Recently I purchased a poster from Photowall, a Swedish company that prints and frames photos and artwork. If you are looking for somewhere to print photos that will look expensive but not break the bank, this company is a great option. Photowall has a huge selection of their own artwork and prints, and they also have an option to upload your own custom photos. I personally opted for this choice as I didn’t want something too generic looking. I always try to decorate my spaces with things that have some sort of meaning to me and will make my space look personalized.

1. Finding a Photo on Unsplash

Since I didn’t have a photo myself, I headed over to stock image website Unsplash and found a beautiful horse photo. Since I am a huge horse lover, I decide on this photo to decorate my space with things that I love. I always tell my readers to be aware of decorating trends but at the end of the day if you are decorating a space for yourself and not for a client, decorate with things you will love to look at every day. And with furniture and artwork that will make you feel good!

2. Turning the Photo Back and White

To make this poster look a little more expensive looking, my easiest hack is the simply turn the photo black and white using Photoshop or any type of photo editing software. Black and white photos just look great and are timeless. They also match with any type of decorating or any color scheme you may have going on in your home.

3. Uploading the photo to Photowall

I uploaded the photo to their website and chose the black wooden frame option. Black and white photographs and thin black frames – you can’t get any better than that! The upload process and check out was easy and very straightforward.

4. Shipment and Delivery!

Fast forward about a week, and my poster arrived! Since I am currently located in Europe shipping was fast and since Photowall ships from the EU I did not have to pay any customs fees or additional costs which was great.

The poster and frame was perfectly packaged and everything came in tact without any damages or wrinkles. Take a look at the finished product, what do you think!

Printing quality is without a doubt perfect and the frame is of decent quality as well. Not really the best wooden frame quality out there as it’s made from a really and light wood, but for this price point and without physically touching or feeling the weight of the wood you could never tell. The glass part is actually made out of plexiglass and again without touching it you could really never know that it was not real glass. These things also make it kid and pet friendly, as you never have to be afraid of the glass shattering if the picture accidently falls.

I’m currently in Europe and Photowall ships from the EU, so shipping was a breeze with no customs fees or additional costs. Their selection of canvas prints, wall murals, and posters is really impressive, and if you are looking for a piece of artwork to bring a space or boring wall to life, I would definitely check them out!

Photos By: Unsplash

You may be happy with your current brand, but did you know that more people than ever are switching to high-end designers and brand names for their eyewear? Here we’ll explore some amazing reasons why you should be buying designer glasses.

The Quality

When you purchase designer eyewear such as these Oakley eyeglasses, you’re not just getting a branded name on the side, you’re getting guaranteed quality and a high-end product. When you elect to spend a little more than normal, you’re purchasing longevity of your eyewear and you probably won’t need to replace them any time soon, unlike their cheaper counterparts.

High quality and durability go hand in hand. This is because better materials are used in the manufacturing process and the design will have been carefully constructed with the wearer in mind. Designer glasses mean you’re less likely to experience fading on the frame, a looser fit over time or special coatings wearing away within a few months. And if you’re someone who has vision problems, then the last thing you want is to be contending with poorly fitted frames and blurred vision. Designer frames eliminate all these potential problems, effortlessly.

Perception

People who wear designer branded clothes, items and accessories are often perceived as people who have luxurious tastes. Wearing designer frames at work highlights your success and the dedication to your role – they’re also a little more subtle than a large designer handbag or flashy sports car. Improving your social image is incredibly easy with designer frames. So whether you’re hoping to secure that promotion or stand apart from your competitors in a job interview process, designer frames could be the answer.

They Make us Feel Good

Wearing designer eyewear and clothing makes us feel good! A simple name can increase our confidence and boosts our self-image. Whether you’re someone who suffers from a lack of confidence or you love to keep up with the latest fashion trends, designer eyewear is the perfect solution.

They’re Collectable and Potentially Valuable

The term “vintage” is thrown around a lot these days, however, when it comes to designer brands vintage means valuable! If you’re someone who likes to collect items belonging to a certain brand, then adding to your designer glasses collection every time you update your eyewear is a simple and effective way to build a nest egg for the future. People do it all the time with designer vintage handbags, classic cars even jewelry or designer shoes. Just remember to keep your designer frames in good condition.

And Finally, Reliability

People often find that when they choose a designer label, they rarely go back to generic brands. This is because they don’t just fall in love with the style and how good those labels make them feel, but they fall in love with the consistency of a high-end product. You know exactly what you’re getting and when it’s something as important as your eyewear, designer frames are the most obvious choice.

This applies whether you have a carefully tended beard or keep your face clean shaven. It is a necessity as a neat beard is attractive and a messy one not so, and the market for male grooming products has undergone a massive explosion in fresh and innovative products in just a few years. If you wet shave you’re a brave man! It is a good way of getting a clean shave but time consuming and the slightest slip can be costly! This is why electric devices for shaving and trimming beards have become popular. Convenient, efficient and easy to use, they save time and cut down on effort, and are safer in many ways. But the market has moved on a lot in recent years with some clever technology that enables even more efficient trimming.

One product that took our eye is the Philips Norelco OneBlade, a new design of shaver/trimmer from the electronics giant that has opened many eyes. What is the Philips Norelco OneBlade and how does it work? That’s what we’re going to look at here.

Basics of the Philips Norelco OneBlade

Pick up and look at the Philips Norelco OneBlade and it looks and feels like a slightly bulkier version of your favourite wet shaver, the one with the nice grip on the handle and a balanced weighted feel. In fact, the handle seems oversized compared to the cutting blade as it needs to incorporate the battery, but it’s the blade itself that is packed with innovation and has met with glowing praise. You can check out this OneBlade review if you want to go into detail, as we’re more interested in how it does its job.

Look closely at the head of the Philips Norelco OneBlade and what you notice first is the row of bright green teeth that sit at the leading and following edge. These are a clever innovation designed to trap the hairs as you move the blade across the skin. Even cleverer is that the teeth are coated so they move easily over the skin without irritation, which is a welcome touch. The sharp blades behind the teeth do the cutting beautifully and as the blades and teeth are at both the front and back, you can use the Philips Norelco OneBlade in both directions. This is a very unusual feature for an electric shaver and trimmer, and one that will surely have rivals scratching their heads. The crosshatch metal panel in the centre of the head adds better smoothness to the movement, and a fully flexible head is designed to move with the face across the contours and cut closely and quickly.

All in all, the Philips Norelco OneBlade is a cleverly designed beard trimmer and shaver that is not as expensive as you might think, but does it have any drawbacks? There is one, but there is a good reason for it.

Disposable Head

The fact that beards are very much in vogue at the moment means devices like this are under much scrutiny, so what is the problem we speak of? It’s not so much a problem but the upshot of a feature. To keep costs as low as possible Philips designed the head to be easy to make in large quantities and to be disposable. So, after around 4 months use once a day it will need replacing. However, we think the cost saving on the device itself is worth the small outlay for a new head every now and then, so it gets a thumbs up from us!

We are always on the look out for new technologically advanced gadgets for the home, and we were blown away when we found out about Aurora Smart Locks These locks use fingerprint recognition to unlock your door instantly when your finger touches the handle, and lock automatically after closing it. If you have ever locked yourself out of your home, hate carrying keys in your pocket all day, or are worried about a potential break-in, then Lockibly is the solution to all of your problems!

Lockibly works to keep your home safe and unlike other smart locks, it works offline. Lockibly does not connect to the Internet like most smart locks that are vulnerable to being hacked. It works via fingerprint recognition and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. To unlock your door using Lockibly, you have two options: use the fingerprint scanner or unlock with your smartphone using bluetooth connectivity. What we love the most is that these hacker and burglarproof smart locks can be installed at home in minutes with no need for a locksmith or technician! No wires and absolutely no drilling required, just a screwdriver, some screws, and five minutes of your time!

The Lockibly door lock comes in four different lock styles: Veti, Aurora, Hermes, and Activia which makes it super easy to choose a door lock that suits your home’s style and architecture. You can check out their lock stills right here. All of their locks are made from durable materials, which make them impossible to break into to, and have a long-lasting battery that lasts one-year and charges to full in just 30 minutes.

You can use this lock not only at home, but also in business settings as it can be programmed to 100 fingerprints per lock. This is a great way to program employee’s fingerprints and allow them access into a building or office. It’s also a good way to give access to your family, relatives, dog walkers, or delivery drivers. And don’t forget – there is no need to worry about keys because there aren’t any keys to be lost! Everything is done via bluetooth or fingerprint recognition.

Installing Lockibly into your door is super simple, and it can be installed into any kind of door. All you need is a screwdriver and you can install it in minutes– that’s it! So what are you waiting for? If you would like to make your home extra safe and your life easier, you should really consider installing the Lockibily smart lock. You can purchase the locks worldwide at Lockibily.com. When you install it, let us know your thoughts on it – we’d love to hear your experience!

We are always on the look out for new and improved ways of cleaning our homes, and keeping our families safe from germs, bacteria, and allergens. We were surprised and stunned to see how far cleaning technology has gone that now homeowners can clean surfaces with sound wave technology. Ultrasonic technology was used in the past only in the medical and industrial fields, and now it is available to the general public. Ultrasona is a hand-held cleaning device that cleans 99.9.% of germs, stains, bacteria, and dirt off of clothing, jewelry, surfaces, and other objects using sound waves.

This handheld cleaner is a safe and efficient way to clean basically everything in your home. Use it on dishes, shoes, baby toys, and hygiene products like razors, and makeup brushes. You can even use it to clean pesticides and germs off of fresh produce! This makes it a great product to use to keep your family safe from germs and other contaminates.

So how do you exactly use the Ulstrasona? All you need to do is place your Ultrasona in a basin of water (such as a sink), and place the object that you would like to be cleaned in the water. Then turn on the Ultrasona and leave it in the water to do the dirty work! You can expect all germs to be eliminated within minutes! The Ultrasona will reverberate 50,000 ultrasonic waves per second through the water. Surprisingly, the Ultrasona will actually never touch what it cleans; rather create microscopic bubbles that cling to anything in their path. Once these bubble burst, they release mini shockwaves that destroy microbial life.

My favorite use for Ultrasona is to remove tough stains from clothing, which it does miraculously. It achieves a microscopic clean that you could only achieve with ultrasonic cleaning technology. It can clean even delicate fabrics such as linen without the risk of damage. The fact that Ultrasona could remove the toughest stains and bacteria out of clothing is literally what sold me to buy this device!

The Ultrasona is a safe device that can be used by the whole family to clean hundreds of various items around your house. It is the perfect device if you have children or babies and are looking for an easy way to disinfect toys, and remove stains out of clothing. It’s easy to use, hands free, quiet, and so versatile.

So what are you waiting for? To get your hands on the Ultrasona, visit UltrasonaCleaner.com. You will be cleaning away in no time! Let us know your experience with Ultrasona and if it worked for you, we would love to hear your thoughts.

Here at BetterHousekeeper.com we are always on the lookout for new and improved products that make our lives easier and also healthier. Who knew that there would be a way to revolutionize a blanket? Meet Aurora, the best weighted blanket that is designed to heal, eliminate stress, and also protect you from bacteria and allergens. Did we also mention that it helps you look younger and fight infections?

This new and revolutionized sleeping blanket has been a hot start-up on Kickstarter, already raising over $200,000 dollars in funding. The interesting part about Aurora blankets is that weighted blankets have been used for a very long time for therapeutic and anti-stress purposes. Aurora took the extra mile to make the weighted blanket even better by creating a blanket made of natural copper alloy. If you know something about metals and their healing properties, you will know that copper alloy is antimicrobial and has a long list of health benefits.

If you have ever had a weighted blanket in the past, you have probably already encountered the problems of cleaning it, as well as feeling way too hot under it in the summer months. Aurora blankets have now solved these problems, by making their blankets from royal velvet and temperature neutral glass beads. Blankets in the past were made of plastic beads making it super hot during the summer months and the fabrics did not breathe well. Aurora has also made our lives easier by creating an antimicrobial cover that is so easy to remove, throw in the washing machine, and that’s it!

So what do we love about Aurora the most? First of all, Aurora was designed by innovators in the copper fabric industry that have produced products made of copper for dozens of hospitals and medical practices. This alone makes Aurora’s blankets not regular blankets – but high quality hospital grade blankets that are made to heal. Copper is scientifically proven to fight infections, eliminate bacteria, and make your skin glow. It also keeps away mold, mites, and viruses which makes this blanked 99.9% sterile forever!

If you are an individual or someone in your family that has a hard time sleeping, experiences stress, or has allergies, a weighted blanket is by far the best and most natural way of trying to get a good night’s rest. The Aurora blanket is a great natural way to solve problems related to those above.

Order Your Aurora Blanket Today!

So what are you waiting for? You can exclusively purchase your Aurora blanket at a pre-order price by visting their website here. We can’t wait to get our hands on ours!

Open up your group chat and message your friends: you need to grab brunch together. After getting their agreements — or at least, a series of GIFs that you can decipher to mean “yes, I’ll be there” — you can tackle the issue of picking the restaurant. If you’re looking to treat yourself, you should book your brunch at The Drake Hotel.

The Menu

The brunch menu at The Drake in Toronto is filled with sweet and savoury delights that will appeal to any diner. Order a piping hot cappuccino or a sparkling cocktail, and then take a close look at the menu offerings. You’re sure to find something that makes your mouth water. Guests with a sweet tooth will want an order of blueberry scones with preserves or mini cinnamon rolls smothered in bourbon maple cream cheese icing. Guests looking for a hearty meal will want a plate of flank steak and eggs or chicken and waffles with sides of Prince Edward County maple syrup and spicy jalapeno butter. And guests who are looking for lighter, healthier fare will want a coconut chia bowl or a yogurt and granola bowl with add-ons like flax and hemp seed.  Zach Albertsen, chef de cuisine at The Drake Hotel, designed the menu to have a strong focus on seasonal, local ingredients. All baked goods, including the famous Drake scones, are prepared at the Drake Commissary — this is one of the hotel’s sister-sites and its creative production kitchen located in The Junction Triangle neighbourhood. The location makes everything from bread to house-churned gelato to duck prosciutto and black forest-cured back bacon.

The Venue

The Drake Hotel has three different venues to enjoy your brunch: a laid-back Drake Café, the Lounge and the Sky Yard. The Sky Yard is a rooftop terrace that looks over Queen West. If you manage to grab one of the coveted seats on the weekend, you can drink your coffee or enjoy The Drake’s Mimosas for the Masses, which serves 4-6 people for $60, and catch-up with your friends while soaking in the sun. The year-round, all season terrace is decorated from top-to-bottom in lush plants, colorful prints and gorgeous artwork that rotates twice a year. If you can’t get a seat in the Sky Yard, you can still appreciate the creative atmosphere of the other venues. Enjoy the view on the street-level patio or the art collection in the Café, which also changes throughout the year. No matter which one you choose, you’ll want to pull out your smartphone and snap a pic for Instagram.

The Entertainment

If you pick the right weekend, you can head to a daytime party right after brunch. The Drake Hotel hosts a weekly Preach event by the Itzsoweezee on the Sky Yard. The celebration starts at two in the afternoon, so you can finish up your coffee and pancakes and then head up to listen to music in the sunshine. The party is designed to refuel your soul. What better way is there to spend your weekend. Skip your morning toast and coffee because you’re going to want to be hungry when you step into this brunch spot. It will be worth a few hours with caffeine cravings and a rumbling stomach.

There are so many times where I have left the house and forgot to turn on the slow cooker, or forgot to turn off the clothes iron. This smart plug is probably the best thing to control all of your home appliances with the click of a button. Here’s how it works:

The smart plug looks like a regular wall plug except that it’s connected via wifi and can turn on and off anything that’s plugged into it. If you forget to turn off the stove, electric grill, or forgot to turn on your slow cooker, you can easily do so via your smart phone. The smart plug also works flawlessly with Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT. It requires Android 4.4 or above and IOS 8 or above which most mobile users already have installed.

To set it up, all you need is a wireless router that broadcasts a 2.4 GHZ wireless network which most homeowners already have. Then, plug in the smart plug and download the Go Smart app from the Google Play store or from the App store. Once you’ve downloaded the app make sure to register and login. Once you’ve registered an account, all you need to do is go to the home screen and add a new device and wait for the Smart Plug to start flashing and you’re good to go! You can start plugging in your appliances and controlling them via your smart phone.

If you would like to control the Smart Plug with Alexa, following these steps:

1. First open the Alex app on your mobile phone.
2. Go to the settings menu and tap “Add Device”.
3. Select the type of device that you would like to connect.
4.  Select the Smart App and follow the on-screen instructions. No you’re good to go and can begin using your Smart Plug!

The most important part of setting up the Smart Plug is to have good signal strength, so make sure your phone, router, and smart plug are all nearby and close to each other. You also have to make sure you have a 2.4 GHZ wireless network, so if you are using a 5 GHZ network you will have to change this in order for it to work.

The best thing about the smart plug is that you can control not only 1 appliance and outlet, but you can control up to 50 electronic appliances! This is more than enough for any homeowner, since most of us have fewer than 10 electronic appliances that we would need to turn on or off. Wherever you are at any time around the globe, you can control your appliances via your smart phone. This is great for individuals that travel daily to work, or even for jet setters. If you forgot to turn something off, no worries – just use your smart phone to turn of an appliance!

You can also use the smart plugs free app to create schedules and timers. Set a timer to automatically power on or off home electronics and appliances at anytime. You can also schedule power-hungry devices from being left on longer that needed to save on electricity bills. So what are you waiting for? You can purchase the Smart Plug straight off of Amazon right here. If you are feeling lucky enough, do not miss the giveaway on Gosund’s Facebook page, you will have a chance to get one free smart plug!

Now’s the perfect time to prepare your OnePlus 7 Pro for the trip. You don’t want your phone to give you trouble when you’re abroad, and you don’t want it to come back in need of repairs. The following tips will help you prepare your device for the exciting vacation:

1. Protect Your Phone From Damage

The OnePlus 7 Pro has an excellent protective feature called auto drop detection. The phone recognizes when it’s falling and automatically protects the pop-up camera if it’s out, retracting the tool before hitting the ground. You don’t have to worry about the camera breaking off if the phone slips through your fingers. So, your camera is going to be okay after a drop, but what about the rest of the smartphone? You should get OnePlus screen protectors that take care of business before you go abroad because you don’t want to put your vacation on hold to find a repair shop. The task will take a lot of time, money and effort — this is especially true if you don’t speak the local language fluently. The Prism screen protector can survive a major impact without shattering. Pair up the Prism with a sturdy grip case. It will give your OnePlus 7 Pro full coverage and additional grip so that you don’t have to worry about it slipping through your fingers and smacking the floor.

2. Give It A Security Boost

It’s better to be safe than sorry. You don’t want your phone to get into the wrong hands, either by losing it in an unfamiliar location or having it pick-pocketed off of you. The first thing you should do is set up security features that block strangers from accessing your home screen. You can use a traditional PIN or password to unlock the screen. All you have to do is make sure that you’re not using the most hackable passwords or PINs like “123456” or “password.” Do something that a stranger would never guess. You could use the OnePlus 7 Pro’s face unlock feature because it guarantees that you are the only person who can get into your phone. Even with a pop-up camera, the feature is speedy, convenient and effective. You could use the fingerprint reader to unlock your phone. For someone to hack that feature, they’d need to have a 3D printed model of your thumbprint at the ready. That’s not very likely.

And finally, you can install anti-theft apps that offer features that come in handy when you lose your phone or when it gets stolen. Most apps will have tracking features so that you can see where the device is — or at least, where it was before it turned off — so you can quickly retrieve it. If you’re sure it was stolen, don’t follow the tracker and confront the thief. You’d be safer using remote features like home screen locking and data wiping.

1. Get A Portable Charger

The last thing you’re going to want to think about when you’re heading to one of the best travel destinations in the world is how often you’re going to need to charge your phone. You’re going to be too distracted by activities like hitting the museums, taking walking tours and stuffing your face in all the recommended restaurants. Eventually, you’ll pick up your phone to look for directions or open the camera, and then realize that the battery is almost dead. At that moment, you should pull out a portable charger. You could get an Anker PowerCore 20100 that can offer seven phone charges before reaching capacity. Or you could try an Aibocn Power Bank with a 10,000 mAh capacity and a backup flashlight that’s ideal for night-time and outdoor use. You no longer have to bring your day to a standstill just to deal with your phone’s battery.

You don’t want to endure a vacation with a phone that has a cracked touchscreen or scratched up back. You don’t want to deal with a drained battery when you’re supposed to be taking pictures or looking for a nearby bar. And, naturally, you don’t want to come back with no phone at all. Follow these tips and your beloved OnePlus 7 Pro will come back safe and sound.

Customized gifts are the best way to show you care to a family, friend, or loved one. At CanvasChamp, you can order a ton of different gift items with a customized quote printed on it, your own photograph, design, or logo.

One of the most popular gift items from CanvasChamp is their custom photo canvas prints. You can get a family photo, your favorite selfie with your friends, or even a cute photo of your dog printed on a durable canvas that can last years. No need to worry about low quality or grainy photos, CanvasChamp uses high quality latex inks and professional HP printers that deliver museum-quality canvas prints to buyers.

Choose from getting your photo printed on one large canvas, or a canvas wall display with multiple shots of the same theme. You can also get a photo wall collage, split photo canvas, mosaic, and even hexagon shaped canvases. There are so many options to choose meaning you will definitely find something that will match your style and theme!

At CanvasChamp, not only do they print custom canvas prints but they also print on a long a list of other amazing gift items. Get a custom apron printed for mothers day, a cute custom hoodie for a loved one, a phone case with you family photo on it, photo pillows, mugs, and so much more!

Getting your custom gift printed is super easy, all you need to do is go on CanvasChamp.com, choose your gift item, choose your size, upload your photo and order, pay, and you’re done! In a few days your custom gift will arrive – it’s that easy!

So what are you waiting for? Do you have a special event coming up like a wedding, birthday, baby shower, or anniversary? At CanvasChamp you will for sure find something unique, adorable, and super cool!