So...why no pictures of his one room in the house?

Perfection!

It makes me happy to know that dreamy places like this exist. Thanks for sharing Dixie. I love your femorabilia!

I don't think I've ever seen a more perfect embodiment of the word: Exuberance!

It's way too much for me personally, but I totally get how she loves each and every single thing hung on a wall or stuck on a bookshelf.

This might be my favorite house tour yet.

Talk about hot mess. All that color and ecletic "vibery" hit's you like an explosion of design. It's interesting, and reminds me of some of the exhibits at Balitmore's VAM.

Dixie's was the very first decorating article that made me think "I can do whatever the hell I want! It doesn't matter if other people like it or not!" It was such a revelation to someone who was always confronted with "matchy matchy" home decor blogs.

I love the new space, and all the character (though it's not for me it's given me tons of great ideas!). I wish I lived closer so I could meet Dixie herself!

I love it! It totally makes me smile! Good job!

So much love for the kooky gorgeousness of this. And, as someone raised by an African parrot breeder, for your equally gorgeous Congo Grey. :)

Amazing.I wish I had the chuzpah to pull something like this off.

The portraits are amazing!! The whole place is amazing!

OMG you're my hero.

you know, the florida senior label totally nailed it! I don't love the style myself but I sure appreciate it, and it looks lived in and about what you like rather than what you THINK you're supposed to like. Awesome!

A bit over whelming for me but there is so much I do like about this space. I think I like Dixie the best. Sounds like she is a kick in the pants. I do like all the colors and those instrument playing nuns gave me a chuckle. Oh..you ever want to rid yourself of those wonderful cheetah chairs, give me a hollar!! :oD

This is the most amazing art collection. Wow. But how did she find a portrait of her grandmother on ebay? Am I reading that right??

Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.

wow. awesome collections!

Love this, so fun!

Thanks everybody! Your kind words *really* mean a lot to me.

My huzz's man cave isn't photographed because he hasn't finished unpacking and fixing it up yet. Maybe when he does AT will photograph it then...?

This is absolutely stunning! I wish I could spend a day looking at your collections. :)

BTW, Jill Slater's photographs make the place look 100 times better than it does in real life!

WOW. This is, hands-down, my absolute favorite tour! I must be an AT newb because I've not heard of the glorious Dixie before! "[P]arody on 'grown-up' décor" may be my new decorating MO, so I can incorporate my own brand of satire and silliness with the "responsible adult" decor my family thinks I need in my home. I think I'm in love.

Oh and can I just say, your hair is gorgeous?

YAY. Also, friends with Adam Wallacavage? YAY AGAIN.

Sparkle-dresser!

Feminine exuberance!

There is so much to like -- not just the paintings and the lamps but the tonal relationship of the gray sofa and the blue floral carpet, the wallpaper and tile in the husband's bathroom, the humor of the woman drinking above the bar cart, the wooden mannequin. I prefer the grown-up parts to the obviously parodic parts (Nixon, the ducks etc) but that's me.

This is adorable!!! (not in the patronising sense, I mean, I adore it). This is kitsch done amazingly right, not in a flavour of the week, look-at-my-gold-banana jonathan adler way, you really get a sense of years of careful cultivation here. No wonder it makes her delighted, it's the most delightful space I think I've ever seen!

Wow. Just...wow. Her husband must be very VERY secure in his manhood. Very.

but I love the octopus chandelier!

The sparkle dresser made me smile. The kitchen and dressing room were both a delight as well. Most everything else frightened me a little...but damn...Dixie seems like one hell of a lady. I salute you. :)

Whee! That was fun. It will take me multiple viewings to absorb all the splendor amassed by Dixie. Nothing is more fun than excess done right. Like Betsey Johnson's home and Hunt Slonem's pleasure houses, joy exudes from them. Thanks for the tour.

Oh my! So much to seeeeeee... what a fun house tour! I definitely need to let a little more of my freak flag fly cuz my place looks beyond bland now ;)

Hope we get to see the man cave too one day.

Holy Shit.
You. Are. Fabulous!

Where's the kitchen?

It seems your personality shines through your design. That's what makes it unique.

A house isn't a home without a parrot, as far as I am concerned! Everything is beautifully done. It can be hard to balance having a large collection of themed stuff without making things look either cluttered or totally dated, but it all comes together shockingly well so that even though it is something that I wouldn't have even expected to like much, I think it is amazing.

Oh my. This is SO not my style, yet I LOVE it so freakin' much!!

This is the house I wanted to live in when I was, like, 12 years old. I've just realized that I *still* want to live in it.

Love it! As your card says- I'm glad YOU exist! And love the octopus lighting...

A riot of colour! It's a refreshing change from a lot of the same-y tours we often see here - I love it.

I'm a born and bred midwesterner, but this makes me say, "I LOVE DIXIE!"

WOW! LOVE! It's all been said... But my fave AT tours are the ones that showcase the owner's personality & this would have to be at the top of that list. Dixie, thanks for showing us how to go for what we love without worrying what anyone else thinks! :) Wonderful!

"Ultimately, I guess "my style" is that I want to look around and feel delighted."

Love this. Shouldn't we all?

What a gorgeous space. The portraits and the way they are arranged. Managing to make a visual symphony from so many displays show a real talent with balance and color.

So I have to say this and I'm guessing it will be controversial. I don't like the black bust. I don't have any issues with representations of black people in art or design but the bust looks very close to a minstrel representation - the bright red lips and exaggerated features. It's offensive, sorry.

Anything that smacks of female empowerment is jake with me. A lot to like here. I do agree with ELLE URKER, though, in her reaction to the Sambo-like bust.

Meow! You have excellent taste! So warm and inviting.

My grandparents had that same green vinyl chair that can be seen in image 39 - I loved it as a little girl and was just crushed to find out that they got rid of it when they downsized houses a few years ago (and yes, I've been desperately seeking a replacement for myself to own since).

What my grandma's house would have looked like if she was a cool Mid Town Manhattan redhead with Betty Bangs and a fetish for women's portraiture!
I think I am in love!

Dude, this is such a cool place. I am sure we have all *dreamed* of doing this at one point or another and never had the nerve to pull it off. Totally awesome!

Whoa.....hello, dream apartment!! I feel like we have sort of a connection....I hope you don't take that in a creepy way.....Dixie is my husband's grandmother's name and what we almost named our daughter. Sofia, who is 6, asked me last week if I could go back in time to when I named her and name her Dixie Kate. Wished I could but for now, I'll call her Dixie Kate. ;)

I have similar items in my home - the photos of Marilyn, vintage furniture/lamps, collectible dolls including a Sambo-like magnet who was sadly dropped and his ear is missing (now aptly named Van Bro). And the designers who inspire you? Same as me! I love me some Todd (fellow Dallasite) I still have a couple of cool tension rod floor (to ceiling) lamps and other things when he had a line at Target.

Enough about me: LOVE your place, love the pink chandelier, love your bedroom, love the glitter dresser, love the lucite vanity seat with the roses inside, love the higher the hair portrait, love everything

This House Tour was fun, fun, fun! Thank you for inviting us.
Just when I started getting a little bored with looking at Apartment Therapy interiors, this contribution pulls me back into the folds of loyal viewership.

Those Miu Miu Sandals were worth buying.

You had me at "two headed duck."

WOW. WOW. WOW. I feel like Dixie's closet alone would make a terrific house tour.

Love the colors, the art, the vibrancy and love infused into every cranny. I collect portraits too -- these women are very impressive, although, some of them look a bit judgmental. Don't think I could handle Mrs. VanDerSnoof looking at me while I eat my sloppy cereal, but that is just me. Going by her interview, I don't think Dixie would give a rip. And her home shows it. Hot dog, this is cool!

I just love this lady's decorating style, having seen her from the first tour, chandeliers everywhere, color and stuff. The fact that she makes no apologies for anything she puts in her space is great. Great tour, thanks for sharing, again.

Definitely not my personal style (although I am obsessed with women's portraiture too), but I love how the place is an honest representation of her interests and tastes. It doesn't look like some over-styled, trendy room in Elle Decor. It certainly feels like a labor of love, which is exactly how a home should feel. :)

Sexy meets kitchy. Hello!

Also, great quote: "Being embarrassed is a waste of time." Words to live by when it comes to decor! A sense of honesty and authenticity outweighs any amount of styling or expensive furniture.

After checking out the awesome Bluebird Manor and could see the trophies closer, had to post one more similarity: my brother is Jeff who is married to Sarah. =)

...what the hell?! STUNNING glitter dresser.

The dusty flat bluish walls of the living room are so important to the success of this home. The "serious" color tilts the vibe toward appreciation and respect instead of mockery. Many of these bits of decor were earnest and sincere when they were made, and it would be sad to see them in a kitsch sideshow. Dixie has managed to ensconce a variety of defunct styles together in a way that honors them instead of exploiting them. It's like a nursing home for elderly bits of obsolete decor to spend their dotage in. The effect benefits hugely from the integrity, such as it is, of the original objects. These things are mostly either handmade, obscure, one-of-a-kind, historic or some combination thereof. I could easily see someone else taking these exact contents and curating a loathsome mess by mixing in a bunch of mass-produced Kit-Kat clocks, Betty Boop cookie jars, pink flamingos, and Marilyn Monroe lamps -- things that have no choice but to be anemicly ironic. Instead, Dixie has rescued a lot of misfits, and has revived them by juxtaposing them against each other and against the verve of her own personality.

I frequently walk through "antique malls" and think "No one is ever going to buy some of this stuff again." Dixie's vision shows me that the right home can make a difference. She has performed quite a few resurrections. Miracle.

I have been an Apartment Therapy reader for about 3-4 years, and have never felt the need to comment on anything, but Dixie's latest house tour is the most fabulous thing I've seen!! There are so many treasures to look at--a veritable feast for the eyes. It feeds my soul. Thank you so much for allowing them to publish these pics. FYI: PERRY MASON RULES!

OMG! You have an African Gray! How gorgeous.

I also really love your dresser.

It is giving me the giddy fabulous feel...It is a pleasure to the eyes. Quite lovely,Ms Dixie!

This was the one style I used to LOVE circa 2002 but never could pull off. She TOTALLY pulled it off!

...She keeps the Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet...

Femorabilia! <3 it. Such a great eye, Dixie. Love the portraits.

What an incredibly beautiful apartment! I love Dixie's style. The femorabilia collection is awesome. Sometimes I wonder if I buy too much animal print (rugs, pillows, dishtowels, bath towels, scarves, clothing, shoes!). Now I know the answer is NO. There is no such thing as too much animal print. And Dixie's animal print collection is so tasteful. Gorgeous apartment!

My head is spinning from the over-stimulation, I LOVE this place! Each photo is an inspiration and made me feel really happy, I would be ecstatic if my home could look a fraction of how fantastic Dixie and Jeff's home looks. Like BEE FOR BRIAN said, I would be the person who couldn't pull it off. As usual, wonderful job!!!

It works! This place is so much more sophistcated than the others. It seems very comfortable.

Manages to be quirky, yet elegant... There is an undeniable sense of order!!! And that is one heckuva nice piece of Manhattan real estate :)

p.s. LOVE your pets :)

I remember reading an article on Dixie's old apartment in Bust a few years back. While both homes showcase Dixie's signature colorful, kitschy vibe, this home shows how her decorating style has matured. I think it's great that Dixie found a way to marry kitsch and elegance. It reminds me of something Ruthie Sommers would do (think Drew Barrymore's office). Nicely done!

I love this. My favorite house tours are always the original ones that eschew trends and really showcase the style of the people living there. We should all be so true to ourselves.

Also, I love the style description. So funny, yet so accurate.

Utterly, thoroughly charming. I smiled the whole way through.

Wow, what fabulous collections, and such a cool space! My husband is coveting your portraits. You should check out his paintings, I think you'd love them:
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And <3 that Tony D. lamp and glitter chest! Thank you!

The wallpaper is a Florence Broadhurst, not Broadbent design. It's super expensive and licensed by Signature Prints in Sydney, Australia. I'm sure Florence would approve of its residency in this out of the ordinary apartment.

Yes, sorry -- Broadbent is a typo! All hail Flo-Bro!

Dixie- I like your style. You are a fabulous woman I would love to meet one day. I'm inspired to fly my freak flag (even more ;)

Wow, Abigail and everyone, your kind words mean so much to me. I really appreciate it. As far as Im concerned you're all my new BFFs and please, when you come to NYC look me up! Mmwah! xox

I'm so glad apartment therapy posted your place Dixie.. As a fellow african grey/ multi parrot owner, it put a smile on my face. :) cheers!

Wow, thank you so much Clever Lefty! xox

As a longtime fan of Dixie's "anything gauche" style, I had the honor of going vintage shopping with her. Here's a tour of photos: http://www.thevenuslady.com/meet-dixie-laite-the-grand-dame-of-vintage-style/

I loved it and hated it at the same time. After a while I felt like I was visiting a hoarder who had a perfect place for everything and every item had decoration potential (the horror!) Though the style is not me at all, she has a great knack with pairing colors.

Late to the party.

I loved it. The Pat and Richard Nixon plate ... I had no idea something like that existed. Thought that kind kitsch was reserved for the Royals.