Surf Shack Laid-Back Living by the Water [Hardcover]

Cabin porn goes coastal in Nina Freudenberger’s Surf Shack [Vanity Fair], and here are bungalows, trailers, cabins, and beach homes where surfers retreat after a day on the waves.

Peek inside the homes of longtime enthusiasts and dedicated newcomers that reflect not just a sport or passion, but also a way of life. Blake and Heather Mycoskie of TOMS, hotelier Sean MacPherson,Gypsetauthor Julia Chaplin, and others have set up their spaces to embrace a casual ease and be the break between the waves.

With vibrant photographs of design details and bright beaches—from Malibu to the Rockaways, from Japan to Australia—this book captures the soulful milieu of a lifestyle we all aspire to.


A colorful tour of some of the most unique surfer abodes around the world, from Melbourne to New York City. —Architectural Digest A colorful tour of some of the most unique surfer abodes around the world. —Architectural Digest

A good look at not only a number of these vastly different abodes but also a quick glimpse into the particular and even peculiar lives that are lived there.  —Gerry Lopez, renowned surfer, innovator, and author of Surf is Where You Find It

Cabin porn goes coastal in Nina Freudenberger's Surf Shack” —Vanity Fair

One of the prettiest design and decor books I've viewed in some time. There's a uniqueness and authentic unstyled beauty to Surf Shack that I could really relate to and the photography is beautiful.  —Victoria Smith, SF Girl by Bay

Some of the coolest 'shacks' on the planet.  —Surf Collective NYC

It is [the surfing] lifestyle—and the home decor choices driven by it—that inspired interior designer Nina Freudenbergerl“µ