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.

Greetings from…Nantucket, Massachusetts • New England’s island enclave is home to a cadre of summer-cool vintage beach rides, including this 1965 Chevy Corvair Greenbrier van owned by Samuel Owen Gallery cofounder Lee Milazzo

Sunshine + Gold • You’ll never have a cloudy day with this endless-summer scheme

Straw Hats • From genteel boaters to iconic Panamas, these resortwear classics make for vivid design vignettes

A Season’s Loving Spoonful

What’s in Your Beach Bag? • LainSnow swimwear founder Becca Ingle shares her beach day essentials

Sundae Best • The secret to a sweet ice-cream treat? Homemade toppings. Here’s the scoop on five favorites

Block Island’s Postcard Play

SLO Ride • INSTEAD OF BOMBING UP THE CALI COAST FROM L.A. TO BIG SUR, THIS ROAD-TRIPPER TAPPED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED 80 MILES OF BIG BEACHES, QUIRKY SURF TOWNS, AND GREAT WINERIES

Fine Folk • Color, comfort, and a big gush of gingham enliven a formerly forlorn Maine family retreat

The Writer & the Deep Blue Sea • Best-selling novelist James Patterson shares his lifelong, deeply personal attachment to the ocean—particularly that view just out his window

Island Light • A SEATTLE DESIGNER REVIVED A MODERN HOUSE ON SAN JUAN ISLAND BY WHITENING ITS DARK INTERIORS AND USING A BOLD AND CHEERFUL COLOR PALETTE TO GIVE THE ABODE A SUNNY DISPOSITION

The Insider’s Guide to Hanging Out in the Hamptons, Even if You’re Not a Celebrity or a Billionaire • There’s a summer’s worth of carefree fun to be had in the fabled enclave. You just have to know where to look

Treasure Hunt • A circa-1930 West Palm Beach house is reimagined and restored to its Old Florida glory

20 Things Every Coastal Cook Should Know • THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS, CROWD-PLEASING RECIPES (THAT YOU CAN MEMORIZE!), AND GENERAL KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO MAKE LIFE AT THE BEACH TASTE THAT MUCH BETTER

Salt & Soul • A South Carolina family rescues and restores an early 1900s dock house and turns it into a lively overwater hangout

Pisco Sour