In this issue

Happy Hour
Stir up a retro-cool classic Tequila Sunrise.

Change of Scenery
In sunny Baja California, a couple’s dream house welcomes the outdoors in with soothing neutrals.

Safe Harbour
Decorating takeaways from designer Angela Harris’s soulful makeover of her own Harbour Island home in the Bahamas..

FOOTLOOSE - fieesta

An Australian idyll gets colorful with bold art and Mexico inspired vibrance

2 mins

Seeing Pink

Every year, hundreds of Lilly Pulitzer fans congregate in Palm Beach, Florida, to celebrate their muse and her inimitable fashion. MEG LUKENS NOONAN joined the party

5 mins

SOUTH AFRICAN - SPLENDOR

Inspired by Kommetjie's rugged coastal landscape, a pair of South African designers use color and texture to create a year-round family retreat

3 mins

MUSSEL BEACH

Mussels are perhaps the easiest seafood meal, ready in mere minutes. Their subtly sweet taste is enhanced in all types of recipes, from buttered pasta to spicy Thai soups.

5 mins

LIVING IN COLOR

DESIGNER KARA MILLER STEEPS A WEST PALM BEACH FAMILY HOME IN HAPPY HUES AND THOUGHTFUL PATTERN PLAYS, ALL WITH ROOM TO GROW

4 mins

BLUE AND WHITE DONE RIGHT

THE CLASSIC COLOR COMBINATION-AND COASTAL FAVORITEIS EXPLORED AND CELEBRATED

2 mins

All the Right Ingredients

One of the first purchases homeowners Mary McDonald made for the house was a medallion that she commissioned sculptor Stan Bitters to create for the front entrance.

4 mins

BORA BORA

It could be enough to linger in the enticing overwater bungalows of these famed French Polynesian islands, but the greater beauty lies beyond: in the mountains, amid the islets, and beneath the shimmering waters

5 mins

FOOD & WINE CLASSIC

Gather with world-class chefs, wine and spirit experts, and industry leaders at America's most iconic culinary festival.

7 mins

THE BAHAMAS' SERENE SECRET

The island of Eleuthera, just 50 miles east of Nassau, is lesser known in the Bahamas-and its fans are happy for it to stay that way.

1 min

BERMUDA'S HIGH-STYLE HATS

Bermuda shorts, you've had your day in the sun

1 min

WHAT'S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?

Travel expert Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon (aka Jet Set Sarah) shares her beach day essentials

1 min

LOWCOUNTRY ODYSSEY

Veteran journalist JOHN HUEY steps off the deck of his South Carolina coastal home to explore the tide-borne heart of the legendary region by boat

10+ mins

Haven in the Hills

A former one-story adobe house nestled in the hills of California's Marin County is reimagined into a rambling family home with a nod to its past

4 mins

OFF THE GRID

A California designer transformed a rustic beach house in remote East Cape Baja into the chicest surf spot on the Sea of Cortez

6 mins

THE INN & THE ISLE

It's hard to imagine a little island as quiet and quirky as Gasparilla could hold at its heart a grand hotel (that's just gotten even grander). But that's the beauty of this Old Florida secret

2 mins

Open Season

In beachy Isle of Palms, a Charleston couple with design and hospitality chops (and a growing family) revive a tired 1960s ranch

3 mins

SALT & SOUL

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

3 mins

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

3 mins

Treasure Hunt

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

4 mins

The Insider's Guide To Hanging Out in the Hamptons*

There's a summer's worth of carefree fun to be had in the fabled enclave. You just have to know where to look

7 mins

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

2 mins

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

3 mins

FINE FOLK

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

4 mins

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

6 mins

SUNDAE BEST

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

2 mins

WHAT'S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?

LainSnow swimwear founder Becca Ingle shares her beach day essentials

1 min

A SEASON'S LOVING SPOONFUL

Some things just taste like summer.

1 min

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Coastal Living magazine was founded in 1997 by Jack Thomasson, a former executive at Southern Living magazine. Coastal Living magazine is the ultimate guide to living the coastal lifestyle and packed with inspiration for your home, travel, food, and entertaining, all with a coastal twist.

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