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Courtesy of Camila Alves McConaughey (5)C
amila Alves McConaughey
has lived in her Austin,
Texas, home for almost a
decade, but accessorizing it to
suit her and her husband
Matthew’s tastes is an ongoing process.
“We change different things all the
time and get pieces from all over the
place,” she says. “I like to find unique
pieces and create the room around that.”
McConaughey, 38, who runs the
Women of Today website and a founda-
tion called Just Keep Living, which works
with kids from some of the country’s
“ I like to
find unique
pieces
and create
the room
around that.”
Camila Alves
McConaughey
Camila Alves
McConaughey’s
Treasure-Filled
Home Office
The lifestyle expert and philanthropist on the
handpicked items in her Austin, Texas, home
By LUCY COHEN BLATTER
poorest schools, has spent the past few
months working from one of her favorite
rooms in the house—her home office. “I
love it. It’s glass, all around. For my
7-year-old, a glass room is not enough of
a barrier, though, so he keeps coming in
all the time,” she says with a laugh.
She’s filled the room with items from
her travels—the family of five accompa-
nies Matthew when he’s filming movies
around the world—as well as from
antique shops, all of which fit her “eclec-
tic” style sensibilities.
Here, her favorite items in the space.
Painting of Bob Marley (1)
She bought the painting of reggae
legend Bob Marley when she was living
in Thailand with her family while
Matthew shot the 2016 film Gold.
“I saw a house in the middle of
nowhere and had to stop. A woman was
teaching children to make art, and this
painting was made by a 14-year-old. I
think he did an amazing job, and I just
love the colors. I had to have it,” she says.
Antique Chair—for Meetings (2)
“I have this antique, shiny leather
chair and it reclines down. You can lay
back in a way that your legs are always
in the right position. It has a vibration to
it, too. If I have a long call, that’s where
I go and get comfortable,” she says.
Salt From the Dead Sea (3)
During her modeling days,
McConaughey lived in Israel. “I lived in
Tel Aviv,” she says, “but I used to find
ways to get to the Dead Sea. On one of
those trips I found this salt cluster.”
“Protective” Shells (4)
In her native Brazil, McConaughey
says, there’s an idea of protective shells.
A bowl of shells she collected from Mau-
ritius gives off that vibe to her.
Full-Wall Calendar
“I made an entire glass wall of my
office into a calendar,” she says. “It
allows me to keep track of everything.
I’m a visual person, and I need to be able
to see what I have going on.”
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