Beach bound: A guide to shopping along the coast

The Starlite Room at Meow on 4th Street specializes in furniture circa 1940 to 1970.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Thalia Surf Shop on South Coast Highway.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Laguna Supply is a women’s clothing boutique featuring New York designs, little black dresses, beachwear and much more.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Roughly 40 miles south of Los Angeles, A’Maree’s boutique has become a fashion force.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Yoki’s Garden, owned by Jeff Yokoyama, right, makes upcycled hoodies out of old beach towels and T-shirts from old USC athletic uniforms.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Firefly on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Heist on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

At Huset, a store that takes its name from the Swedish word for house, Scandinavian design rules.  (David A. Keeps / Los Angeles Times)

Aviator Nation sells T-shirts and hoodies with ‘70s-era beachy graphics.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Alternative Apparel on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice is a lifestyle apparel retailer with hand-crafted shirts.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Principessa on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Dawn Bake in Manhattan Beach is a contemporary fashion boutique.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Gum Tree in Hermosa Beach is a housewares, fashion and accessories store in a beach cottage with a cafe attached.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Deep Pocket Jean Co. in Hermosa Beach is an American-made denim collection and classic men’s store featuring a barber shop and cigar shop.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)