More decorations at All Decked Out

We're continually updating both our cabins. But on our last trip to Gatlinburg, we concentrated on All Decked Out. Here are a few more of the decorative items we added.

You will now be "seeing stars" in the main floor bathroom:


As you can see, we added these two big stars on the wall, along with a decorative towel holder by the sink.


And we finally got something over the bed in the main floor bedroom!


Phyllis found (and refinished) the perfect rack for a couple of "antique" phonograph albums, along with a patriotic bear and some ceramic doo-dads.


There's more coming. Next week, we're heading to Gatlinburg. New pictures at both All Decked Out and Smoky Mountain Tower are at the top of our "must-do" list, along with a very special surprise at Smoky Mountain Tower. So please check back to see the progress we're making.

We have the VERY BEST guests!

If you've been following us for awhile, you know that last March, we completely reworked All Decked Out into am "Americana" theme. Everything is red, white and blue. We hung a flag quilt over the mantle that Phyllis had made, and we put a couple of little knick-knacks on the mantle. When we left in March, this is what the mantle looked like.


A couple of weeks ago, we made a very fast trip to Gatlinburg, primarily to install the new daybed and trundle at Smoky Mountain Tower. But we spent the night at All Decked Out. When we walked in the door, we noticed something was different. There were MORE knick-knacks on the mantle.


That's right - not one but TWO guests had bought little Americana things and put them on the mantle. They wrote in the guest book something like, "We really loved your cabin and we saw this little thing that we thought would look good on your mantle. We hope you don't mind!"

Phyllis burst into tears when she read that. We've spent 15 years workingand giving and doing everything we can to make our cabins nice. This was the payoff. Our guests don't take things from us - they bring us gifts! THAT is what makes it all worthwhile! THANK YOU!

We had already planned to add a couple things to the mantle. Phyllis loves Byers Choice Carolers, and we found these two at Cracker Barrel.


So now, this is what the mantle looks like.


We added some more decorative items which we'll show you in later posts. And we plan to go back to Gatlinburg next week. There are always things to do, but the first thing on our list for this trip is new pictures - so everything will be up to date. Keep watching for the latest. And please tell us what YOU would like to see in our cabins.