At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, FOOD + drinks | November 14, 2009

Food Photography Tips

Food styling is an integral part of food photography. It sets the mood. These beautiful shots are from the 2010 Calendar from la Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec. I shared them with you because they illustrated a good trick when it comes to food photography: pay attention to the backdrop. In this case, they [...]

TRAVEL | October 13, 2009

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Beautiful Amsterdam

If you never went to Amsterdam, you are missing something. The gorgeous has its share of cool modern design shops, you eat well and it is an urban area where you will feel in vacation. It has been a while since my last visit. Looking at these beautiful pictures taken by Pia Jane Bijkerk, show [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | October 1, 2009

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Lesson In Style and Ambiance by Toast

Everyday items can look awesome in the right setting. I love how Toast’s stylist team repurposed old newspaper as wallpaper and transformed old wooden boxes as storage on the wall. Keeping in mind that these angles were selected for their photographic value, it still shows that creativity and good design ideas, more than money, are [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | January 4, 2009

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Buffet Tables Styled by Robyn Glaser

Prop stylists create the mood of a picture. Looking at their creations give us clues on how to set up a stunning buffet table. I will feature the work of two prop stylists today. First, I spot a Decking The Halls picture on Apartment #34. Although the Holiday season is almost over. The celebrations officially [...]