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DESIGNING TABLESENHANCES AMBIANCE

by Allison Fifer, POSH Home Staging & Redesign

Everyone has accepted your invitation to your annual and festive dinner party! The excitement is mounting as the date approaches. You have the perfect menu selected and your wine is on order. Now it is time to create an atmosphere to complement your entertaining style, and designing a beautifully decorated table will enhance the ambiance and put the finishing touches on your evening!

Before the decorating begins, preparation of the space is a must. Preparing to decorate is just as important and includes decluttering and organizing the space, making things orderly, and cleaning. Once you have prepared your space, the decorating begins. Be sure to add any necessary table leaves to accommodate your guest list prior to decorating.

BELOW ARE 5 TIPS FOR DESIGNING YOUR TABLE

Start with your Purpose, Occasion,

or Inspiration. Designing a table begins with your event. What is the purpose, and who are your guests? Or maybe it is something that inspires you — a color, a lantern or a decorative plate, for example. This will help set the tone of the evening, and the mood will radiate throughout the room. I know for me, as soon as I identify this element,

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my mind begins rolling with ideas on how to transform my table.

Use Layers. Using fabric as a foundation is great for adding dimension and interest to your table. I prefer a tablecloth for a more elegant look. However, a table runner is an option as well. Adding a simple charger in white, silver or gold with a white plate will set the base of your design. To enhance your setting, add your splash of color with a decorative salad plate, soup bowl or brightly colored napkins. Set the table with your silverware and glassware so you know the amount of space you have to work with for decorating.

Add a Centerpiece. Conversation is key to your guests enjoyment of each other during dinner and as you gather around the table. Avoid a tall, full floral centerpiece or anything that would impede conversation across the table. Greenery, wreaths, hurricane lamps, lanterns and

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candles, or even eucalyptus and twinkling mini lights are nice accessories to balance a table. You can add floral picks appropriate to the season or special celebration.

Add a Splash of Color.

Sometimes, color can be as simple and inexpensive as fruit. For example, a fresh pomegranate adds the right touch of red for the holidays while red berries, oranges, and cinnamon sticks can help accentuate your decor. It will not only look festive, but will smell incredible!

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Keep it Simple. Stick to the basics with white or cream plates, neutral chargers, a nice set of wine glasses, and a quality set of silverware. Simplicity is key to your success and does not feel overdone. After all, you want your guests to enjoy you and each other and the ambiance which is created – without the decor standing out as the focal point.

Your table setting and decor contribute to a room and the ambiance of the meal as much as the food and wine served. With these five simple tips to designing your table, you are sure to wrap up a festive holiday evening.

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Becomes METRO DENT ONE-STOP-SHOP

by Diane Ciarloni | photography by Your Candid Memories (YourCandidMemories.com)

Metro Dent in Lewisville was, is, and will continue to be a premier leader in the technology of paintless dent repair. For more than 25 years, people have known this was the place to take a car or truck riddled with door dings or hail dimples and, within a few days, pick up the same vehicle that now looks as if it’s fresh off the showroom floor.

Mike Nosker purchased Metro Dent from his friends in 2018. His immediate goal was to begin expanding the services offered to his customers. Working with dedicated focus, he needed only two years to broaden the service umbrella to cover any type of automotive or marine repair.

“I still had a lot of customers who were surprised when they learned about all the services we provided in addition to hail and paintless dent repair,” said Mike. “I decided the name Metro Dent fell short in describing our expansion into a ‘onestop-shop’ kind of business. I created two new DBAs to better reflect to customers that we can offer them the best of everything, whether they bring us a car, a boat, or a jet ski.”

Creating names can require a great deal of deliberation. It needs to indicate the service provided, with a sound and rhythm that sticks in a person’s head. Mike played around with words for several weeks. “Utopia” popped into his brain and wouldn’t leave. While doodling, it occurred to him that adding “a” to the beginning of “utopia” changed the first four letters to spell “auto.” That was it! Autopia was born. Boatopia, to describe the ton of boat and jet ski work the business handled, just followed naturally. Both Autopia and Boatopia are owned and operated by Metro Dent.

“I STILL HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WHO WERE SURPRISED WHEN THEY LEARNED ABOUT ALL THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR...”

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Now, there’s something extra special COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing? at 1620 E. State Hwy 121. It goes way One of the best places to accomplish beyond dents and dimples. It’s a literal that is on the lake! There was a giant utopia, where anything is possible. upswing in boat and jet ski sales. It was a “People are too busy these days to go way for people to get out of their homes to a list of places to fill their needs. State without exposing themselves to human inspection. Oil change. transmission of the virus. Professional detail. Even a frame-off restoration. We can do it all, which THE GOAL THAT CHASED HIM FROM The result was new boaters and a doubling of watercraft traffic on means wyou drive to ONE PLACE TO the lakes. Boatopia is one place, turn your vehicle over to us, take one of our ‘loaners’ if THE NEXT WAS TO HAVE A SHOP THAT ready to keep all those water-going vessels in top mechanical and necessary and leave PROVIDED THE physical shape. everything in our hands,” BEST SERVICE AND “We handle everything Mike said. “We’ll even take care of insurance QUALITY ANYWHERE pertaining to auto and marine,” said Mike. issues. We believe this ON THE PLANET. “That includes cosmetic, approach is essential for structural, mechanical, our customers’ convenience, as well as electrical, interior, and exterior. We have the most efficient way to meet their needs. a new tagline for our business. It says: Also add to all of that a lifetime warranty.” ‘Time, trust, and integrity – restored and Metro Dent is one of those places that reconditioned through expert quality actually found the silver lining in the and service.’” What really separates Metro Dent from the would-be competition?

Answer: The entire technical staff, including Mike, travel the world to learn different techniques, actually assisting the on-site technicians from whom they’re learning. This keeps them on the cuttingedge of available technology.

Raised in Dublin, Ohio, Mike spent 20 years traveling the world and working in hail storms, automobile manufacturing plants, and body shops. He’s worked on six of the seven continents which, in itself, is impressive. The goal that chased him from one place to the next was to have a shop that provided the best service and quality anywhere on the planet.

He grabbed the opportunity by the horns when he purchased Metro Dent from his friends in 2018. There’s no indication he’ll slow down anytime soon. After all, it requires total dedication to remain the best on the planet.