From creating rooms on Trading Spaces to his current gig hosting HGTV's Carter Can and Red, Hot, and Green, Carter Oosterhouse has shown he's more than just a (very!) pretty face. Here, the former model turned handsome handyman explains why his tool belt holds such a magnetic attraction.
"Have you ever tried to hang a picture and it never stays up? In my early Trading Spaces days, I once tried to hang a wall unit. I thought I'd screwed into a stud, but before I could walk away, it fell down right in front of the homeowners. I felt like a chump, but I learned my lesson. Now, magnets are my best friends. If you have something really heavy, like a large mirror or a painting with a bulky frame, hang a magnet — any refrigerator magnet will do — from a 2-inch string and dangle it like a pendulum in front of different areas on the wall. The magnet will find the screws that were used to hang the drywall. Those same screws are all connected to studs. Mark that line on the wall from floor to ceiling, and that's where you'll want to hang anything heavy."