At Home with Kim Vallee

ALL occasions, DINING, GIFT IDEAS, LINENS | July 22, 2008

Latest Napkins and Plates by Skinnylaminx | Etsy Watch

Brighten your kitchen with a dash of yellow. You can start with a few accessories. You can grab and nicely display the napkins and tea towels by Heather Moore of Skinnylaminx. This illustrator and designer from Cape Town, South Africa, makes beautiful table linens. Her gray and yellow look sophisticated when put together. The [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, PARTY ideas | November 2, 2007

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Entertaining illustrations by Paolo Mariotti

If you can read French, I suggest you take a peek at IDEAT, a magazine about design, architecture and trends made in France. It is one of my favorite magazines. Paolo Mariotto has a column in IDEAT. Every month, he draws an illustration. He captures the spirit of a trend from somewhere around [...]

ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | October 18, 2007

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Modern chic greeting cards by Nila Aye for Beaumonde

Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. When we visited Toronto last week, I found this stylishly hip greeting card collection in a shop on Queen Street. The minute I saw the romantic couple on the rug I knew I have to give it to his birthday. Just to prove how much I like it, [...]

HOME + GARDEN, OUTDOOR space | August 17, 2007

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Weekly column: As seen on other blogs – 2007.08.17 edition

This week edition is a split between retro style and home decor. After a few iterations, I think I have finally found the right name for my Friday’s column. My goal after all with this weekly column is to showcase 3 to 4 posts from bloggers. Featured blogs Letterpress coasters are popping every [...]