WARM AND WELCOMING

The White Barn in Essex combines beautifully curated consignment pieces with new home décor, gifts, textiles, rugs, and more.

- By Alexandra Pecci

Priscilla Fingleton Moody can always tell when a customer is walking into The White Barn in Essex for the very first time.

“They immediately stop, jaw agape, taking in the sheer beauty of the building itself,” she says.

And Moody can hardly blame them. She, too, fell in love with the place when the beautiful, two-story, post-and-beam barn was home to Muzio Designs. When previous owner, Susan Muzio, was ready to retire, Moody jumped at the chance to buy it.

The White Barn offers a curated mix of furnishings and accessories for the home.

Now, the business has rebranded and re-opened as The White Barn, where Moody brings her eye for easy style, interior design background, and passion for creating spaces that are warm, inviting, fun, and elegant.

“Beauty does not need to be precious. I am a huge fan of color and patterns,” she says. “I believe that you can create a beautiful room mixing and matching patterns and sometimes even furniture styles.”

That’s exactly what people will find when they come to The White Barn, which mixes beautifully curated consignment pieces with new items for the home, art, gifts, textiles, décor, and rugs. It also offers interior design services.