At Home with Kim Vallee

TRAVEL | May 7, 2009

citizenM Amsterdam City is opened

I told you last year about citizenM hotel at Schiphol Airport, now you can stay at the hotel in the city. The rooms are small but the rest of the hotel offers plenty of attractive features for lovers of modern design. You could lounge in brand new Vitra furniture including the legendary Marshmallow sofa by [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | January 24, 2009

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Turquoise Spring Tablescapes at Zara Home

I was inspired by the Spring and Summer 2009 tableware collection at Zara Home to create a festive tablescape. The starting point was this amazing turquoise and gold Nilo flatware. It is made in gold stainless steel with a dark blue turquoise PVC handle. My Turquoise, Gold and Pink Tablescape I used different tone of three colors. Mixing [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY decorations | December 5, 2008

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Wooden Holiday Decorations | Daily Quick Links 2008.12.04

Their warmth makes wood desirable and comforting in winter. As you can see, wood textures are hot this Holiday. With beautiful items like those, there are no reasons to complain. + The Nature+Holiday Ornaments by Los Angeles-based artist Karen Kimmel are absolutely stunning. Each wood veneer and colored acrylic laser cut disc comes in a hand [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY decorations | December 3, 2008

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The Return of the Aluminum Christmas Trees

It is popular with mid-century home owners. You can dig originals on ebay and craighlist or buy a brand new Classic Aluminum Christmas Tree from New-York retailer Hammacher Schlemmer. The appeal of using aluminum for a Christmas tree rests in its reflective quality. The downside is that putting Christmas lights in the tree would be too [...]

TRAVEL | September 1, 2008

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A Peek at the Remodeled Mondrian Hotel

Gone is the design that Philippe Starck did at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The hotel needed to update its Alice in Wonderland concept for some time now. The mastermind behind the new design at the Mondrian Hotel is Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. The party to launch the $40-million redesigned Mondrian is scheduled for September [...]