At Home with Kim Vallee

OFF topics | July 9, 2009

A Poll for my Tag Line

I feel it is important to present my brand as a whole. The first step was the revamped blog design. Now, it is time to unify the tag line. Technically, it is closer to a descriptor than a tag line. For On the Web the scope is obvious: it’s social media. For At Home, I need [...]

ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining | January 27, 2009

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Walk-In Fridge | Heineken’s commercial

This is too funny, I have to share this commercial with you. In fact, this is the second reference to the walking closet I saw today. The first was a print ad with a happy mother with her little girl from The Container Store to announce their 30% off sale on Elfa closet system. [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | August 4, 2008

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Daily Quick Links | 2008.08.04 edition

This is my daily collection of interesting stuff that I read via my RSS feeds or that I saw on the Web. + A one-of-a-kind hammock designed by Karin van Lieshout in collaboration with Rachel van Outvorst. It took an immensible amount of work to produce this handmade hammock. Their monkish work also includes several pendants, [...]

MEDIA buzz, REVIEWS | May 28, 2008

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Call for Help with The Nest Magazine

A Montreal Girl Geek told me last week that At Home with Kim Vallee is featured on The Nest magazine. As far as I know, my blog is the favorite blog of their readers and staff in the Entertaining category. Sadly for me, this magazine is not available in Canada. I just [...]

OFF topics | May 12, 2008

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Kirtsy replaced Sk*rt

It is now official. Sk*rt became Kirtsy. The look of the Web site is identical. They just updated the logo and the URL. If you use FeedFlare by FeedBurner, you need to remove the Sk*rt this personal flare you created before and add kirtsy to your FeedFlare. Via: Kirtsy Back in Business [Chris Brogan]

ALL occasions, GIFT IDEAS, OFF topics | May 8, 2008

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Nintendo DS for Mother’s Day | Follow Up

After I published my post on learning how to cook with a DS, I received this email. I could not resist sharing the girlie ad with you. It sums up what I was telling you about the broader audience of the DS versus other game consoles. Even if your mother is not a gamer, she could enjoy [...]

OFF topics | May 1, 2008

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Vote for the New Name of Sk*rt

I do not know if you heard but the Digg for Chicks is changing its name. You can read of all the details on sk*rt corporate blog. In true sk*rt fashion, sk*rt hosts a fabulously fun contest and turn the naming decision over to you, their clever readers. With 235 comments so far, [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, OFF topics, TRENDS | April 25, 2008

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IKEA Fails in Decorating the Kobe Monorail Train

My blog is about harmonizing décor and beautiful things. This post does not fit the bill. The idea of transforming a train into a showroom is cool. Sadly, IKEA did not convince me with the décor they put on. Maybe, it is a cultural thing. Showroom On Rails For the opening of [...]