Holiday tradition: making tourtières with friends

Holiday tradition: making tourtières with friends

TourtieresEvery year, on the last Sunday of November my friends and I get together to make tourtières. It's our way to kick off the winter and holiday season. We usually freeze them until Christmas Eve, so we have a quick and easy meal ready to eat with our families.

Quick Holiday Decorating Idea: Framed Cards

Quick Holiday Decorating Idea: Framed Cards

quick holiday decorating idea: Pop cards into picture frames to create a Christmas vignetteHere is another quick and easy holiday decorating idea to bring some festive style to your home. Have you ever received a holiday card that’s so beautiful that you don’t want to throw it out once the season is over?

5 frames – 5 looks

5 frames – 5 looks

5 framesYou buy the perfect size of frames to frame pictures of your family, vacation or pets. When the time comes to hang them, you're feeling confused because you don't know where to begin.

How to hang 3 picture frames in a perfectly straight row

How to hang 3 picture frames in a perfectly straight row

Plaid artHanging three picture frames in a perfectly straight row is easier than you think. This is the perfect type of wall arrangement to hang above a long piece of furniture such as a dining table, a hutch or a headboard because the art mimics the shape of the furnishings below. Here's what I did.

Before and after: dining chair makeover

Before and after: dining chair makeover

I bought these chairs over 12 years ago. After renovating and changing our wall color, the chairs' dated fabric clashed with our new décor, so I retired them to the basement a few years ago

Hang art at kids’ level – not at yours!

Hang art at kids’ level – not at yours!

Finding the perfect height to hang any artwork can be a challenge. But when it comes to a child’s room, the rules change again. Remember, your kids’ room is for them, so make sure to hang pictures, bookshelves, black boards etc…at their level, not at yours.

Switching art is easy – frame what you love!

Switching art is easy – frame what you love!

Although our Place&Push™ frames include original artwork ready for display, we made it easy to switch artwork to help you keep your walls fresh. You can frame photos, kids’ art, paintings, cards and anything else you choose within minutes.

Bedroom décor: What to hang above a headboard

Bedroom décor: What to hang above a headboard

Bedroom headboardIn most cases, the bed is the focal point of a bedroom which includes the space above the headboard. And choosing what to hang in that space can very a real challenge.

Should I hang my pictures on wall studs?

Should I hang my pictures on wall studs?

Wallpaper white framesMany people think that in order to safely hang a picture it must be on a wall stud, but the reality is, wall studs are rarely located where you need them to be.

Space picture frames evenly with SpacingStrips™

Space picture frames evenly with SpacingStrips™

One of the biggest challenges when hanging a gallery wall is getting the spacing between frames even. Well, we took care of this by designing Spacer Strips.

Hang pictures perfectly straight with this Mini level

Hang pictures perfectly straight with this Mini level

Why use a 3 foot carpenter's level when a tiny one would do the trick? When hanging pictures, this mini level is the most important tool I keep on hand.

What’s in the box?

What’s in the box?

We're beyond thrilled about our brand new Place&Push™ Frames! We’ve completed reinvented the way to hang pictures by designing frames that you simply push into the wall to hang them.

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