Inside Elvis’ Mansion Graceland Where His Late Grandson Benjamin is Buried
Without a doubt, everyone has heard of Elvis Presley, “The King of Rock and Roll.” When Elvis began making music in the 1950s, record producers could not believe what they were hearing. He had a natural gift, which shone through in every song he sang. What made Elvis even more of a star was his ability to quickly grab an audience’s attention and hold on to it while he danced around on stage. It is undeniable that Elvis has had lasting star power, even after his untimely death in 1977. During Elvis’s life, he spent a lot of his time at his estate named Graceland, and fans can visit it today as it has been turned into a museum. Keep scrolling to see what awaits the fans who decide to visit.
Elvis and Priscilla
Elvis was known for being a showman onstage and offstage. While he performed, he enjoyed wearing sequined jumpsuits, and at home, he enjoyed lavish rooms and gold finishings.
If there was one thing Elvis and Priscilla wanted their home to be, it was ostentatious. From the outside, Graceland appeared to be a classic Tennessee mansion. Only the decorative main gate hinted at what may be waiting inside. For those lucky enough to peek inside, what they would see would amaze them.
The Kitchen
By the end of Elvis’ life, it was well-known that he enjoyed eating. That’s why it does not come as a surprise to see that the kitchen in Graceland was huge. For the 1970s, it was pretty fashionable with the lacquered wood cabinetry, but the carpet is truly something special.
Elvis was known for spending a fair amount of time performing in Las Vegas, and this carpet looks like it might be an ode to a casino. It doesn’t look like it belongs in a kitchen at all. Carpet in a kitchen seems like it would be a major no-no as it would be next to impossible to get any food dropped on it cleaned up.
The Nursery
Priscilla and Elvis were blessed with one child: Lisa Marie Presley. She was born in 1968, and Elvis and Priscilla made sure to decorate her nursery to Elvis’ exacting standards. He would only have what he thought was the best of everything in her nursery.
That meant bright yellow floral wallpaper, which is guaranteed to give almost anyone a headache and all of the toys a little girl could want. Lisa Marie only lived in the house for a short time, as Elvis and Priscilla would get divorced a few years later. Lisa Marie was mainly raised in California and not at Graceland.
Phoning A Friend
As a talented musician, Elvis often found himself wanting to write down some lyrics, or simply work on singing some new songs. He made sure that he answered anything work-related in the morning, with his special rotary dial phone, which he kept in the Jungle Room.
If something work-related needed to be done later in the day, it would need to wait as Elvis was pretty strict about only doing phone-related business in the morning. He needed to let his creative spirit free and having to answer the phone and make phone calls kept him from doing that.