At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, LINENS | October 6, 2009

Housewarming Gift Ideas for the Cook and the Hostess

Cooking is enjoyed by both men and women. It is not that rare to see couples who enjoy cooking together. For them, it may be more appropriate to use gender neutral kitchen linen. One collection that is elegantly simple is Fog Linen available at DWR. Japanese designer Yumiko Sekine uses raw linen from Lithuania to create, [...]

HOME + GARDEN, OUTDOOR space | July 2, 2009

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Gift Ideas for Gardeners from Jason Neufeld

I told you before about Fairmont Hotels initiatives to bring back bees in our cities to spread pollination. We can also do our part. And to do that in style, Jason Neufeld produced an outstanding collection of ceramic shelters to to attract bumblebees called Bombus Shelter. The nest of bumblebees are in ground. They often [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]