NATIVE TRAILS HOME: SUMMER 2023

COZY UP WITH THE COASTAL GRANDMOTHER INTERIOR DESIGN MOVEMENT

Whether or not you’re a grandmother or live anywhere near a coast, you might be a coastal grandmother if your lifestyle aspirations involve things such as rumpled linen bedding, slipcovered sofas, blue-and-white interiors, dogeared Ina Garten recipe books, Nancy Meyers films like “Father of the Bride” and “The Holiday,” white button-downs, straw hats, and kitchen dance parties with your loved ones.

The trend went viral in March 2022, when twentysomething TikToker Lex Nicoleta made a 24-second video officially coining “coastal grandmother” and breaking down its central components. As Lex explains it, a coastal grandmother is “a successful woman who creates a beautiful life for herself” by “embodying elements of coastal living and homemaking.” She’s now trademarked the term, and for good reason. Its resonance knows no bounds, touching everything from fashion to interior design. Lex even made a coastal grandmother playlist.