What Makes a Livable Living Room?

Sink into that sofa. Set your cocktail glass on the side table. Get tips for creating a great family room from beautiful beach homes at Cinnamon Shore.

The elements that make a living room comfortable and stylish are up for interpretation. But we asked Austin designer Tricia Dabney to share her favorite tips and tricks for creating a cozy space -- like the lovely space, above, in THE SALTY DOG, one of our newest homes available for rent. Tricia has done interiors for close to 50 condos and homes at Cinnamon Shore. She's installed interiors out of her Austin-area business, Dabney Designs by Tricia, and also has a beautiful store called HIGH COTTON HOME & DESIGN that helps customers get the shabby chic looks

Introducing Tod Arbogast, One of Texas' Finest Builders

Our Newest Building Partner at Cinnamon Shore: Arbogast Custom Homes of Austin

With a beautiful new home on 135 Wild Horse Drive at Cinnamon Shore North, Tod Arbogast of Arbogast Custom Homes makes his debut as our newest custom home builder. A second home that his boutique construction firm is building at Cinnamon Shore North follows close behind. And he'll be part of our Builder's Guild at Cinnamon Shore South, as our brand-new community gets further under way this year.

"We're so thrilled that Tod has these initial projects at Cinnamon Shore and that's he's a part of our future," says Jodi Peters, managing broker at Cinnamon Shore Realty. "He such a talented builder and

All in the Details

Porch Perfect

In the South and at the beach, porches symbolizes a friendly place to perch. And they're perfect for the kind of community we're building at Cinnamon Shore. They invite friendly nods from neighbors or solitary reading nooks. They spur family card games in the shade or sunset cocktails with new friends.

Details with distinction

We've relied on architects to give the porches of Cinnamon Shore signature style. They have classic cottage trims and railing patterns that please the eye and our sense of what defines a coastal cottage.

Wonderful wrap-arounds

 The expansive feel of a wrap-around porch truly extends the living space. At the beach they offer a spot to dry off and shake off the sand. This

Update on hotel and conference center

Word has gotten out about the hotel and conference center in the works at Cinnamon Shore, a community developed by Sea Oats Group. GlobeSt.com recently featured the partnership between Sea Oats Group and the City of Port Aransas as it moves ahead with the project, after Sea Oats' new Cinnamon Shore South was voted last January as the location for the proposed facility.

Writer Lisa Hill wrote a lengthy GlobeSt.com piece that describes where the project stands, quoting Sea Oats Group Developer Jeff Lamkin: “We are moving forward full steam ahead on the hotel and conference center. We have submitted all documents to the state for approval of the legislated tax rebates, which is a key element of the project. We

Great water views and smart design choices attract beach-goers to San Antonio architect’s Cinnamon Shore home.

An architect and interior designer by practice, Lynn Peters is also a beach lover. The San Antonio principle of LK Design Group, Inc., has property on the Florida Panhandle. But when she discovered charming Cinnamon Shore—just a couple of hours from San Antonio—she knew she wanted to design a family beach home there. 

She did such a great job that guests keep it occupied, keeping her from spending as much time there as as she’d like. “It’s more successful than I would have wanted it to be,” she says. laughing. The three-story, beachfront home lures vacationers with gorgeous interiors, great Gulf views, amenities, and smart design

When Austin Architect Jim Kissling was thinking about the floor plan for La Ola, a newly listed property at Cinnamon Shore, he thought about the way most people use their vacation homes. “Especially on vacation, people always gather around the dinner and living spaces. They aren’t going to sit in a room by themselves,” he says.

That’s how he came up with the terrific floor plan that allows plenty of privacy and lots of places to gather and visit in this three-story beach cottage, ringed with porches. He combined a state-of-the-art kitchen and living room to create a stunning place where the families and friends who spend time here will naturally want to congregate.

There are other lessons this house plan teaches. Take a closer look and get ideas

With new cottages being built and new shops and a pizza place coming to Cinnamon Shore Spring Break, we’re offering more than ever for our homeowners and vacationers. And after launching Cinnamon Shore South with The Grand Unveiling, it’s a new and exciting era at our community.

“When we started Cinnamon Shore just over a decade ago, this is really what we envisioned,” says Jeff Lamkin of Sea Oats Group. “A place for families and their friends to celebrate life in a beautiful village by the sea. One village is vibrant and almost complete, and our expansion, just down the road, will build on the best traditions we’ve established at Cinnamon Shore. It’s exciting.”

Just recently, the very last Gulf-front home site at Cinnamon Shore was

We are happy to announce that Texas topped the list of Best Places to Live 2018 by Money magazine, due in part to the vast amounts of sunshine and great housing. Many venture to Cinnamon Shore for similar reasons—sunny days on the Texas coast and the value of our beautiful homes. We're honored to be a part of the equation that makes our state so great and sought out by others. 

Money states, “When you think of Texas, you may think of football and barbecue. You should also think of an unbeatable combination of affordable homes and strong job growth.” It’s the state’s strong economy that allows leisure time on the coast. Money also cited our incredible weather, stating, “With 232 clear days per year—the equivalent of 7.6 straight months of sunny

Inside Gulf Grandeur, Our Newest Available Gulf-View Home

Flanked with mature palms, “Gulf Grandeur” at 137 Seaside Drive features a steeply pitched gabled roof over third- and second-floor balconies, lined with charming porch railings. It showcases dramatic architecture and coastal-inspired interiors, along with stunning outdoor living areas. The home has rear views of Kiera’s Pool and Lake Gavin and front balcony views across dune grasses to the Gulf. It’s three stories of luxury living on the Texas Coast.

 

The cozy, first-floor patio is designed around an outdoor stone fireplace, backed by a lush, fully landscaped backyard that overlooks Kiera’s Pool. A framework of columns and beams form a pavilion-like structure around the fireplace seating

We’re so excited to invite those interested in joining our Founders Club at Cinnamon Shore South for a fun-filled weekend. We’ll shuttle between Cinnamon Shore North and our newest community as we share the future of Cinnamon Shore with you. In addition to offering tours and one-time-only Founder's Pricing for the first-released homesites, we have lots of festivities planned. Here’s a look at what’s happening:

FRIDAY

10:30AM - Groundbreaking Ceremony at Cinnamon Shore South Project Site. The official project start of our brand-new seaside village with developer Jeff Lamkin and local dignitaries.

6:30PM - Cocktails + Greeting at Town Center, Cinnamon Shore North

8PM - Live Music by Southtown at Terry's Place stage, Cinnamon Shore North