Coastal Living

COASTAL LIVING captures the joy of life by the sea. Discover inspiring coastal home decorating ideas, dream destinations, fresh recipes and more. For annual or monthly subscriptions (on all platforms except iOS), your subscription will automatically renew and be charged to your provided payment method at the end of the term unless you choose to cancel. You may cancel at any time during your subscription in your account settings. If your provided payment method cannot be charged, we may terminate your subscription.

Coastal Living

Greetings from … Punta Ala, Italy • Filmmaker David Ondaatje sends his camera heavenward to capture summer joys just off the Tuscan coastline

Lilac + Lavender • This surprising pair of neutrals echoes the soft shade found in many shells and adds a modern touch to navy, gray, and green

Sitting Pretty • No matter where you choose to lounge this summer, here are five combos for matching your beach chair and your bathing suit

Santa Monica’s Dream House

What’s in Your Beach Bag? • Fashion and housewares designer Heidi Merrick shares her beach day essentials

Bold Over • Celebrate the outspoken pinks, blues, and greens of summer with a sun-loving table that brings the party

Antique Compasses • Once treasured by seafaring explorers, these globe-trotting tools are now prized for their craftsmanship and beauty

Rustic Idyll • The remote beauty of Maine’s Mount Desert Island has lured artists and aristocrats for more than a century. Now, with a new wave of exciting hotels, shops, and restaurants cropping up, it’s high time we joined them

Malibu Redo • Designer Nathan Turner revived a Malibu beach house with his signature layered look, marrying color, texture, and just enough pattern for an aesthetic that’s both modern and gracious

Boardwalk Bites • It’s a summertime feast for the senses! Stroll the sun-warmed slats, catch the scent of kettle corn on the salt-soaked breeze, lick drips of frozen custard from your fingertips, and—above all—feel like a kid again

A Time in the Sun • Oak Bluffs has been a shimmering island getaway for Black families for more than a century. SHAYLA MARTIN returns to Martha’s Vineyard to witness the enclave celebrate Juneteenth for the first time and look forward to its next 100 years

The Big Picture • ON MARYLAND’S GIBSON ISLAND, A TUCKED-AWAY GETAWAY IS DESIGNED FOR ALL PHASES OF FAMILY LIFE AND VIEWS UPON VIEWS

Your Best Great Lakes Summer! • HAVE FUN IN AMERICA’S (AND CANADA’S) FIVE FAMED FRESHWATER PLAYGROUNDS, FROM OLD-FASHIONED RESORT TOWNS AND WILD BEACHES TO FISH BOILS, SEA GLASS HUNTING, AND CHERRY PIE. JUST REMEMBER: NO SALT, NO SHARKS!

Stairway to Heaven • On the Costa Rica coastline, the architectural ethos of a car-free community, a uniquely shaped lot, and an outdoor-loving lifestyle inspire a high-design citadel by the sea

Good Vibrations • A lifelong Gidget and Beach Boys fanatic goes in search of the sun-drenched Southern California beaches that inspired her idols

Pink Daiquiri