At Home with Kim Vallee

ENTERTAINING, OUTDOOR entertaining | July 12, 2009

The Charm of Vintage Serveware for a Summer Party

Seeing this old Coca-Cola cooler last week at Finnegan’s market brought back childhood memories. My parents owned a lot on a small lake 45 minutes from my home. Every nice Sunday during the summer, my parents, friends and family members used to meet there. We crossed the lake by swimming, played games of horseshoe and [...]

ENTERTAINING, PICNIC | May 6, 2009

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Paper+Cup Birch Utensils at Anthropologie

Whenever you do a picnic or an other event when you wish to add a vintage vibe, you are that wooden utensils will set the right tone. The beautifully crafted wooden utensils of Paper+Cup are available at Anthropologie. Think of reusing the red and white strings on your party accessories. If you wish a custom message [...]

OFF topics, ORGANIZING | November 18, 2008

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A Sneak Preview of the Office and an Announcement

I own a company with my husband. For more than a decade, I worked as a user interface designer then, as a Web designer. I enjoyed it but it was time for me to do something else. That is when I started to be an event designer for social events, working mostly on milestone [...]

ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | May 3, 2008

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Old Meets New in the Exotic Collages by Cartolina Cards

The owner and designer of Cartolina Cards, Fiona Richards sent me a wonderful set of card samples. These greeting cards invite us to a multicultural trip through the centuries that wraps up in a fresh, modern twist. Ancient Meets Contemporary You catch influences of ancient cultures, especially India in the work of [...]

HOME + GARDEN, KITCHEN design | September 15, 2007

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3 blogs and a mood board – 2007.09.15 edition

This week’s spotlight is about modernized versions of rustic country charms. Fall is the best time of the year to visit antique shops. My mood board mixed antiques, modern style and a Scandinavian connection. 1 | Purple Area for Oväntade kombinationer With Oväntade kombinationer, the Swedish blog Purple Area shows us a perfect [...]