At Home with Kim Vallee

COOKING tools, DINING | August 6, 2009

Elegant Modern Cooking Tools and Picnic Flask by Eva Solo

If you are looking for a unique gifts for a foodie with a love of modern design, browse through the catalogue of Eva Solo. They give unique shape to everyday housewares. Eva Solo products are not cheap. There are an indulgence. Therefore, they are perfect gift ideas. Salad Sinner by Eva Solo The Salad Spinner reinvent the [...]

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 [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOSTESS gifts | June 11, 2009

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Ninutik: The Modern Side of Maple Syrup

Canada is the premier producer of maple syrup. Although the number of producers is impressive, if there is a constant is the packaging. In fact, neither the producers or the distributors make an effort to distinguish their product through packaging. The maple leaf is used as much as possible. Some have even developed complex bottle like [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | March 27, 2009

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Giannini Extends its Giannina Coffee Makers Family

I use a French press to make my coffee every morning. The problem is how to keep the coffee warm without redoing new batch for my second cup of coffee. The new insulated press-filter coffee makers by Giannina may provide the solution I was looking for. Feiz design studio went one step further to [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | March 23, 2009

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Entertaining and Home Living Essentials for my Organizing Monday

I found two storage solutions that will organize your life as well as your house. The first part covers essentials for entertaining. I imagine them as nice wedding gifts. An elegant buffet set makes a great wedding gifts. The 49-Piece Admiral Buffet Set provides 8 ceramic dinner plates plus 8 salad plates with platinum rims, [...]