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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Young House Love

Do you know 'em? Don't you love 'em?

If you don't already know John and Sherry of Young House Love, you should. 1. They're crazy amazing awesome. 2. Their house is a flurry of inspiration and DIY glory. Want to know how to paint a dresser? Redo a bathroom? Perk up a room on a budget? Refinish a concrete floor? Restyle a room? Decorate a nursery? Create amazing wall decor that only looks like it cost hundreds of dollars? They're the go-to for all of that (and much much more). They also write a monthly article for Better Homes & Gardens' DIY magazine. And - they have the sweetest new little baby girl. 3. Okay and yes, we're happy sponsors of the gang.


Check out Young House Love. You won't be sorry - but caution, you might become addicted (it happens to the best of us). Keep your eyes peeled for our ad - and that discount code. Enjoy all the crazy awesomness that is that blog - and trust me, you'll end up going back again and again and again....

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Custom Design Tool

This custom lettering design and preview tool is one of the coolest features on our site. Sure, we're pros at creating custom designs and we're happy to do it - but if you've got a vision and want to see it come alive at your fingertips, our custom design tool is just the thing for you.

You can add different lines of text, offset the spacing and change the font style (with four separate categories and dozens of fonts in each - the possibilities are endless). You can add an embellishment, zoom out to see the proportions, zoom in to a particular spot to tweak the elements, adjust the letter size, change colors, switch fonts again... well, you get the picture. With this tool you can virtually create the exact design you've been dreaming of.

And the best part is that once you place the order, we get a screen shot of exactly how you've designed it. We see the layout you've chosen and the fonts and colors you've selected and so you're guaranteed to literally get what you see (because we can see it too).

These are just a sampling of the very very cool custom designs recent customers have created with this amazing tool. We're so impressed!

PS - Not all the pages on our website link directly to this new design tool. You might find our old font viewer - which is a great preview (and very easy to use), but not nearly as interactive (and it doesn't have as many font options either). However, you can always access this Custom Design Tool from the homepage (www.wallquotes.com) by clicking on the left menu button Custom Lettering. Happy designing!

Giveaways Galore

Another chance for a giveaway over at 'Stretching the One Income Dollar.'


One of the main pricinples of Belvedere Designs and wallquotes.com is to allow our customers to add flair and style to their homes with wall art or wall quotes or custom vinyl lettering - even on a budget. As a young (and growing) family, we know what that's like and we're happy to sponsor select giveaways and reviews to get the word out so as many as possible get to share in a 'little piece of the pie.'

Shop Belvedere Designs. Spread the word.
Style your home. Don't break the bank.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

June Customer Photo Winner

This girl's wall quote is a customer favorite. We've seen it in many colors used in many different places (bathrooms, playrooms, walk-in closets, above beds and dressers and cribs and bookcases). I think its popularity has to do with the carefree everyday images it evokes: dancing in the rain, laughing until you cry, jamming out in the car that we all remember so well about being young.

And we love how Jessica used it between this shelving - it's the perfect size to highlight this lovely quote. Congrats, Jessica. This month's $50 gift certificate is all yours!

Also - remember how I said that we kept getting awesome submissions with this 'Do something creative every day' quote? I wasn't joking. Here's another fabulous one we couldn't resist.

Aren't those flowers spectacular? Stacy handpainted them herself (hand painted!). And the wall quote fits in perfectly. And, even though we don't usually award runners-up, we're also sending Stacy and little somthin'-somethin' for her spectacular creativity. Wootwoot.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Nutritionist Review - 2 Giveaways

Amanda over at The Nutritionist Reviews is hosting a review and giveaway this week (open until midnight Wednesday July 21st). You have two chances to win a fabulous Belvedere Designs gift certificate so head on over and sign up. Good luck!

Monday, July 12, 2010

May Customer Photo Winner

Isn't this a fabulous vinyl headboard? The Clementine color Lori chose is the perfect match for this bedroom and makes such a lovely impact (we gasped when we saw it). Congrats, Lori - we can't wait to see what you do with the $50 gift certificate prize!

We've noticed that we get a lot of really great submissions using this 'Do something creative everyday 'quote. We don't particularly mean to highlight it, but really - the customers using it have super creative ideas (ha!). And, though we don't usually award runners-up, Tali had such a fantastic idea that we're sending her a little surprise something anyway.

Isn't it a fantastic idea? I'm totally copying it - hang a cutrain rod on the wall, embellish with the perfect inspirational wall quote and add custom kids artwork (which are meant to be displayed) with curtain clips. Terrific.

**PS - I know. This post is almost 2 whole months late. Does galavanting around Europe count as an excuse for the delay? Our production facility is going strong at home in southern California, but my family and I are spending the summer in Europe and working between sight-seeing adventures.