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…Dominical, Costa Rica • Kristen M. Brown moved to Costa Rica to photograph the country’s many coastal moods—and to surf. Here, Brown and her tiny sidekick, Gidget, patrol the shoreline after a session

Green + Blue • These two shades are a match made in coastal heaven—a combinationthat exudes a calm, earthy vibe reminding us of palm trees and perfect water

Cool Beans

Spring Refresh • Get your pool and patio ready for the season with our new Coastal Living outdoor furniture and lighting collection

What’s in Your Beach Bag? • Fashion designer Liz Joy of Marea shares her beach-day essentials

Grooving On the Gulf

Spring’s One-Plate Wonder • Combining salmon and beans with the peppery crunch of arugula, this brightly flavored meal goes from weeknights to entertaining—and it’s healthy!

A Study in Contrasts • A DESIGNER REIMAGINED A WATERFRONT MEDITERRANEAN IN NORTH PALM BEACH AS A MODERN, ISLAND-INSPIRED OASIS, CONTRASTING THE ARCHITECTURE’S CLEAN LINES WITH TEXTURE AND INTRICATE DETAILS

Best Places to Live on the Coast 2025 • When it comes to beaches, local life, climate resilience, and straight-up beauty, we’ve located the 10 best places to cozy up to the water’s edge, from East Coast to West, the Great Lakes to the Gulf

Harboring Tradition • In the New England enclave of Stonington, Connecticut, a family brings fresh energy into a classic waterfront summerhouse with art, heirlooms, and love of all things maritime

The Little Beach Town That Changed the World • Nearly 45 years ago, a visionary couple launched a community along a stretch of Florida coast where they’d inherited some land. That development—Seaside—spawned sister developments at Rosemary and Alys beaches and launched New Urbanism as a design movement that has swept the coast from the Lowcountry to the Olympic Peninsula. As Alys Beach celebrates its 20th anniversary and Seaside looks to its 45th in 2026, TRACEY MINKIN checks in with the movement’s founders and inheritors as those dreams turn the corner to the future

Cabin Cool • Situated between a picturesque estuary and the sea, this South African family cottage combines a crisp update on cabin design with old-fashioned boathouse style

The Cradle of Barbecue • CELEBRATING THE ROOTS AND EVOLUTION OF CARIBBEAN BARBECUE

Easy Does It • Florida-based designer Caitlin Kah gives a sunny spin to a home with a decidedly Southern accent

Singapore Sling