Cambria Style Magazine

2 weeks ago | cambriausa.com | Laura Hine

Located off the south shore of Long Island, Fire Island is a summer dream, especially for New York City residents looking for a nearby ocean getaway. “Fire Island is one of those magical places that’s always managed to maintain its authenticity,” says interior designer Drew McGukin, who has been going to the island for over 15 years. “You get on a ferry to a place where there are no cars, no dress code, no pretense, and no need to be fancy.

2 weeks ago | cambriausa.com | Thomas Connors

Building a home that has a sense of neighborliness and privacy is a delicate balance—a challenge and an art form. This Austin residence, crafted by CoXist Studio, strikes that perfect balance from the moment you lay eyes on it. Its facade, an elegant dialogue between brick and glass, establishes a home that invites, yet never overexposes. The walkway to the front door is a particularly generous and gracious gesture, a gently cascading stream of steps spun of black steel.

2 weeks ago | cambriausa.com | Angela Johnson

Adorning food and beverages with edible flowers is a tradition that dates back to ancient civilizations in Rome, Greece, and China where flowers were used to enhance the aroma, flavor, and aesthetics of a dish or drink. Beyond their beauty and flavor, various blooms also held medicinal significance and were historically used in tinctures and teas—a tradition echoed today as studies reveal potential health benefits in some flowers like chamomile and rose.

2 weeks ago | cambriausa.com | Laura Hine

Interior designer Jennifer Kizzee got a text from a client late one night. She had just finished renovating a Galveston, Texas, beach home for the young couple. But the text wasn’t about the weekend getaway house. The husband wanted to talk about a new project with Kizzee. “He said they had just bought their forever home but needed my help,” Kizzee relays and notes that they had a very different look in mind for this space. “We had to pivot from a coastal aesthetic to a more modern look.

Sep 25, 2024 | cambriausa.com | Laura Hine

When the house-hunting couple saw a property located in Lincolnwood, a suburb just outside of Chicago, they knew it had potential. They loved the lot; the only hurdle was the house itself, which needed significant updating to work for a family with four young children. The couple brought in Claire Staszak, founder of Chicago design firm Centered by Design, to rework the space and make it functional and beautiful.