At Home with Kim Vallee

TRAVEL | October 5, 2009

More Designer Hotels

I introduced the Missoni Hotel a couple months ago for their bold use of colors in a bedroom. Missoni is one of many designer brands who joined the hospitality market. These days, the fashionista can do more than decorate her home with designer’s bedding and cushions, or entertain with tableware from the same fashion maven than [...]

ENTERTAINING, OUTDOOR entertaining | September 1, 2009

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Silk Lanterns Elevate the Garden Party

Inspired by the fabulous work of LA-based event design Flite, I examined how to best use silk lanterns in a garden party to get a stunning effect. It starts with the superb Vietnamese silk lanterns, which are a lot more sophisticated than Chinese paper lanterns. When you are hanging lanterns, mix the shapes and alternate colors. Pumpkin, [...]

DINING, FOOD + drinks | August 1, 2009

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Tips to Make Your Own Ice Cream Sandwiches

To get the wow factor, I suggest you set up an ice cream sandwich bar where your guests can select their own cookie and ice cream combination. This means that you have several options when you wish to serve ice cream sandwiches at a party: Make everything from scratch – it is wonderful but who has [...]

CAKES and baked goods, ENTERTAINING | July 30, 2009

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More Adorable Cupcake Towers by Blue Cupcake

It is not the first time I featured the work of Julie Desmeules of Blue Cupcake. What can I say, she never stopped to amazed me. I wish I was a guest at those parties. For grown ups, have a look at one of her Cupcake Wedding Tower and the Bon Voyage! cupcake she did [...]

HOME + GARDEN, MODERN architecture | July 1, 2009

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Cory Buckner’s Triumph at Restoring Mid-20th American Architecture

Since we are celebrating Canada Day and the Fourth of July this week, let’s talks about preserving our cultural heritage. Our history is also expressed through residential architecture. After all, how we imagined and designed our neighborhoods and the houses we are living in is linked to what is going in our society. They reflect [...]

HOME + GARDEN, MODERN architecture | June 10, 2009

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Small is Beautiful with Modern Prefab Houses

When it comes to a second house I feel that small is beautiful. You often own this place to relax. The best way to do it is with a low maintenance house. A smaller house means less time is passed on regular cleaning. It should not be too small. Make sure to analyze correctly your needs [...]

HOME + GARDEN, MODERN architecture | March 16, 2009

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Cool Modern and Warm House of the Month on Living etc

The February 2009 edition shows a house in an area full of trees of Los Angeles that proves that an eco-friendly home can be sleek, chic and warm. The house was built where it used to be a ranch. This is the family home of a couple with 3 children aged from 11 to 3 [...]

HOME + GARDEN, MODERN architecture | March 14, 2009

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I Am in Awe with John Melfi’s Modern Architecture Home in Venice, CA

If like me, you are a fan of Sex in the City and Rome, you probably heard of John Melfi since he produced these remarkable TV series. Now, I envy John not just for his stunning productions but also for his modern architecture home. Living in a house like that is the reason I [...]