jueves, 30 de junio de 2011

A Look At Abandoned Chateaus

 

 

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If you have a few minutes of time, take a look at this short documentary about the making of the trailer for the book, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.   Riggs made the trailer for this, his first novel, after traveling to Belgium and Luxembourg looking for the ruined house of his imagination:  Miss Peregrine’s home.

 

 

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This abandoned chateau in Belgium was almost exactly how Riggs imagined Miss Peregrine’s house would look like. 

 

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I liked this angle, showing an arched terrace. 

The documentary is beautifully filmed and is just a bit creepy at the same. time.   My favorite part is where Riggs shows a “dirty mirror” and all I see is a gorgeous Louis Philippe just waiting for a proper home.

 

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This house was left intact.   Notice the chandelier – I have seen these with shorter skirts.  This one is rather long.

 

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This bedroom with its suite of furniture must have once been the home of a very devout person. 

 

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Out back at one chateau was this workshop, left as-is in 1954, the year I was born!  I wonder if his shop was called Décor?  Notice the urn on the Décor signs.

 

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At this house, Riggs assumed someone wealthy had lived here.  The ceiling shows Swedish styled wallpaper.  I wonder what the light fixture looked like?

 

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In this attic, Riggs finds a dirty mirror.  I’m amazed no one has stolen this seemingly perfect Louis Philippe!

Truthfully, I was surprised how many abandoned chateaus were in Belgium.  If you read the Beta-Plus books, they make it seem as if each property in that country has been restored.  Obviously, there are still plenty houses in need of some TLC.

The documentary is just 7 minutes long.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 

To view the video go HERE.  It’s the first video on the page.  The second video is the actual trailer for the book.  To order Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children go HERE.

 

 

 

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Para quienes gustan del Estilo Art Deco, este bellísimo dormitorio azul y dorado con muebles de Dormitorio en estilo Art Deco, tallados a mano en madera maciza y revestidos en estilo Deco (1912 - 1925).
Son impactantes las sinuosas curvas del tallado de lámina de oro y la adecuación de estos detalles de oro con las sedas de color azul turquesa y con la brillantez de la decoración  con piedras Swarovski, que le dan un aspecto único y un toque muy valioso para este mobiliario art deco.
Las delicadas incrustaciones de madera y finas decoraciones talladas crean una armonía suprema en la habitación. 

miércoles, 29 de junio de 2011

Veranda’s The House of Windsor

 

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Just a short blog today to tell you about Veranda magazine and The House of Windsor.  I’m really loving Windsor Smith these days.   I love what she is doing in design – all shine and blues, silks and zebras, hand painted wallcoverings, and gray and white marble.  I only wish she was on Million Dollar Decorators, which by the way, if you aren’t watching you should!  It’s the best TV right now and the only show I really stay home to see.  Tuesdays, Bravo, 9:00 pm CST.  (Twitter hashtag: #milliondollardecorators – the tweets are even better than the show!)    Windsor would be a perfect fit on the Bravo show and I hope they ask her next season.   Right now though, she is concentrating on the new Veranda show house which is really all her baby.  The house, located in L.A., was designed by Windsor and will be open to the public on the first.   Pictures won’t be in Veranda until October, but if you live in L.A., you can go see the house July 1 – July 17.   From the few pictures on the web site, it looks fabulous and oh so Windsor with the white and gray marble, rough luxe wood floors and white walls.

 

 

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This isn’t Windsor’s first foray into showhouses with Veranda.   She designed the master bedroom in their last house – Greystone. 

 

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This is the back of the Veranda house that Windsor designed.   The floor plan is VERY VERY different.  Windsor likes atypical floorplans and using rooms for multiple purposes.   Her own house also has a very different floor plan.  She turned the living room into a pool room for her sons.  There is no dining room, rather it’s been turned into a lounge area. 

 

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The dining room in Windsor’s house was turned into a sitting room with a table on the other side for eating. 

 

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This rare shot shows the same room with the sitting area on the left and the table on the right.  The chandelier hangs over the room, not the table.  You can see straight into the kitchen where there is the main table used for eating.   I can’t remember where I got this picture from – but I love seeing this angle.  In the House of Windsor, the dining room is also the library – I’m sure that will be a room to see.

 

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In the Veranda House of Windsor – the entry hall runs from front door to back.  Filled with white and gray marble, it looks stunning here, seen in its raw state before construction was even finished.  Windsor is really into the gray and white marble floors – and who can blame her?  They are gorgeous.  Now, in truth, the gray marble is actually Bateig Blue, which is a limestone, but who wants to be so technical?  Still, if you do want to duplicate this look – don’t go in asking for gray marble.  Ask for Bateig Blue limestone. 

 

 

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In Windsor’s own house, her entry hall has the same beautiful floors.   Just gorgeous.  Here, you can see into the living room turned into pool hall with its black walls. 

 

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And, looking down at the floors from the second level.  The gray and white marble is so much fresher and youthful looking than classic black and white.   I would give my second born to have an entry just like this!

 

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Friend and fellow designer of Windsors from Dallas, Michelle Nussbaumer who owns Ceylon et Cie, has similar floors in her own entry.   Hard to tell if these are light brown or Bateig blue limestone – but either way, it’s lighter than black marble and that is really what looks so fresh. 

 

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In the Veranda House of Windsor – next to the long entry hall with the marble floors is the living room.  It has herringbone patterned wood floors that give it a Rough Luxe look.  There is an antique looking mantel on the right.  Past the living room is the master suite.  The master suite is unusual in that you first must enter it through the bathroom and closet!  

 

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In the House of Windsor, Carrera marble was used at this fireplace.  The background is herringbone black.  The mantle is so beautiful.  I can’t wait to see the finished photos of the house!!!  I wonder if all the bathrooms have this same marble in it?

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is the floor plan.  Notice the master bedroom – how you must first go through the closet and bathroom to reach the bedroom.   The dining room says it is also a library – so it’s probably lined with bookshelves.    Now, if I had designed this, I would have put double doors in the living room opening into the entry hall.  That way, you would get an enfilade effect from the back hall to the master bedroom courtyard.  But what do I know?  

 

 

Here is a list of designers who furnished the rooms.  Stellar!   Besides Windsor, there is Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Peter Dunham (another one who needs to be on next season’s Million Dollar Decorators, Kathryn Ireland And Tara Shaw.

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And speaking of Tara Shaw – the next post on Cote de Texas will be a giveaway from our sponsor The Bella Cottage and TARA SHAW!!!!!   Look for it tomorrow!!!  It’s a great giveaway, I promise!!!

 

 

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martes, 28 de junio de 2011

DORMITORIOS MINIMALISTAS JUVENILES

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Este excelente video muestra que, sin dejar de lado los colores, estos dormitorios minimalistas juveniles, mantienen su limpieza y frescura con un minimalismo práctico y colorido.

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Video y fotos de bellos dormitorios minimalistas para niños, todos me encantan, me cuesta decidirme por alguno pues estan fabulosos. Estos dormitorios infantiles minimalistas gozan de espacios amplios y tonos suaves, ambientes limpios y ordenados. Si te gusta este estilo donde Menos es más y quieres llevar el minimalismo al dormitorio de tus niños y niñas, mira estos lindas habitaciones infantiles de bm2000.net.
El minimalismo para niños tiene algunas ventajas como:
1. Es menos estresante. El desorden es una forma de distracción visual, y todo en nuestra visión atrae nuestra atención (al menos un poco). Mientras menor desorden, menor estrés visual es el que obtenemos. En ese sentido, una dormitorio infantil minimalista puede ser tranquilizante.
2. Es más atractivo. Al ser todo ordenado y limpio, los pocos muebles se ven como obras de arte.
3. Más fácil de limpiar. Es difícil de limpiar una gran cantidad de objetos en torno a un montón de muebles y un ambiente recargado. Mientras más cosas tenga la habitación de tu niño, más cosas tienes que mantener limpias.
4. Mobiliario mínimo. Una habitación minimalista sólo contiene unos pocos y esenciales muebles, esto tambien puede ayudar a nuestra economía.
5. Superficies limpias. En una recámara infantil minimalista, no hay un montón de adornitos, ni cosas recargadas. Si bien es cierto que los niños necesitan tener sus juguetes, pondríamos pocos pero seleccionados.
6. Calidad sobre cantidad. En lugar de tener un montón de cosas en el dormitorio infantil, tu niño minimalista elegirá sólo algunas cosas realmente buenas que ama y usa seguido. Un mueble bonita y funcional, valen por 5 que ocupan todo el espacio.
Y a ti ¿Cual te gustó mas?

lunes, 27 de junio de 2011

PRECIOSO CUARTO PARA LA NENA by KARIM CHAMAN

El precioso cuarto para la nena de Karim Chaman
El precioso cuarto para la nena de Karim Chaman

PRECIOS CUARTO PARA LA NENA by KARIM CHAMAN.
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Este dormitorio para bebitas es perfecto, las estrellitas en el techo y cortinas, los colores y la preciosa alfombra, dan un estilo y realce único al dormitorio.

Otras ideas para decorar Cuartos de Bebé
Las siguientes son algunas ideas sumamente divertidas que podría poner en práctica cuando tenga que elegir un tema para decorar el cuarto de su bebita:

- Cuarto angelical y color de rosa: ¡Las mariposas y las flores son las estrellas de esta idea sobre decoración de cuartos de bebé!. Coloque plantillas con flores, parras y mariposas sobre las paredes del cuarto de su bebita para crear un estilo angelical. Las cortinas suaves y vaporosas, así como también la ropa de cama que se adecue al tema en cuestión contribuirán a completar este look tan particular.
- Estrellas: Cree un techo similar a un cielo estrellado, utilizando sellos de goma con forma de estrellas o esponjas con forma de estrellas, y sumérjalas en pintura de diferentes colores para poder pintarlas sobre el mismo. También podría crear ribetes repletos de estrellas utilizando este método. Un acolchado y una alfombra de delicados colores y con forma o estampado de estrellas contribuirán a completar este tema de decoración, el cual también funcionará perfectamente bien para decorar el cuarto de un varoncito.
- Estilo "flower power" : Este tema retro es ideal para decorar el cuarto de su bebé, utilizando pintura de color verde lima, amarillo brillante, naranja y rosa. Lo más recomendable sería que tratara de hallar ropa de cama que combine con estos colores, así como también cortinas repletas de volados y puntillas para adornar las ventanas.
- Personajes de cuentos de hadas: Decorar el cuarto de una princesa es fácil si utiliza temas de decoración, tales como: Barbie o la Pequeña Sirenita. Trate de encontrar lámparas, ropa de cama y acolchados con diferentes formas. También podría poner a volar su creatividad y agregar un mural relacionado con el personaje que haya elegido; pintándolo sobre alguna de las paredes del cuarto del bebé.
- Ángeles, hadas y elfos: Cree esta idea sobre decoración de cuartos de bebé, pintando un cielo repleto de nubes sobre el techo del cuarto y agregando plantillas con polvo mágico color plateado sobre los bordes de las paredes. Utilizar colores lavanda, azul y rosa es adecuado para este estilo, y si desea lograr un ambiente acogedor y relajante, implemente el etilo propio del Feng Shui.
- Nombres de bebé: Mostrar el nombre de su bebé es otra idea de decoración única e innovadora; la cual le aportará al cuarto un toque personalizado. Cuelgue las letras que forman el nombre de su bebé sobre las paredes, algunas elecciones populares incluyen la utilización de: letras fabricadas con madera, pintadas sobre azulejos de cerámica, o letras fabricadas con tela. También podría dibujar el nombre de su bebé con la ayuda de una plantilla; escribiendo las letras en color verde, púrpura o azul.
- Sin importar el tema o el estilo que haya elegido para decorar el cuarto de su bebé, recuerde que la seguridad del bebé en el hogar será la cuestión más importante que deberá tener en cuenta. El hecho de darse cuenta de que el cuarto que usted confeccionó con tanto amor para su bebé es un lugar seguro y divertido contribuirá a que su hijo/a jamás se olvide de su primer cuarto.
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domingo, 26 de junio de 2011

Grey Gardens - An Update

 

 

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Little Edie Beale, 1972, the year Life Magazine discovered Jackie Kennedy’s aunt and cousin living in absolute squalor.

When the HBO movie Grey Gardens starring Drew Barrymore came out a few years ago, I think almost every other design blog, including Cote de Texas, wrote about the Hampton’s beach house.  Just in case you missed the movie, Jacqueline Kennedy’s cousin and aunt – Little and Big Edie Bouvier Beale - lived in squalor inside their once beautiful house along with hundreds of cats and all their…droppings.  Mother and daughter had once been the toast of town, beautiful, rich, glamorous, and chic.  The story 0f the two Edies’ inexplicable downfall proved irresistible.  In 1971, the press discovered the two recluses, with the very famous relatives, thus shaming  Jackie and her sister Lee to pay for a total clean up of Grey Gardens.  The house stayed tidy for about a day, and quickly slid right back into its dismal state, becoming even more filthy after its infamous clean up.   In 1975, the filmmakers, the Maysles Brothers, came calling – they stayed for several months filming the two eccentrics and their documentary, Grey Gardens, became a cult hit.  A number of books were written about the two, and there was even a hit Broadway play about the Edies.  Eventually Big Edie died in 1977 and Little Edie moved out in 1979, selling everything to Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee.  Little Edie traveled around, finally landing in Florida where she lived in a clean and tidy apartment and swam in the Atlantic every day.   She lived for 23 years after moving out of Grey Gardens, dying at the age of 84.

 

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Grey Gardens, 1915.  The house before the solarium was built and the famous upstairs balcony was not enclosed.  Also, the landscaping hadn’t been installed yet.  The original carriage house can be seen behind the house.  The carriage house was sold, enlarged, and still stands today.

 

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Grey Gardens Today

Once Sally and Ben Bradlee took over the house, they completely  fixed it up – cleaning it from top to bottom and returning the house to its former gracious beauty.  The Bradlee’s have spent every August at the house,  renting it out during the rest of the year to one tenant.   But two years ago their arrangement changed when their longtime tenant left and Grey Gardens was leased for five years to NYC designer Celerie Kemble and her husband.  The Bradlees shortened their usual August stay and have been renting the house out for short durations during that month.   The house is now currently up for rent again,  August 20 through September 5, for a cool $135,000.  Wow.  Takers anyone?   At least it includes Labor Day. 

The particulars for the rental say the house, built in 1900 has 8 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.  It is 6,000 sq.ft.

'A very special 2 week rental. Fully renovated historic "Grey Gardens" on 2 acres of lush landscaping with pool, pool house, and tennis court. Very close to Georgica Beach. Living room opens to old- fashioned sunporch, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with staff bedroom. Second floor with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, plus 2 office/studies. Third floor with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. '

 

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Today:  the back yard showing the pool.  The solarium is on the left.

I was so excited to see the rental listing because it showed new pictures of the house that I had never seen before.  Included in the rental pictures is one of the kitchen – the elusive room that I couldn’t find a picture of when I was writing my own blog story.  There are also new images of the living room with its beautiful, old-fashioned chintz fabric.  When I wrote the article on Grey Gardens, I researched it for days, studying every picture of each room I could find, looking at you-tube videos, watching the original Maysles Brothers movie – trying to put all the images together so that I could get a true feel for the layout of the house and its gardens.  I think that story is the longest and most in-depth article I have ever put on the blog.  I can’t explain why the house interests me so much.   Perhaps the appeal is its early romantic history, the historic Kennedy/Bouvier connection, and the way that Sally has designed Grey Gardens, inside and outside.  All combine to make an alluring story. Today, the beautifully landscaped “Grey” gardens are magnificent and I can only imagine how gorgeous the yard will look on Labor Day for the lucky few who get the rental. 

To read my original story, go HERE.

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The Bradlees bought Grey Gardens in 1979 and in 1985 Architectural Digest came to photograph it.  The entry hall has always been a favorite of mine with its crisp, beachy Cowtan and Tout wallpaper.  The table (along with most furnishings) was original to the house and refurbished by Sally.

 

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TODAY:  the entry hall remain the same, including the rush rugs. The chair was recovered in Bowood, the famous Colefax and Fowler fabric.   Original photographs from the early days sit on the console table.

 

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THEN:  The living room with Little Edie showing it all off.   Rather than be ashamed, the mother and daughter felt there was nothing odd about how they lived and they appeared to quite happy in the documentary made by the Maysles Brother.  They contended the house needed just a little paint and dusting to fix it up. 

 

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1985:  Architectural Digest showed the house as it was furnished by Sally with the wicker and chaises she found up in the attic.

 

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Today:  the romantic chintz filled living room as seen in the rental brochure.  It looks the same as when the Bradlees first decorated it, but at these prices, I would hope the fabric has been updated!  The solarium is through the French doors which the Bradlees installed.  Part of the appeal of the house is rather than remake it into a fancy, Hamptons mega-mansion, Sally has kept it all cozy and welcoming. 

 

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An early photograph of the Bradlee dining room.

 

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Today:  the dining room appears exactly the same with more chintz and more matting. 

 

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THEN:  The kitchen stove in front of the brick wall.

 

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1985.  The same fireplace showing the sitting room which overlooks the backyard.

 

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TODAY:  Finally – a view of the kitchen!  I never realized the kitchen was right off to the left of this sitting room.  Here it looks like the sofa and chairs have been newly slipped in blue fabric with white trim.  Beyond the fireplace is the breakfast room – the former servant’s dining room.

 

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TODAY:  Another view from the listing.   The beadboard ceiling and walls are original to the house.  I believe this was once a warren of smaller rooms which the Bradlees opened up.  There was at once time a large butler’s pantry between the dining room and the kitchen.  Today the pantry is open to this room.  In the servant’s dining room – you can see the stairs which lead upstairs to their sleeping quarters.

 

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TODAY:  a new picture never seen before of the upstairs landing.  The master bedroom is behind the French door.  A poster from the Maysles movie hangs here.  There are  no pictures of the third floor which has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. 

 

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THEN:  The large guest room where the two Edies lived.  Big Edie stayed in bed and didn’t go downstairs for years at a time.

 

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TODAY:  On the rental brochure – the bedroom is now clean and sunny and bright.

 

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1985  Architectural Digest showed the master bedroom with its frilly curtains.

 

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TODAY:  The rental master bedroom has a new rug, new curtains, and a new quilt.

 

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THEN:  The solarium as Little Edie left it for the Bradlees.

 

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TODAY:  The solarium as pictured in the rental brochure.  Looks like it could use some freshening up.

 

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At a charity function Celerie held last year – you can see she has added pillows to the furniture to cozy up this room.  I wonder what other decorative touches she has added?  It must be hard for her to rent a house for five years and not be able to furnish it as she would like to.

 

 

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TODAY:  Looking from the walled garden to the solarium.

 

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THEN:  the original walled Grey Gardens.  You can clearly see the pergola to the right.   These walls were completely overtaken by vines and were not visible when the Bradlees took over the property.  It took Sally years and years to get the landscaping looking like it does today.

 

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TODAY:   From the real estate brochure, inside the walled garden with the thatched pool house nearby.  Behind the chair the pergola is barely visible under the vines. 

 

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A very rare shot inside the pergola.  Look at the original stone benches.

 

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TODAY:  the swimming pool.  Gorgeous!

 

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Looking from upstairs down at the swimming pool.

 

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To die for!  The Atlantic is very close.  Here you can see into the walled garden and the little thatched house. Tennis courts are right behind the pool, hidden by bushes.

 

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The landscaping around Grey Gardens is full of hydrangeas.  Hydrangeas have been on the property since Big Edie’s days.

 

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Last summer gorgeous potted hydrangeas surrounded the pool.  The Bradlees had replaced the shingles a few years ago and now, they have finally reached the gray stage.  The turquoise trim offsets the gray perfectly.   I just love the backyard. 

 

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Gorgeous Grey Gardens hydrangeas.

 

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The Grey Gardens Collections is an online store – the brainchild of Big Edie’s granddaughter-in-law, Eva Marie Beale who is married to Bouvier Beale, Jr. 

 

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Recently the Grey Gardens Collections came out with this Belgian cotton/linen fabric in a hydrangea print in honor of Grey Gardens’ garden. 

 

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Also available are pillows with the hydrangea print in different color ways!  For information on ordering the hydrangea fabric, see the web site. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Everything for sale is either from the two Edie’s era, or was inspired by their style.  I love these velvet cuffs and actually own one!   All these cuffs are now on sale.

 

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Looking around the collection today, this vintage compact caught my eye.  It looks like tortoiseshell.

 

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There are all kinds of different items for the home, including a great collection of ironstone.

 

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And there is a beautiful collection of antique and vintage china.

 

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Also available is this rare book by Eva Marie Beale.  A new exclusive edition is soon to be released, but copies of this book are available only at Grey Gardens Collections.  Many of the photographs in my original blog story came from this book.

Ms. Beale writes of the book:   Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures, the latest installment in a series that includes photo-biographies of John F. Kennedy, Pope John Paul II, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, and others, presents the most in-depth look at the life of Little Edie since the Maysles’ film vaulted her into the public consciousness. Conceived by members of the Beale family, the book traces a line from Edie’s childhood through her heady days as a young socialite and her later years at Grey Gardens, the decrepit East Hampton estate where she and her mother lived in near-total isolation for decades. Featuring over 150 newly uncovered photographs and letters, Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens offers unprecedented access to the personal history of this twentieth-century woman of mystery.

To visit the Grey Gardens Collections, go HERE

To rent Grey Gardens in August, go HERE.

Thank you for taking a second look at Grey Gardens.  If you didn’t read my original story and you are interested in the house, I urge you to take a look at it.   It’s much more comprehensive with many pictures, floor plans, and interesting comments left by people who added important information to the story.    HERE.