Timeless Beauty in Virginia Southern Home magazine says, "... designer Barry Dixon infuses a traditional [Virginian] house with character and unexpected touches to suit the family's desire for fresh interiors that will also stand the test of time." Photos: Gordon Beall [...]
Chateau Chic in North Carolina Located in a wooded glen on the edge of a picturesque lake in North Carolina, this chateau-style home was ready for interior design. The owners had collected a warehouse full of architectural antiques from France. Always ready for a challenge, Barry agreed to the project, [...]
Modern Mix in Chevy Chase, Maryland When the owners of this elegant, 20,000 square-foot home in Chevy Chase contacted Barry, the family requested something classic, but with old-world patina and sophistication. Barry, inspired by a Lutyens Arts and Crafts country house in England, began by poring over the blueprints with [...]
Cotswolds Charm in Virginia The Cotswolds is one of the loveliest areas of England. Narrow, hedge-lined lanes wind through picturesque villages of small thatched cottages, making it sometimes hard to believe you are in the twenty-first century. Such idyllic countryside is what inspired this 5.000-square-foot home in eastern Virginia. The [...]
Totier Creek Farm in Albemarle County One of the last undeveloped areas of the Eastern Seaboard, the rolling hills of Albemarle County are still dotted with Colonial-era plantation and estates, including historic Totier Creek Farm. Built in 1760, the wooden frame farmhouse is set on a gently rising knoll with [...]
Embassy Elegance in Washington, DC Washington, DC is a city known for its boulevards lined with elegant townhomes, many of them former private mansions now put to official use. One such building, the Beaux Arts mansion, was built in the late nineteenth century for a wealthy heiress. Converted into an [...]
Woodland Glade in Eastern Virginia The owners of this home, located in a wooded glen in eastern Virginia, are enamored with the Arts and Crafts movement and wanted their home to reflect hand craftsmanship and attention to detail as well as a residence that would be in harmony with its [...]
Georgian Tradition in Potomac, Maryland Potomac, Maryland is a sylvan retreat of gracious homes set amongst woodlands just outside the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Washington, DC. Working with architect Geri Yantis, Barry designed a completely new residence, one that was inspired by traditional Georgian architecture and its values of [...]
Stately Living in Nashville, Tennessee This stately Nashville home, a 1920s antebellum, had the best of Southern neoclassical architecture. But the early-twentieth-century rooms were too small for the owners’ growing family and comfortable entertaining. Rooms were opened up to create easy circulation between the main areas – reception, dining, and [...]