Fall Shopping in Gatlinburg at The Village Shops
It’s nearly fall in the Smokies! A fun-filled trip to The Village Shops in Gatlinburg to properly set the autumn mood in your home and wardrobe is absolutely in order! And, of course, you’ll need coffee!
Smoky Mountain visitors hardly need a reason to celebrate. The mountains are enough! But let’s be realistic, Americans love a change of seasons. There is pumpkin this and pumpkin that, spiced this and mulled that. It’s endless! Your first pre-fall stop in The Village should be The Lazy One. Why? Because cozy season is bearing down on us at warp speed. You NEED new pajamas that get softer with every wash. Of course you do! You’re on vacation. Indulge yourself. Grab some soft-as-butter slippers while you’re at it!
Next stop? Hayloft Comfort Footwear. It’s nearly time to trade those flip-flops for some comfy clogs or tennis shoes. No one lives in high heels or polished-leather Florsheim’s. Chances are that you’ll spend eighty-five percent of your time in the high-end comfort brands from Hayloft. This is an investment in foot health, but with a side order of panache. Cute-as-heck colors, patterns and styles from wall to wall.
Have dad bring the car around to the curb; mom’s heading into Master’s Editions Village Gallery, also in The Village Shops. It’s time to change out the artwork to celebrate the glories of fall. The work of nature-loving artists Jess Wathen, Mark Keathley, Rod Chase and Abraham Hunter includes some of the prettiest autumn scenes around. When winter comes knocking, your family may or may not change them out!
The Honey Pot, also in the Village, should be up next on your fall in The Village shopping spree. Your house could use a new fall flag and your wardrobe a pretty plaid top. What’s more, your palate will crave the wonderful honey offerings there! What’s better on a crisp fall morning than a hot biscuit loaded with honey? Nothing at all! There are also adorable Halloween t-shirts in stock right now!
You’ve got some great clothes and shoes, some art, some honey and other goodies in all of those shopping bags you’re carrying around The Village Shops. Time to stop in at Coffee & Company! Their rock-solid fall menu dropped near the end of August and you are in for a real treat!! Pumpkin Crème Brulee lattes will hit the spot for all of you sugar-loving fall fanatics. Other mouth-watering lattes on the seasonal menu include Salted Campfire, Maple Butter and S’more’s. Chai your bag? Order up a Caramel Apple Chai to toast the season. But wait? What about your lonely coffee pot, whiling away the hours many miles back at home, waiting for you to show it some fall love? Coffee & Company has not forgotten him! Get some Pumpkin Spice or Dutch Apple flavored coffee in the bag to take home.
Maybe we have whetted your appetite for a fall home and wardrobe refresh courtesy of The Village Shops in Gatlinburg. But The Village is much, much more. Toys, spices, games, darling accessories for the dog in the family and many other delights are waiting for you there. Happy fall, and happy, happy shopping in The Village!