Daphne Munro, the host of ABC 15’s Smart Shopper series, is always on the lookout for great deals and new products to try before her viewers decide whether to buy. She recently did just that with our Hang & Level – she wanted to test out whether it really makes picture hanging as easy as we say it does. Daphne tried it ‘again and again, with light and heavy pictures’. Her verdict?...

Centering artwork over a piece of furniture can be a real pain! Sure, you can try to eyeball it, but you’re almost guaranteed to be off. Here’s what I do, and it works like a charm every time. Mark both the center of your furniture and the middle of the bottom of the frame with a small piece of painter’s tape. Using a Hang & Level, lift your frame above...

I love decorating with large clocks. In addition to keeping time, they’re a fun and affordable way to decorate a wall. The challenge with hanging large clocks is to figure out how to deal with the large keyholes they’re often fitted with and to choose the right hanging hardware to use to safely secure them to the wall. Sometimes, it’s all about owning the right tools to get the job done and...

Saint Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate. Some people like to decorate their home in green to welcome the luck of the Irish, others dress up to celebrate, and some just use the occasion to get together with friends at a pub to enjoy great Irish beers. Whether you’re looking for décor ideas, costumes, or recipes to get into the St Paddy’s Day spirit, you’ll find all the...

My husband and I bought this IKEA bedroom dresser over 30 years ago, and although it had a few dings and nicks, we weren’t ready to get rid of it. The solution to getting more life out of it was to do a quick makeover. All I did here was change the drawer pulls to take this dresser from boring to chic with minimal effort. Here are a few things I did and would...

When you have a large piece of furniture such as a sectional sofa, you need to make sure that whatever you hang above it is substantial enough to visually match the weight of your sofa. In some cases, one large piece of artwork will do the trick, in other situations a series of pieces are needed to fill the large wall space. To help visualize your display, lay the pieces out...

Welcome to our office inspiration room where we transformed a simple wall into a mini art gallery. We built the shelves to organize all the picture frames we use for product development and testing purposes. We created this industrial chic look on a budget of $150 and used furniture we already had at the office. The combination of birch IKEA veneer chairs, a large glass-top table, and white walls took...

Pink and white Tulips: Elegant Wreaths If you like keeping up with home trends, front door couture is a big one to follow. It’s all about dressing up your front door with a fashionable designer look. There’s a house in my neighborhood that I’ve named the “Martha Stewart House” because the front porch is always so well appointed. The homeowner styles her front door with beautiful show stopper wreaths for all...

  Chalkboards have been a huge trend in home décor in the last few years and now we’re seeing trendy frame mouldings that are made with a chalkboard finish. It’s a brilliant idea. These frames allow you to comment on your children’s school pictures, kids’ artwork, or on anything else you want to frame and personalize with chalk. If you don’t feel like writing, simply draw or doodle to create...

Direct sunlight can damage and fade artwork, but there are few ways you can protect your favorite pieces without having to leave sunny walls blank. One alternative is to replace the glass in your frames with conservation glass or UV acrylic designed to block out harmful rays. This has the added benefit of protecting your pieces from humidity and dust. Most framing shops will have various options available. Your framer...

Like it or not, the color gray is everywhere these days. It’s one of the hottest neutral colors on the market and design experts predict that it will be around for a long time. As we know color trends come and go. Remember back in the 1990s when saturated colors like burgundy and hunter green were the hottest colors in home interiors? I was so proud when I bought a plaid green...

  If you’re looking for last minute décor inspiration to get your house Valentine ready, here are some easy decorating ideas that will take only minutes to execute. As you can see, I didn’t go crazy and paint every room pink or red, instead, I picked inexpensive no fuss items to add a little touch of Valentine’s to our space. Surprise your Valentine with “I love you” spelled out with...