Grey gardens house

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful mansion built in the Hamptons called Grey Gardens. Grey Gardens got its name from the cement garden walls, the color of the dunes and the sea mist. Grey Gardens would become notorious for its eccentric mother and daughter inhabitants, Big Edie and Little Edie Beale, after a series of twists and turns, brought them cult status and notoriety. A reverse story of riches to rags with celebrity relatives always makes for a great tale. A14 room shingle style…

The new owners of Grey Gardens have begun renovating the legendary property in East Hampton. Here's a look at the work they're doing.

Grey Gardens in East Hampton, famous from a 1975 documentary, is for sale with an asking price of $17.995 million (down $2 million from the original price).

Candy colored porcelain doorknobs from France. Oh. My. These beauties were spotted on an Instagram post by a woman who mostly sells amazing antique garden furniture and ornaments. She is also from Massachusetts, and I am constantly amazed at her incredible inventory. I ooh and ahhh over the furniture, but when she posted these special hand painted and gilded knobs, I knew I just had to have them! Laurie of Plain and Elegant Antiques is someone to follow if you, like me, are into garden…

Ben Bradlee, who was editor of the Washington Post when the newspaper's exposure of Watergate led to the downfall of President Nixon, died yesterday at age 93. He and wife Sally Quinn, also a...

The legendary Washington hostess talks about living in the infamous Hamptons manse. View the Slideshow.

Grey Gardens in East Hampton after a lifetime of neglect by Big Edie and Little Edie Beale. Read more about the before and after story on one of my former blog posts: https://contentinacottage.blogspot.com/2009/04/grey-gardens-before-and-after-with.html

Restoring the Beauty of Grey Gardens in East Hampton

The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film

The East Hampton residence and its famous inhabitants have been the subject of a documentary, HBO movie and Broadway musical - all of which are called Grey Gardens.