Designer Living Spaces from Kips Bay Decorator Show House Featuring Cambria

Are you dreaming of a designer living space in your home? One of the best ways to stay on top of interior design trends and cutting-edge style is to explore the latest spaces from industry events. The Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York is an endless source of inspiration, with swoon-worthy details at every turn. Unique applications were a highlight of the luxe spaces in the 2019 Kips Bay Show House, including stunning Cambria bar applications, backlit countertops, a Cambria fireplace hearth, and a decadent soaking tub.

47th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House

For the 2019 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, each room of a luxury Upper East Side townhouse was transformed to the vision of an industry-leading designer with proceeds benefiting the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. We’re thrilled we were able to chat with some of the Kips Bay designers about their beautiful spaces and find how they incorporated Cambria. Check out our in-depth look at the sophisticated kitchen designed by Christopher Peacock and read on to explore some of the designer living areas and custom spaces from this year’s show.

Working with Cambria

One of the challenges of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House is the tight timeframe each designer has to plan and complete the space, typically just over a month. “Working with suppliers is sometimes a question [of] is it going to go smoothly [or] not, especially when one has a controlled time[frame],” Fox explains. “Working with Cambria was really so easy. We gave them our ideas and that was it until the day it got delivered. There was no back and forth, there were no mistakes, and Cambria provided it in a fast, smooth, professional way.”

Relaxation Room with Soaking Tub and Cambria Huntley

This luxe relaxation room by Vicente Wolf of Vicente Wolf Associates gives a new meaning to a dream space. “My inspiration for the space was creating an environment where you could dream,” says Wolf. Originally the home’s breakfast room, the space features a Kohler soaking tub atop a Cambria Huntley platform as a centerpiece amid lush greenery and rich purple walls.

According to Wolf the “Dreaming Room” is intended to be a space to escape the everyday, whether lying in the bathtub, reading, or simply sitting. See a view of the space’s seating area.

Bold Color Palette

Cambria’s Huntley design, a creamy base with swirls of walnut-brown and gradated gray, was the perfect complement to the bold, saturated purple in the room. “How I chose the color of material for Cambria was matching the colors of the walls,” says Fox. “I knew I wanted to have something that related to the [existing] fireplace as well as to the colorization of the space.”

Library with Cambria Ella™ Fireplace and Hearth

Corey Damen Jenkins of Corey Damen Jenkins and Associates sought to modernize the historical function of his room and design it with a new audience in mind. “This house was built in the 1940s, and back then this [space] would have been a gentlemen’s study,” notes Jenkins. “We want to fast forward that narrative to the 21st century, where women are really running the world now from the household all the way to Capitol Hill.” Jenkins envisioned a “ladies’ library—a command center where a woman can come and enjoy herself [in] a space dedicated to her personal tastes and style.”

With blush tones, bold florals, and brass accents, Jenkins’ luxe library is fresh and elegant. While most elements of the space were significantly transformed, the fireplace surround was not altered. “The fireplace was the one thing from the original house that I really retained as far as its original shape and style. I didn’t want to change it or tear it out—it would have been very cost prohibitive to do that. It was in good shape as far as the surround,” says Jenkins. “That really informed the color palette. I pulled the raspberry, the gray, and the white from that into the rest of my scheme.”

Pairing Ella in the Space

While the surround was retained, the fireplace required a new hearth and Jenkins selected Ella, one of Cambria’s marble alternatives. “Cambria played a big role with the decision-making process with the fireplace as far as the hearth is concerned,” says Jenkins. “The surround was aged, so obviously we wouldn’t have been able to match that particular slab with the hearth. I’m all about mixing and matching everything anyway. And so, by using the beautiful Ella, we pulled this beautiful creamy white element that was in the existing surround out and played it up.”