At Home with Kim Vallee

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | February 11, 2009

My Interview with Elaine Griffin about Curb Appeal

I interviewed Elaine last Wednesday. I received the video today. This is a new kind of public relations / marketing campaign orchestrated by Lowe’s Home Improvement. I was curious to know how it works. What they did was asking a selected group of bloggers if they wish to interview a personality, in this case New York [...]

ENTERTAINING, EVENT planning | November 14, 2008

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A Talk with Jaime of It’s A Jaime Thing

Recall the Sunflower bridal shower with the tiki bar that I spotlighted this summer, today’s interview is with the talented blogger who designed that event. Jaime is a happy housewife hoping to become one day a domestic goddess. When I asked her to talk about herself Jaime told me that she was very blessed to have [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | October 23, 2008

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A Talk with Jennifer Mitchell of Design Hole

Today’s interview is with a charming, joyful and talented interior designer who works in the Detroit-metro area on both residential and commercial projects. I had the pleasure to have dinner with Jennifer Mitchell of Design Hole and her husband last December when they visited Montreal. This is when this picture was taken. You may [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS party | October 8, 2008

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A Talk with Lisa Kothari of Peppers and Pollywogs

I wanted to add interviews for a while now. I am thrilled to start this interview column. Besides learning a little bit about amazing bloggers, I am curious to discover their favorite places. After all, I decided to interview them because I value their insights. The interview will be split in two parts. Part two is [...]

MEDIA buzz, REVIEWS | May 28, 2008

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I am featured on The Gazette Montreal Today

I was interviewed two weeks by Ian Howarth for a story about planning an outdoor party. Ian interviewed before me Kelly Deck who hosts Take it Outside on HGTV for a segment of outdoor rooms and high-end barbecues. I spoke about her show when I gave you my 5 design tips for [...]

MEDIA buzz, REVIEWS | December 20, 2007

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Twice in the news today

I had an eventful day which is why I did not publish a post earlier. This will wait until tomorrow because I had to finish wrapping all my gifts before we head off for our Holiday resort. This morning I was interviewed about two weeks ago by a journalist from the Journal de [...]