Retailer Cosas Now Serving the European Union

A quick post to tell all my readers living in Europe that you can order online the unique products of Cosas. Based in Stockholm, Cosas works closely with designers and craftsmen to create their collection. I am too busy today to make my list of my favorite products but I put it on my agenda. For [...]

HOME + GARDEN, ORGANIZING | March 16, 2009

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Small Space Solutions for my Organizing Monday

Every Monday, I will post ideas and products for organizing your home or your life. I enjoy space saving items. Today’s ideas incorporate blog love links. + Brand new for Spring 2009, Klaus Rath has designed for Stelton a folding Shopping and Picnic basket called Shopnic. This is from the same Danish company and designer that [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | September 25, 2008

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3 Iterations for an Housewarming Party Theme

The migration of the birds inspires me to create an autumnal housewarming party theme. As I assembled my montages, I could not decide which one I like the best. I composed three mood boards for the tabletop. They all reuse the same main components. I want to know which one you prefer? Before you post your [...]