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Wall art doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can make your own without spending much money at all, just like we did with this project. This DIY wall art is easy to make, incredibly inexpensive, and fun for kids to do on their own too. Here’s the step-by-step:  Time: less than an hour […]

The answer is simple: screws are much stronger than nails. If the item you want to hang is light-weight, use a nail. If it’s heavy, use a screw. The rule of thumb is this: when in doubt, use a screw. The last thing that you want is to have your artwork tumbling off the wall. […]

It’s Throwback Thursday time and this week we’re looking back at our appearance in CalgaryInc Magazine. We were featured in the magazine in June of 2007 in a series called “10 Innovators to Watch.” We were thrilled for our company Under the Roof to be part of that issue and to be able to share […]

What’s the point of having good friends if they can’t help you hang your pictures? Our friend Tracy was visiting her friend Jackie, while Jackie was hanging some pictures in her home. Tracy said “I have the perfect tool to help you do that: Hang & Level!” From what we heard, Jackie’s last attempt at […]

We love Ribba™ frames from IKEA. They're inexpensive, stylish and versatile. But they can be frustrating as well. We've hung more Ribba frames over the years than we can count and along the way we've come up with some tips and tricks to make things easier. We hope they help you too.

Here we are at the Calgary Home + Garden Show on March 3rd, 2007 (already seven years ago!) with Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan! These two Scottish interior decorators are so funny. They had Liette (UTR’s co-founder) crying with laughter when Justin showed off his leg for the camera (he was wearing a kilt). In turn, they got a […]

Recently we held a Twitter contest, and Sarah of the blog Doing All the Things was the lucky winner of a set of our Anchor Points. We were thrilled to find out that she used her prize to create a beautiful family photo wall and that she shared it with us and on social media […]

An often neglected area for decorating are those tall skinny walls most of us have in our homes. Found between windows in the living room, next to the entrance or powder room, or at the end of a hallway, these spaces don’t need to go undecorated. A tall skinny wall makes the perfect background to […]

We were thrilled to see the headline “Pretty cool: Tape Measure Shows You the Center Point” in the Charlotte Observer on February 6. This short article tells readers about our handy CenterFinder measuring tape, which eliminates the need to do math on the fly when you’re trying to find the middle between two points. The […]

Hanging stuff is a breeze when you have the right tools. We not only felt like we completed this project in no time, the clock we hung read the same time when we finished as it did when we started! (Might have something to do with us forgetting to get batteries — oops!) Call me […]

If the thought of hanging two frames so that they’re perfectly level scares you, don’t worry! We’re here to show you the easy way to do it. We chose this Valentines heart artwork because its very timely and we like to spread the love all year around. The hearts are cute, colourful, and cheerful, which […]