At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, LINENS | July 22, 2009

Five Favorite Things at Anthropologie

Since I will be in Boston this August to attend PodCamp Boston 4, I started a shopping list. I scheduled visits to stores that we do not have here in Montreal. I will go to Lekker naturally. Another store that I affection is Anthropologie. Their vintage, granny, Bohemian chic look is really distinctive. I am a [...]

DINING, FOOD + drinks | February 28, 2008

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Making your own spa cucumber water

I wrote my recipe at the end of this post. First, let me introduce my inspiration on a video filmed next to a spa refreshment station in the Californian Wine Country. We stayed at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa a few nights. Since it is no more fashionable to serve bottled water, [...]

DINING, DISHING tips, ENTERTAINING, PARTY supplies, TABLESCAPE, TABLEWARE | January 24, 2008

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Mood board for the 2008 Super Bowl party

With less than 2 weeks before the big game, it is time to finalize your design. You know me; I am going for a stylish look. So I compiled a mood board to get you started. My best advice is to stay away from the easy and expected props to celebrate the Super [...]

COOKING tools, DINING, ENTERTAINING, HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, TABLESCAPE | October 28, 2007

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Vibrant colors in elegant pieces | 3 blogs and a mood board – 2007.10.28 edition

Using colors is the easiest and the cheapest way to decorate a room or a table. The style, the shape and the motif of an object determine whether it is chic or not. Colorful items look more festive. That is why I like to play with colors when I create a party [...]