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by About Town
NOW IS THE TIME! TO SPRUCE UP FOR SPRING
Here are seven ways to lift your spirits at home every. single. day.
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1) All things greenery. Begin with weed control. Those pesky intruders distract from the pleasure of a beautiful lawn. Call Heritage Lawn and Tree Care to eliminate every single one of them. Begin now for better results (205) 995-3331 2) Front door magic. Are you familiar with first impressions? Of course you are! Coming home to a clean, freshly painted front door will boost your mood after a long day at work.
3) Lighting is EVERYTHING. Clean your windows inside and out. Dust your interior shutters or blinds, open them up, and let the sunshine in! Pro-tip: change all your light bulbs to soft white then let them shine for instant happiness. 4) Designate a bar station for coming home, for entertaining, for a pleasant aesthetic, and always have a cold bottle of champagne in the wine cooler. The power of preparation is real and satisfying.
5) Deep Clean. Sponge your baseboards and cabinets. Clean inside your refrigerator and light fixtures. Vacuum underneath sofas, cushions, and chairs. This will reduce odors and please the eye. 6) Stage your space. With simple shifts your home can look like the new listings online. Bring in white linens: duvet covers, pillows, and towels. Buy a new throw and update your sofa pillows or lamps. Re-arrange your current furniture, style your bookcases, and organize inside your cabinets. A little refreshing feels relaxing. 7) Color coordinate your closets. Organization reduces stress each time you change clothes or shoes, and again when you put them away.
Bonus: Buy yourself a plant. Taking care of something provides a sense of accomplishment while boosting your confidence. If plants intimidate you, stop by Oak Street Garden Shop in Crestline where they will guide you to the appropriate plant for your environment and teach you how to care for it. With a few reminders on your phone, the plant will thrive!
These tips also apply to getting your home market-ready. Are you thinking about selling? When you list with me I am full-service broker: REALTOR® + project manager. With a list of vendors and a tried-and-true method, I will be with you every step of the way pre-listing to the closing table. It’s never too early to have a conversation. Call, text or email me today (205) 612-9432 or cbond@raypoynor.com.
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GUNN DERMATOLOGY VIP PRE-GRAND OPENING SOIRÈE
VIP Soirèe kicked off the Grand Opening of Gunn Dermatology’s second location in Mountain Brook Village. Gunn’s Grand Opening week was November 7th-11th. In addition to all of the medical dermatology and cosmetic treatments they offer, the new clinic includes Cryotherapy, Spray Tans and Infrared Sauna. To see the rest of the pictures visit abouttown.io.
by: Dr. Paul Koch at Koch Aesthetic Dentistry
A New Year, A New Natural You
Your perfect smile is not a one size fits all
Some of the most important time that I spend with people is to understand their idea of a beautiful smile prior to ever touching their teeth, and discussing what it takes to achieve that. I am happy to report that the standard in Alabama is to look as good as possible while maintaining a natural, healthy, appropriately light smile that complements the rest of the face and eyes.
step1 UNDERSTAND WHAT A PERSON LIKES, DOESN’T LIKE, AND DESIRES FOR THEIR SMILE Many times people cannot express what they like, but almost everyone can describe what they don’t like, for instance, it may be, “My teeth are really worn down looking…”. This leads to a discussion about what we typically do to remedy that situation.
step2 WHAT IS YOUR MAGIC NUMBER? The next step is to identify what the “Magic Number” of teeth that we need to treat to accomplish that goal, while being ever mindful of hiding the transition between natural teeth and the dental restorations. Most of the time, it makes sense to treat the teeth that show in a really full smile. YOUR PORTRAIT & FRAME Another important part of the process is to focus on the white, the pink, and the red (the teeth, gums, and lips), these form the Portrait, while the rest of the face is the Frame. All artists know that the portrait should complement the frame and the frame complement the portrait. In other words, the smile design should flow naturally with the shape of the face and smiling lips, the age and gender of the patient, and their particular personality. DESIGN A PROTOTYPE I design a “prototype” of the actual tooth set-up, keeping all of these elements in mind, and working naturally with a person’s jaws and facial muscles’ anatomy and physiology. This is literally made from scratch on a chewing simulator that is set up to act just like the patient does— this ensures that the bite looks and feels natural at all times.
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WHAT ABOUT A LESS INVASIVE WAY?
One of the most popular advances in the clear aligner approach to teeth straightening is the development of 3-D OPTICAL SCANNING, as an alternative to full mouth impressions. This technology takes multiple photos (generally around 2500) at different angles around the mouth, and stiches them together to form a three-dimensional “model” that can be used like the plaster models and impressions of old were used.
The scans are also instantly sent through the Web to the laboratory, and cuts out the time that used to be wasted on shipping back and forth. Since most of the simulations at the lab are also virtual, we no longer need to convert physical models to virtual ones, thus also shortening the time involved.
Many new competitors are coming into the market every week to offer straightening solutions for people at various price points. As always, do your research—many cases have complexities that require a very experienced orthodontist or dentist to avoid pitfalls which the consumer cannot appreciate until they actually run into them.
In our practice, aligner technology can also help achieve the aesthetic results that people are looking for, either for the upper and lower teeth, or sometimes we elect to utilize cosmetic dentistry on the upper front teeth and just straighten and whiten the lower teeth, this saves money that doesn’t need to be spent on the lowers, since veneers tend to cost more than straightening the teeth. If you have questions, please visit Dr. Koch at kochaesthetics.com or call (205) 933.0323.
