When Sharon, Becky, Rob, and Trisha met Janet on that Saturday morning back in March of 2018 to look at a potential seasonal site at Raccoon Holler Campground, one of the first things that stood out was the deck. At 27 feet long and 15 feet wide, it was a beauty. Even though it was covered in leaves, the potential was there! After a spring clean before The Coffee Cup arrived, ideas of an outdoor mat, chairs, cushions, choice of awnings, a cooking station, lighting, tablecloth for the picnic table, and more began. We didn't want anything fancy, cluttered, or tacky though. Both The Cup and I have similar colors, so a palate of browns and beiges was chosen. It was important that the list of new items to be purchased would be kept at a minimum. Cousin Rob was forever sending Sharon links to stuff to be bought, LOL. But Splash, The Cup, the Wee Cabin, and home had a sizable inventory of items to choose from. Take mats for example. First we borrowed the Cup's brown & cream mat that you see in the photo above. Then came Splash's huge black and white mat. The third was purchased at Lowes, and although beautiful, it held water and would not drain when it got wet despite being an outdoor one. The fourth was a keeper Sharon found at Kotula's back in late spring. Next came the decision concerning chairs and tables. Sharon saw some high-backed, brown, plastic "Adirondack" chairs that she thought would be great. No need to worry out them getting wet! They were light-weight and with the 20% off coupon from Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Splish brought them up to the Holler. Two folding white plastic tables were purchased too. But everyone from Sharon to the Cousins quickly realized they weren't terribly comfortable and were actually kinda hard to get out of. Even with some black & white cushions from Lowes, it was an epic fail. So it was back to the drawing board. Chairs 2.0 occurred when Sharon was gifted a couple of really nice chairs for her deck in Newton, freeing up the four that she had used for years. Once again it was Splish to the rescue and in a matter of a couple of hours last summer, comfortable chairs and flowery cushions were in place to finish out our first camping season! The "Adirondack" chairs now circle the fire pit. Cousin Rob was the inspiration for two folding tables from Walmart . . . black, sturdy and big. This year, Sharon bought new matchy matchy cushions. Chairs, cushions, and tables are ready for relaxing, seating visiting friends, and casual meals! This is a good stopping point for the Evolution Of The Deck Pt. 1. Thanks so much for stopping by and from my family (Sharon, Gracie, Splish, Gigi, and Zip the new kid on the block) to yours, I wish you the best! Mollie #357.
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