Coastal Living Spring 2022

Pair It Meet your new favorite entryway palette. Sandy hues, from beige to pale brown, are known for having a relaxing, approachable nature. Peach is likewise disarming and is believed to inspire easy communication and good manners. 1 Savannah Sun Dunn-Edwards 2 Cheerful Tangerine Behr 3 Orange Cream Valspar 4 Party Peach Benjamin Moore LIVING ROOM: J. SAVAGE GIBSON; PRODUCTS: COURTESY MANUFACTURERS…

There may be cobblestones and carriage rides just outside its doors, but The Ryder Hotel is anything but quaint. This 91-room Charleston boutique hotel, which opened in May 2021, is all about cool—thanks in part to hometown girl and interior designer Cortney Bishop. Her namesake design firm infused the interiors with a vintage-tropical feel that’s fresh, modern, and made for Instagram, with intimate tiki bar Little Palm as the star of the show. Decorated in shades of green and peachy pink with bold wallpaper (Mokum’s La Palma by Aussie design star Catherine Martin), turquoise tiles, and a checkerboard floor, the bar spills out into a retro pool deck—complete with oversize gingham umbrellas and plenty of Dedon daybeds made for lounging. “It’s funky, iconic, and exudes an energy you can see…

THE NEWPORT CONNECTION The U.S. National Championship tournament (now the U.S. Open) was an intimate affair when it debuted at Rhode Island’s Newport Casino in August 1881: There were 25 players and music by a string quartet! Today, the shingle-style casino is home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame and a museum. THE NAME GAME Walter Clopton Wingfield patented modern tennis in 1874. The sport caught on, but its original name derived from the Greek word for “skill at playing at ball,” sphairistike, didn’t stick. Instead, “tennis” evolved from a 12th-century version of the game in which the server shouted “Tenetz!” (“Hold! Receive! Take!”) in Anglo-French to his opponent. THE SCORE Rare early racquets can sell for thousands of dollars, while memorabilia from the 1920s, the sport’s golden age, are more accessible (from $15…

Portuguese basketwork can be as chic as it is utilitarian: Look no further than British model/actress Jane Birkin, whose wicker fishing basket from the Algarve set off a style revolution in the 1960s and ’70s. Now, from up the coast and a bit inland, another quotidian classic has become an international star, thanks to Toino Abel. Weavers in the small village of Castanheira (just 20 minutes east of big-wave mecca Nazaré) had for generations woven wild-growing reeds into sturdy, humble basket bags for daily use. But as aging artisans weren’t replaced by younger ones, the craft was heading for a quiet extinction. This alarmed Nuno Henriques, whose family had played a part in that treasured but disappearing craft. Home from Berlin for a funeral, the young artist was inspired to…

SMASHED CUCUMBER SALAD SERVES 8 ACTIVE 20 min. TOTAL 2 hours, 20 min. 2 lb. English or Persian cucumbers1 Tbsp. granulated sugar1 Tbsp. kosher salt, divided1½ Tbsp. fish sauce1½ Tbsp. fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)1 Tbsp. light brown sugar2 tsp. grated fresh ginger3 Thai chiles, finely chopped (about 2 tsp.)3 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil1 Tbsp. canola oil1 cup mung bean sprouts1 cup matchstick carrots½ cup cilantro sprigs⅓ cup chopped fresh mint1 cup chopped roasted, salted peanuts, divided 1. Halve cucumbers lengthwise. Cut into 1½-inch lengths. Place one-third of the cucumbers in a gallon-size ziplock plastic bag. Smash lightly with a meat tenderizer or saucepan just to break the skin. (Don’t pulverize them.) Transfer smashed cucumbers to a large bowl. Repeat process with remaining cucumbers. 2. Add granulated sugar and 1½ teaspoons of the…

PLEASE THE EYE “In a big house for a big family, I like for a large room to feel large, rather than breaking it up into smaller seating segments,” says designer Andrew Howard, who prefers saturated color on sofas, “then the chairs can pull back a bit.” Window coverings in a Peter Fasano print frame the ocean views, as do custom transoms that Howard replicated from ones he saw in the Dominican Republic. “They let light in, but also train your eye to look straight to the water, not at the bottom of the porch above.” A vintage coffee table anchors the living room, echoing rattan tones of the dining room chairs. “Just because there’s an ocean view, not every piece of furniture has to face outside,” he says. “A room…