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FOOTLOOSE - fieesta
An Australian idyll gets colorful with bold art and Mexico inspired vibrance
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
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
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.
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
BLUE AND WHITE DONE RIGHT
THE CLASSIC COLOR COMBINATION-AND COASTAL FAVORITEIS EXPLORED AND CELEBRATED
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.
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
FOOD & WINE CLASSIC
Gather with world-class chefs, wine and spirit experts, and industry leaders at America's most iconic culinary festival.
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.
BERMUDA'S HIGH-STYLE HATS
Bermuda shorts, you've had your day in the sun
WHAT'S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?
Travel expert Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon (aka Jet Set Sarah) shares her beach day essentials
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
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
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
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
Open Season
In beachy Isle of Palms, a Charleston couple with design and hospitality chops (and a growing family) revive a tired 1960s ranch
SALT & SOUL
A South Carolina family rescues and restores an early 1900s dock house and turns it into a lively overwater hangout
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
Treasure Hunt
A circa-1930 West Palm Beach house is reimagined and restored to its Old Florida glory
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
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 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
FINE FOLK
Color, comfort, and a big gush of gingham enliven a formerly forlorn Maine family retreat
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
SUNDAE BEST
The secret to a sweet ice-cream treat? Homemade toppings. Here's the scoop on five favorites
WHAT'S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?
LainSnow swimwear founder Becca Ingle shares her beach day essentials
A SEASON'S LOVING SPOONFUL
Some things just taste like summer.
STRAW HATS
From genteel boaters to iconic Panamas, these resortwear classics make for vivid design vignettes