Upgrade tents by creating multiple levels and adding decorative touches like chandeliers and French doors.
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Using traditionally interior furniture adds a new twist to outdoor events. Zill suggests shopping at thrift stores for inexpensive furniture that can be updated with slipcovers or reupholstering.
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Tasting bars with bourbon, rye, gin, and even moonshine are a current trend.
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For an event to announce a new canning initiative by a local food bank, Zill designed a bar made from 2,500 cans. On the top of the bar, he placed statistics about hunger under clear Lucite slabs so guests could learn about the issue while getting a drink.
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Andrew Zill of production and marketing firm Feats Inc. said a hot trend is bringing the outside in for event decor. For a dinner event, he upholstered tables with preserved moss.
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To create an interactive s'mores station, Zill filled a five-foot-long box with black river rock to simulate charcoal and embedded Sterno cans in the rocks.
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For a new spin on cupcakes, turn them into an interactive experience by teaching guests how to decorate a cupcake like a professional.
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