Inside Grey Gardens

She's made it her own, that's for sure. I like the greens and blues, but the bric a brac and art is not to my taste. The thatched hut with the tile-work commemorating the Beales in the garden is a unique tribute, and the flourishing flowers are beautiful. I can't imagine how much she spent on the project, and it's only her weekend house.

I'm a huge fan - of the house more than the movie or the Beales. I have always been captivated by the house itself. So I am THRILLED to see this video for the first time, and love that she honored the history of the house.

A few thoughts:

Who is "We"? She repeatedly uses the royal "we". "When we bought the house", or "We wanted to open up the house to the outdoors", "We created this color blue and it's called Grey Gardens Blue", "We grow all of our vegetables", etcetera, etcetera.

Part of the "we" consists of tons of design help, which includes Mark D. Sykes and Jonathan Adler. Sykes is arguably the It Boy of neo-English blue-and-white American style, while Adler is the one who likely suggested the Fornasetti cabinet, for example. These two were definitely involved and got credit when it was published by Veranda, yet she only mentions Jonathan once, when she's talking about the thatched garden shed.

She says that "this is famously where they ate corn, and cat food" - and there's no evidence that they ate cat food.

That makes me not like Liz Lange.

And that said, most of what I don't like about the house is really accessories. It needs a tad bit of editing. Other than that, I adore it and adore that it has this wonderful life now.

Big Edie would love it! Little Edie would hate it. It's tacky and not revolutionary.

I take it the lot doesn't include ocean frontage?

How far is the beach?

She said she can see the ocean when the sky is clear--it's just a few blocks away.

The ocean is literally a short walk from the house.

The original lot went to the beach, wrapping around the old Life Saving Station. Half the lot was sold off in the divorce and yet another half behind the Station was sold off in the 1950. What's left is literally 50 yards from Georgica Beach.

[quote]Please don't feed the coons.

Fortunately, watermelon is out of season.

Her vocal fry is annoying and that tchotchke-filled entry (with proud purchase from Dixie Highway in WEST Palm Beach) would be enough for a Big Edie Bitchslap.