At Home with Kim Vallee

Orla Kiely Garden Collection for Wild & Wolf

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I wish that I could give or receive the Orla Kiely for Wild & Wolf for Mother’s Day. I am particularly fond of the Orla Kiely Flask; it would be great for picnics. The signature pattern plant pots are available in small (orange), medium (grey) and large (green). A hand trowel and a garden fork complete the collection. [...]

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Breakfast Train Express

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Add a whimsical touch to your breakfast with these fine bona china carriages with birch wheels. Thanks to hidden magnets linking the carriages, the entire train can be wheeled along. Kids and adults can be entertained while waiting for their bread to toast. The eggcup, toast rack and salt and pepper holder are sold separately. [...]

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Textile Field Installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The Bouroullec brothers have designed an art installation that democratizes a visit to the museum. For the London Design Festival, the Victoria & Albert Museum invited them to intervene in any space we wanted within the Museum. Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec decided to create a huge textile platform on which you can sit or lay [...]

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Shifty Desk / Hallway Stand by Daniel Schofield

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The smaller dwellings that are typical of urban living calls for smart design ideas. Daniel Schofield, a newly graduated furniture designer and maker from United Kingdom, shows that he understands that need with his Shifty Desk. His desk/stand would make a great catch-all unit in an entryway. Or use it to furnish an office corner in [...]

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I love my Ze Super Zeros

Our friend Nathalie of the Foodies Emporium blog gave us one of the most adorable plush toys at our baby shower. From the Ze Super Zeros collection, she selected Zubu the Zebra as the perfect toy for our son-to-be. A cool detail is the logo on its cape. It reads SZ and we will name [...]

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Three Kitchen Gadgets by Joseph Joseph

My kitchen cabinets are full of cooking gadgets. I am intrigued by the design of these three cooking tools by Joseph Joseph. And they will make an affordable gift the next time you are invited to dinner at a friend’s house. Rocker Garlic Crusher Rocker, a uniquely shaped stainless-steel garlic crusher. I need to purchase [...]

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EVOKE Mio by Orla Kiely

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The latest product finished with the well-known multi-stem pattern of fashion designer Orla Kiely is a 1950s style digital radio made by PURE. It’s pretty! This is a reskin of a product that was introduced in 2007. Th EVOKE Mio digital and FM radio comes with an input for your iPod/MP3 player, Intellitext and textSCAN, [...]

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Cool Wallpapered Rooms

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I must confess that I never put wallpapers on my home but I would like to commit to one pattern one day. To help me to take the plunge, I like to admire gorgeous wallpapered rooms. If you wish to use wallpapers, here are a few rules to obey. First, less is more. Therefore, restrain [...]

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