Beach Cottage Decor

Create your own cozy look with inspiration from some of our favorite seaside cottage homes and comfy cottage rooms.

Coastal Cottage 101

Designers invite us inside for a closer look at their colorful cottages.

Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

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Welcome to Cabot Cove

Built in the 1950s and desperately in need of renovation, this enclave near Kennebunkport, Maine, hosted its own decorators' showcase. Sixteen designers took on the difficult challenge of turning these dilapidated cottages into a magical village, on a modest budget. "Here all of the cottages work as individual units," says designer Pauline Vastardis. "They're little experiments for what you actually need in a weekend cottage."