Making Senior Living Spaces Beautiful and Versatile

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Creating a homey and aesthetically comfortable environment, while bringing visual interest and vitality to an interior space can be easily achieved simply by displaying art and/or photographs that evoke the target mood. In this senior living facility, Click Rail System has been installed in the Community Center, creating a pleasant and inviting room for social gatherings, game night, dining, arts and crafts activities, and even a family and visitor gathering center. You can see that track lighting has been installed … Read more >

Quebec’s National Holiday – June 24

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In celebration of this year’s Quebec’s National Holiday, our Customer Service will temporarily close its business hours on Monday June 24. The company will resume its business the following day, June 25, with normal business hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Should you have any pressing matters, feel free to email or call for customer assistance prior to these dates. We would like to thank you for your loyalty and patronage. Regards, Customer Service Team    

BYU Uses Contempo System on Their Curved Wall Staircase

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When the Library Exhibits Manager of Brigham Young University, Provo Campus, needed to come up with a hanging solution for presenting exhibits in the Joseph F. Smith Building, he was faced with a few challenges … creating a display along a stairway with curved walls and implementing a system that could be changed easily when needed. “These exhibits change often. That round stairway winds up three floors and is centered on an oculus skylight above … it’s stunning!” says the … Read more >

How to Hang Your Little One’s Artwork Without Creating a Cluttered Look

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Little ones love to create art masterpieces and especially love it when Mom or Dad choose to display it proudly. We’ve all been there though … one masterpiece is quickly overcome by another brilliant show of creativity. We’d keep each and every one of these colorful and imaginative bursts, but for two main points of contention. Hanging them and changing them frequently. A recent article by Houzz contributor, Alison Hodgson, shows how she beautifully displays her children’s drawings, paintings, and … Read more >

Aluminum Frame Resurgence

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by Dave Veilleux, VP Business Development We at AS Hanging Systems read the recent article by Amy Sudol, “Metal Makes a Comeback” that appeared in the May, 2013 issue of Picture Framing Magazine with great interest. Our message to the metal frame manufacturers, “Welcome back. Long live the metal frame!” For all the reasons this article listed as to why metal frames are regaining popularity, we are excited. Perhaps that is also due to a unique piece of compatible hardware … Read more >

AIA 2013 is Almost Here!

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We’ll be exhibiting at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Expo this June. Will we see you there? The AIA Convention and Expo brings together over 700 exhibitors showcasing their products, services, and newest technologies in the architectural industry. As you may know, the AIA Convention is comprised of over 300 programs, including seminars, tours, and events, many of which facilitate credits toward maintaining your professional license. And as a reminder, while this opportunity for learning is on your mind, AS … Read more >

Visit Us at the SIDIM Show!

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AS Hanging Systems will be exhibiting at the SIDIM Show at the Place Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. SIDIM runs May 23rd through May 26th. You can find us in Booth #520. If you have “hanging” questions that you just can’t seem to nail down the answers to, be sure to stop by and say hello. We’d love to meet you! And, Congratulations SIDIM, for celebrating your 25th anniversary!

Celebrating Victoria Day and National Patriot’s Day

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In celebration of our Canadian and Quebec holidays, Victoria Day and National Patriot’s Day, our office will be closed on Monday, May 20th. We will resume our normal business hours, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on Tuesday, May 21st. We hope you enjoy your celebrations. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Customer Support at info@ashanging.com, or give us a call at 866 935-6949 (toll free) or at our local number 450 619-7999.

Lowe’s Creativity – Our Wall Hangers, Part 2

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Recently we posted an article, Lowe’s Creativity – Our Wall Hangers, sharing a creative wall decorating idea using horizontal wall planks and aluminum channels. One of our readers contacted us a few days after that article was published asking how we would implement our hanging systems in conjunction with another project idea from that same Lowe’s Home Improvement article. We thought, instead of just responding to this inquiry, we’d share our solution with you. So after working through a few … Read more >

How to Create an Art Wall in the Salon Style

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Few things make a statement as captivating as a well-designed wall of art or photos. But creating a photo wall display or collage art wall that can tell a story well, and not just appear as a hodge podge of mismatched shapes and colors without a clear focal point or theme, can present great challenges. Photo collages seem to have been around forever and are always popular, but actually the “Salon” style of art arranging dates back to the 1670s, … Read more >