A Mural Rooted in Round Top: Our Benjamin Moore Faces of Design 2026 Submission
Some design projects begin with a floor plan or a material selection. Others begin with a story.
For this Round Top, Texas home, the story began with the landscape.
When we created our submission for the Benjamin Moore Faces of Design 2026, we wanted to explore what it could look like to bring the character of Round Top indoors—not literally, but through color, movement, and art. The result became a custom mural designed specifically for this home in collaboration with my boys and local Texas artist Julie.
Paula Dixon and Julie discussing a custom Round Top Texas mural
A Collaboration Close to Home
This project was especially meaningful because my boys were part of the creative process.
What began as an idea for a design competition became a true family project. Together, we explored the landscape around the home and the elements that make Round Top so distinctive—the rolling hills, native botanicals, open skies, and earthy colors.
Julie and I then took that inspiration and transformed it into a custom work of art created specifically for the space. Her ability to translate the landscape into something expressive and unexpected brought a depth to the project that we couldn't have achieved through furnishings and finishes alone.
Designing for a Sense of Place
At Paula Dixon Design, we believe a home should feel connected to the people who live there and the place they call home.
For this project, that meant looking beyond the interior itself. The surrounding Texas landscape became an important source of inspiration throughout the home, and the mural offered an opportunity to make that connection especially personal. Rather than selecting artwork simply because it was beautiful, we wanted to create something that belonged to this home.
The mural is bold, layered, and distinctly Texas without feeling overly literal. It adds personality while grounding the space in its surroundings.
More Than a Submission
We weren't selected for the Benjamin Moore Faces of Design 2026 recognition, but we're incredibly grateful that the submission process gave us the opportunity to create this piece.
Because in the end, the value of a design project isn't always found in the recognition it receives. Sometimes it's found in the collaboration. In the people who contribute to it. In the local artists and artisans whose work makes a home feel personal.
And in the memories created along the way.
For me, this mural holds all of those things. It represents my boys being part of the creative process, Julie's incredible artistry, and our shared love for the landscape and character of Round Top.
What began as a competition submission became something much more personal: a custom piece of art with a story that could only belong to this home.
And that is ultimately what we strive to create at Paula Dixon Design—interiors that feel collected, intentional, personal, and rooted in place.
Designed with Intention. Built for Everyday Life.
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Your interior designer gal pal,
Paula
