Last month, my little boy reached 1 year old. You can imagine that I wanted to celebrate it in style. I had a look at my party supply stack when came the time to select a party theme. I often buy party supplies online as extra items when I need to reach a limit to [...]
LIVING, STYLE & News | February 17, 2012 | by Kim Vallee
At Home with Kim Vallee reached its fifth anniversary when I went to the Toronto Interior Design Show. When I pressed the Publish button on January 27th, 2007, I didn’t know that I started a new chapter of my life. So much has happened in my personal life and my professional life. The fifth anniversary [...]
ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | May 8, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
We simply celebrated my first Mother’s Day the day that my son reached 2 months old. My husband, our son and I had a late brunch with his grandmothers. It was the first time that we went out at a restaurant with our son. It went well and Zack enjoyed again his ride on the [...]
BABY products, KIDS + BABY | April 12, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
When I was pregnant, my friends told me that to be able to do the household chores and to enjoy some relaxing time I need a good baby bouncer. With this information, I started my search for the perfect baby bouncer for a design-savvy mom. There are a few baby products that will always be [...]
LIVING, STYLE & News | April 11, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
Just a quick note to highlight the fact that I participated in an article where two dermatologists assess the daily routines of 5 women and give advice on aging gracefully. We each represent one decade. This involved a photo shoot when I was 38-week pregnant. I was glad that it was only for a portrait. You [...]
LIVING, STYLE & News | March 18, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
I want to share the news that I am one of the bloggers for the new blog of Canal-Vie. Their blog is called “Le blogue d’inspiration“. Other bloggers include Les Airoldi (Jean Airoldi and his wife Valerie), Manon Leblanc and Mme Carrée. You can read my first post about Blum’s Servo-Drive system that I saw [...]
HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | February 23, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
My February column for Style Sheet, the blog of HGTV.ca was about sharing my best tips to stay on time and on budget when you do a home renovation. This is one of rare occasions where you can have a peak inside my home. I still need to decorate the space. With the baby arriving [...]
KIDS + BABY, KIDS rooms | February 22, 2011 | by Kim Vallee
I finally started to buy the decorative accessories for my son-to-be nursery. Today, I bought an adorable monster/alien theme wall decal kit by Nouvelles Images. I did not want to stick to one theme: the owl. Like you do with fabric patterns, I coordinate illustrations that share similarities in their forms and colors. Look at [...]
KIDS + BABY, KIDS party | April 6, 2012 | by Kim Vallee