About Coast & Cottage Life

Coast & Cottage Life is a crafted, careful magazine for people who prize the quiet pleasures of a well-made life — the slow light on a kitchen table, the pull of a coastal trail, the tactility of good linen. We publish place-driven stories, design features, seasonal food writing, and practical local guides that help readers not only imagine living differently, but actually do it.

Our voice

Warm, lyrical, and clear. We write like someone who sends postcards: honest, observant, unshowy. Our pieces pair evocative personal essays with useful local information — where to sleep, where to eat, how to find the right craftsman — so inspiration and utility sit beside each other on the page.

What we publish

• Destination guides — town histories, weather notes, unmissable walks and hidden docks.

• Home & design — essays on craft, small renovations, and the quiet decisions that make a house feel like home.

• Food & entertaining — seasonal recipes, producers, and menus that belong to place.

• Real estate & local living — practical pages for second-home seekers, buyers, and local professionals.

• Corkscrew essays — short vignettes and personal dispatches that shape the site’s voice.

Why it exists

We believe life improves when it’s small enough to notice. Coast & Cottage Life was made to celebrate the humble rituals — coffee at dawn, the right pair of boots, a neighbor who knows the tide — and to offer the guideposts needed to visit, buy, or live in those places with care.

Who reads us

Curious travelers, home buyers and sellers, second-home seekers, designers, independent real-estate professionals, and anyone who treats weekends and the kitchen table as sacred. They want beautiful photography, clear tips, and writing that feels like a friendly, informed companion.

Our promise

Beautiful, photography-forward storytelling with practical takeaways. We balance aspiration and usefulness: to inspire travel and projects, and to help readers take the next real step — whether that’s booking a room, finding a local maker, or talking with a real estate agent.

“Simple, artful living — not as daydream, but as a practice.” — Coast & Cottage Life

The team

We are a boutique editorial studio [part of PixelFix Films] working with photographers, independent writers, and local contributors. Our production partner, PixelFix Films, helps us keep the work cinematic, calm, and visually meticulous.

Get involved | Contact

• Explore our Guides.

• Read the Corkscrew for short essays and dispatches.

• Partner with us for photography, editorial projects, or local guides.