Seattle Culture
Make Your Walls Work for You with These Hip New Hooks and Hangers
By Shannon O'Leary August 20, 2014
Three by Three Seattle, the local online retailer that has made mod art out of the dry-eraser board, has a bunch of new hooks and hangers to help us get stylishly organized.
As well as new colors and shapes for some old favorites, such as newly square Spot-on! Mini Magnet Hooks, hip new tidying tools for fall include two new versions of their mail holder and hooks wall combo, the hook-up triple and hook-up quint, available in eight perky shades (sky blue to spring green). Plus, there’s the new Chained-up Ball Chain and Magnet Display, which comes with a five-foot-long chain and eight magnets sure to make showcasing your photos easy and artful.
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