The typical coastal palette is blue, but interior designer Barry Dixon looked to the sun instead for inspiration. His clients wanted a beach house with strong colors, an escape where adults can feel like kids.
Living Room
*Dixon chose a vibrant color palette of orange, citrine, and persimmon to make the house both dramatic and playful.
*In the living room, Dixon layered nine shades of white for the aged wall texture. Layering paint on the walls gives the room patina.
*The decorative wall painting was done by Warnock Studio in Washington, D.C.
*The Waterford crystal orb holds water tinted to blend with the color scheme.
*Brightly hued flowers arranged by floral designer J. Watkins of Ociana Group underscore the vivid color scheme.
*The sea motif Dixon explores throughout the house is seen here in the shell urns on the mantel.
*Mullioned windows were added to the living room's glass walls to give the house a sense of patina.
*A collection of orbs mirror the crystal Waterford orb on the center table in the room.
*On an antiquing trip, one of the owners fell in love with a terra-cotta capital. Dixon topped it with a concrete slab to create an end table that looks like a Greek temple toppled into the sea.
Entry
*In the entry, Dixon commissioned a set of botanicals by artist John Matthew Moore to introduce the home's palette.
*Grouping the botanicals together in a grid makes them appear as one solid work and fits the scale of the room.
*The floral theme is reinforced through the abundant fresh flowers on the table and the candleabra with attached rosettes.
