When you’re hanging a group of pictures, every time you hammer a nail, it disrupts  the frames already hung on the wall. You need to make sure that your frames are level as you go, otherwise a single crooked frame can throw off the entire arrangement. Rather than constantly readjusting and double checking your frames, you can use Anchor Points to keep them in place. This will make it easier...

If you’re thinking of re-painting a few walls in your house, here’s a tip that will save you time and frustrations too. Stick pieces of bright colored painter’s tape on all the holes that need to be filled. It will be easier for you or for your painter to spot them when walking around the house with the drywall mud. Do you have any painting tips you’d like to share?...

Hanging a mirror above a mantle is an excellent way to accentuate a fireplace as the focal point of a room. The mirror can reflect and increase the light in the room, and if you’re lucky enough to have a great view from a window that faces the fireplace, a mirror will showcase the reflection of the scenery. With that said, not everyone is lucky enough to have a great view...

Next time you’re hanging a group of pictures remember this tip, which could save you time and mistake holes in your walls too. Lay all the pieces right in front of the wall where you will display them. Imagine a vertical line running through the middle of your square or rectangular display and arrange your frames so that items on either side of it are visually equal in weight. Balance colored...

When hanging pictures, hanging an odd number of frames makes it easy as you center the middle piece with your furniture and then hang the next one(s) either to the left or right. It doesn’t matter.

A mirror by the front door is a must. Not only does it allow you or your guests to take a glimpse at yourself before you head out; a mirror also reflects daylight so if you have a small entrance way it will make the space appear larger and brighter than it actually is. Try it, it really works!

It can be a real challenge to keep the spacing equal between frames when hanging pictures horizontally. Here’s a simple tip that will help solve the problem.

Transform your house from summer to fall in five minutes! For an instant makeover for your living room simply add pillows, lots of pillows, and if you really want to make things complicated, you can add a throw.

Here's a quick tip that never fails. When I'm hanging pictures and I want them to be perfectly level, I close one eye to focus on lining up both top edges — it works like a charm. Here, I am lining up the second frame with the one already on the wall. As you can see, I’m visually lining up the frames using Hang & Level.

When you’re hanging a group of picture frames, each time you hammer a nail in the wall the pictures you’ve already hung will shift, making it challenging to line up the next frame since the one you have on the wall is crooked.  If you’re not careful, you can end up with a completely crooked […]

I love IKEA’s Ribba frames: they’re affordable, stylish and versatile. The one thing that does frustrate me about the Ribba frames though, is the stiff picture wire that comes with them. It’s so stiff that it makes it almost impossible to loop it through the metal clips and to twist it tightly around itself to secure […]

In addition to your lipstick, wallet, phone, pen, and the million other things you have in there, make sure to carry a pocket size measuring tape in your purse. A small light weight measuring tape (they usually go to 10ft) will come in handy for measuring furniture or artwork when you’re out shopping.  Don’t forget […]