Library

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Tour Barry Dixon’s library and learn more about his inspiration and sources for this beautiful space. If you enjoy this feature,subscribe to FLOWER magazine for more inspiring homes, gardens, lifestyle content, and of course, florals!

“I’m giving Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy a 21st-century update of his
library at Pemberley.”

— Barry Dixon

THE LIBRARY

Photo by Emily Followill

“Bring classic elements forward in a modern way.” Rather than drapery treatments for a pair of oval windows, Barry designed metal mesh screens that diffuse light and punctuate the busts atop see-through pedestals. Barry designed the dahlia cowhide rug by Kyle Bunting and used fabrics by Vervain, Stroheim, and TylerGraphic.

Marble bust of English scientist atop metal mesh pedestal in library designed by Barry Dixon.

Photo by Emily Followill

“We explored the masculine side of floral inspiration with a larger scale and a woodsy palette.”

Pair of chairs in front of oak paneled wall with built in bookcases in library of the Flower Atlanta Showhouse.

Photo by Emily Followill

Barry enlisted library expert Kinsey Marable to curate a booklover’s dream collection that ranges from history and architecture to gardening and children’s classics.

Ornately mounted Chinese stone slice on table in front of bookshelves in Flower Atlanta Showhouse library.

Photo by Emily Followill

Objects interspersed throughout shelves provide subtle clues to the subjects close at hand.

MORE ABOUT BARRY DIXON

Tabletop with green glass goblet holding a bunch of yellow-centered orange mums and tall, clear glass vase filled with magnolia branches.

Photo by Jason Burnett

FLORAL SPOTLIGHT

Inspired by the trees outside the library’s bay window, Barry wanted to bring elements of the woods inside. Keith Robinson of Gloriosa Design used a tall, clear glass vase to create a canopy of magnolia and other branches in the center of the room. A green goblet of bronze China mums creates a sunny nucleus on the table below.

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