I did a little investigating over the weekend to search out the most popular Christmas stocking hangers sold in retail stores and almost all of the large DIY stores carried both weighted stocking hangers and mantle clips, each of which have their own advantages and disadvantages. You should choose a hanger depending on your needs: i.e. whether it’s for decorating purposes only and/or for safety purposes. Here are some tips...

This has to be one of the easiest way to add instant holiday flair to your house: simply add a big red bow. Adding red bows to anything during the holiday season just screams “Christmas” and makes a huge impact with minimal effort. Red bows are inexpensive, that is if you buy the plastiky-velvety kind like I bought, and in the right situation they don’t look as tacky as you...

A professional handyman tries hundreds of tools, so when he gives something a thumbs up, it means a lot. That’s why we were so excited to hear how handyman Shawn Schmidt had done just that for our Hang & Level, Déco Hammer and Anchor Points. In his demo for KFRY-TV, Shawn was quick to point out that our tools are especially handy for those who don’t need or have expensive professional tools around...

This Christmas we’ve decided to spend as much time on gift wrapping as we do on the gift itself. Since most people would expect to find tools in a tool box, we thought we’d surprise our friends and family with unexpected cool gifts tucked inside each box. We jazzed up our plain store-bought tool box  with white polka dots to turn it into the perfect red and white holiday packaging...

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...

If hanging a holiday wreath on your front door is not an option and you still would like to welcome family and friends with a bit of holiday cheer, why not hang a wreath on a mirror (if you have one) in your entryway?  A colorful wreath will add instant holiday flair to the entrance of your home.  I like to off-center mine on the mirror to still allow myself...

With Christmas drawing near, we want to help you get your house holiday ready. We know that you’re short on time, so here are three examples of great five-minute quick and easy-to-recreate decorating ideas: All you need to do for this one is take a large glass bowl and fill it with colorful Christmas balls. The whole set-up takes a matter of minutes and kids can easily help as well....

In November, and all year, it’s important to remember our veterans. At UTR, we show our appreciation by displaying a simple framed picture of poppies in our reception area.

Over-the-door wreath hangers have come a long way over the years. The choices used to be limited to brass and plastic and were very basic in design.

We’re always looking to develop new products that solve problems and help make life easier. If you have an innovative product idea you think we should consider, we’d love to hear about it. We have the knowledge and expertise to turn creative ideas into real products. We understand how it feels to have an idea and not know where to take it or what to do next.

This holiday season I decided to get crafty and make my own gift boxes and fill them with fun gifts for family and friends. You’ll love this red and white polka dot tool box DIY: it’s quick and easy to make, there’s no messy painting, sewing or gluing involved, and no special skills are required.

In life there are some things that you just never forget — moments like your first kiss, first car, first pet, first day of school. When you’re an entrepreneur like me, you never forget landing your first national retailer. In our case, that retailer was Home Outfitters Canada in May 2006.