At Home with Kim Vallee

ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas | July 19, 2009

Yellow Celebrations | Quick Links 2009.07.19

Yellow is the hot color of summer 2009. Inviting this cheerful color to your party puts everyone in a festive mood. If you are planning to devise a yellow party theme, take a look at these: + serve lemon mint granita from the smittenkitchen.com + Big sunflowers make a bold statement. As you can see, they can [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | February 2, 2009

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Wake Up with the Growing Season Breakfastware

I really like the burst of sunny colors found on the latest breakfastware at Anthropologie. Having plates, bowls and mugs only for breakfast breaks the monotony. It may even encourage you to eat at home the most important meal of the day. It makes sense to reuse things. You can punch a soft green dinnerware [...]

ALL occasions, DINING, GIFT IDEAS, LINENS | July 22, 2008

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Latest Napkins and Plates by Skinnylaminx | Etsy Watch

Brighten your kitchen with a dash of yellow. You can start with a few accessories. You can grab and nicely display the napkins and tea towels by Heather Moore of Skinnylaminx. This illustrator and designer from Cape Town, South Africa, makes beautiful table linens. Her gray and yellow look sophisticated when put together. The [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | March 11, 2008

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Four Easter decoration ideas from Martha Stewart

If you are still looking for ideas on how to style your Easter brunch, I will share several design ideas this week. So do not worry. The Fashionable Blue and Yellow I am starting with two decoration ideas and the best looking desserts from Martha Stewart Living. Get inspired by these crafty projects and recipes to create [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, OUTDOOR space, TRENDS | March 8, 2008

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Purple, Khaki Green and Yellow Green | More Color Trends of 2008

These pictures from Habitat illustrate well the trends I saw at the Interior Design Show (IDS) Toronto 2008 last month. It also demonstrates that a little color goes a long way. Deep Dark Luxury The purples, chocolate browns, deep blues and khaki greens of 2008 are colors that you do not have to be [...]

HOME + GARDEN, OUTDOOR space, TRENDS | March 7, 2008

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A study on color interactions via the Spring 2008 yellows

What I am talking about today is how the presence of others colors can modify the perception of a color? It is an important element when you are designing a room or creating a tablescape. I select kitchen and dining pictures from the latest catalogue of Habitat. They illustrate current trends in decorations. You could easily spot [...]

BABY showers, ENTERTAINING, PAPER goods | April 23, 2007

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Thinking outside the box for a Baby shower invitation

I got inspired by the creativity of a gorgeous baby shower invitation this afternoon. So I decide to talk about invitation choices and how invitation cards can make or break your party. I said it before; printed invitations grab more attention than an email or a phone invitation to a party. Except for wedding and milestone wedding [...]