At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, TABLEWARE | August 31, 2009

Thermos Bento Box Sets

For when you wish to bring food that need to be kept cold or hot, Bento & Co added to their catalogue two cool products. Bento Boxes for Kids First, the Poka Poka Miffy set. Miffy is a popular female rabbit character from a picture kid book drawn by Dutch artist and illustrator Dick Bruna. This Bento [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | August 31, 2009

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Stylish Bento Boxes for Him and Her

There is something about bento boxes that made them desirable. We often see the same ones. So I dig to see if I could find something different. Bento & Co carries products that are normally unavailable in the North American market. In fact, I was in awe with so many products that I will do [...]

ENTERTAINING, PICNIC | August 3, 2009

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Picnic Inspirations from Graham and Green

You know that I am a fan of this UK store. The bright sun shining all day is the perfect setting for a picnic for two. Hopefully for us, the Blyton Picnic set is available in the States at Picnic Fun. But the styled picture of Graham and Green makes the picnicware so more desirable. I [...]

ENTERTAINING, PICNIC | June 18, 2009

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Picnicware for Father’s Day and the 4th of July

Whenever possible, I reuse and recycle tableware and decorations for designing my parties. By interchanging some table accessories and the menu, your party will look and feel different. Here changing the table cloth plus a few decorative allows you to create a look for Father’s Day and another for the Fourth of July. This theme plays [...]

ENTERTAINING, Gifts for HIM, PICNIC | May 26, 2008

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Cool Picnic Gear for Father’s Day

Father’s Day is the third Sunday from now (June 15th, 2008). I will give you a head start with these tasteful and practical gift ideas for your dad. Picnic Drinkware The red and aqua outdoor tumblers, hi-ball glasses, wine glasses and jugs by John Lewis remind me of the hip nautical palette I showed you two weeks [...]

ENTERTAINING, OUTDOOR entertaining | April 24, 2008

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Bring Happiness in Your Kitchen with Koziol

Living in a 4 season climate enhances the joy that we feel when the warm weather comes back. It is the best time to introduce the summer 2008 collection from a brand that symbolizes Design, Happiness, Life and Values. I am talking about Koziol, the German company that was founded in 1912 by Bernhard Koziol. Design, Happiness, [...]

KIDS + BABY, KIDS party, OUTDOOR entertaining | April 22, 2008

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Fun Party Ideas for Outdoor Entertaining

If you have followed me for a while, you probably know that I adore the UK store Habitat. For summer 2008, Habitat stylists did not fail to impress me. Once again, Habitat stimulates our imagination for casual entertaining. Looking at Habitat setting teaches how to create a unique experience. I enjoy especially their kid theme outdoor [...]

HOME + GARDEN, OUTDOOR space, TRENDS | March 7, 2008

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A study on color interactions via the Spring 2008 yellows

What I am talking about today is how the presence of others colors can modify the perception of a color? It is an important element when you are designing a room or creating a tablescape. I select kitchen and dining pictures from the latest catalogue of Habitat. They illustrate current trends in decorations. You could easily spot [...]