Gift-Giving Season is Here
Spring is here, which means it’s gift-giving season. Our new product bundles make for perfect gifts for birthdays, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, weddings or for someone who just bought a new home. Simple, affordable and so darn useful, these are exactly the kind of gifts you or someone you love would be excited to […]
Top Trends: Quirky and Trendy Faux Taxidermy
It’s a trend that we’re seeing everywhere: wall-mounted animal heads made of all kinds of materials like papier maché, fun fur, ceramics, cardboard, bronze, wool, painted wood and so much more. If you’re uncertain about where you stand on this new trend, head to our Wall Noggins Pinterest board, where you’ll find a variety of […]
Throwback Thursday: Hang & Level Featured in Décor Idées
Today’s Throwback Thursday takes us to La Belle Province of Québec where Liette, the co-owner of Under the Roof Decorating, grew up. We were featured in the 2007 fall issue of Décor Idées, a beautiful magazine about trends in Quebec’s interior design scene. The featured article was called “Avec Hang & Level, fixer un cadre […]
A Peek Inside Marcia’s Dining Room
Marcia, a friend of one of my co-workers, used our Hang & Level picture hanging tool to hang this beautiful gallery in her dining room. “Each of the images means something specific to me, and even where they are hung in the arrangement they have some meaning,” Marcia said. “Using the Hang & Level makes […]
Keeping Picture Frames Straight
Are crooked pictures one of your pet peeves? There are few things more frustrating than having to adjust or straighten your pictures on a daily basis. After spending so much time choosing and carefully hanging the perfect artwork on your walls, all you want is for it to consistently stay straight and look great. The […]
UTR’s TV Commercial turns 7
On April 13, 2007 we filmed a 30 second TV commercial — it’s been seven years since we made the ad. This may sound cliché, but wow, where does the time go? I remember the whole day. Yes, it took a whole day — 9 hours to be exact — to film a 30 second TV […]
What is Hang & Level?
Hang & Level is a tool we designed to help you hang pictures exactly where you want them on the first try. It’s super easy to use — you simply place your picture on the hook, find the right spot on the wall, press the button to mark where the nail goes, hammer the nail in, […]
Use Two Nails Per Frame For More Stability
If your piece is heavy and fitted with a picture wire, use two Déco Nails to hang it so that the weight of the piece is evenly distributed. Not only will the frame be more secure on the wall, it will also hang straighter than if you used only one nail. Note that each nail […]
Get the Hang of It — Hang & Level Featured in Swerve Magazine!
We’re thrilled to see our picture hanging tool featured in this weekend’s Swerve, a weekly magazine published by the Calgary Herald. Since we sell our products all over North America, few people know that we are based in Calgary, Alberta. Yes, all the UTR magic happens right here in beautiful Calgary! Swerve focuses on the […]
Throwback Thursday: UTR Products in Home At Home Magazine
In today’s Throwback Thursday we’re reminiscing about a great press shout-out we got for our products in the 2009 fall issue of Home at Home Magazine. We were featured in the Great Gadgets For Home and Décor section, with the magazine saying that Hang & Level “makes it quick and easy to decorate walls” and that […]
Stunning and Intimidating Wall Display
It seems that every time you open a magazine you see glossy images of beautifully decorated homes with artwork hanging perfectly on the walls. Do you ever wonder how they do it and how many extra holes it took before getting flawless symmetry? It’s all about owning the right tools to get the job done. […]
Place your furniture – then hang your pictures
Map it out. Art is an extension of your furniture, so place your furniture exactly where you want it before you start hammering nails in your walls.